Tag: Cedric Maxwell

Cedric Maxwell on the Boston Celtics’ trades for Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis

How do these players new to Boston look from the point of view of someone who has won a title with the Celtics?

By now you have likely heard all about the Boston Celtics two new star players in Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis from analysts telling you nearly everything there is to know about the trades that brought them to the Celtics. But how do these players new to Boston look from the point of view of someone who has won a title with the Celtics?

Host of the eponymous CLNS Media “Cedric Maxwell” podcast, Cornbread (as Maxwell is called for a nickname) recently weighed in on a recent episode of his show in conversation with cohost Josue Pavon, and the pair broke down their thoughts on the moves now that the dust has settled on the blockbuster trades.

To hear what they had to say about having both Holiday and Porzingis wearing Celtics green and white this season, check out the clip embedded below.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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How many of Boston’s players have been named Finals MVP – and who were they?

Can you name the players — and better yet, the seasons — Boston had a player named Finals MVP?

Even though the award was created in 1969, the final year of the Boston Celtics’ golden era of championships in the 1960s (and despite winning the title, they didn’t have a player win the award), only their rival Los Angeles Lakers can lay claim to more NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards since it was first created.

Since that year, the Celtics have had one of their players named Finals MVP six times total among five total players, one particular superstar getting the nod in two separate Finals Platform. Who are the players, and when are the seasons when they won it?

Make your guesses and scroll down to see how you did.

Celtics alum, broadcaster Cedric Maxwell on the Damian Lillard trade

What will the Bucks look like when they face off against the new-look Celtics?

What does the Milwaukee Bucks trading for All-Star point guard Damian Lillard look like for the balance of power in the East? Former Boston Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell shared his thoughts on the Lillard deal and how it may change the playing field of the league’s Eastern Conference on a recent episode of his eponymous CLNS Media “Cedric Maxwell” podcast.

Cornbread expressed his admiration for Lillard’s skills, leadership, and scoring ability, and believes the addition of Lillard alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo is a great move for Milwaukee next season. However, he acknowledges that Lillard is not as strong a defender as Holiday, the player he’s replacing.

What will the Bucks look like when they face off against the new-look Celtics?

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear Maxwell’s point of view.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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The Boston Celtics have retired 24 jersey numbers – these are the players so honored

It’s no coincidence this team has the most retired jersey numbers with 17 banners hanging alongside them as of Oct. 2023.

There are no teams in the history of the NBA to have more titles than the Boston Celtics — at least not yet — so it makes sense there are no other franchises with more retired numbers to honor the players over the decades who earned and hung those banners.

In fact, there are no teams in any sport with more retired jersey numbers at 24 overall, a reflection of the excellence behind the Celtics mystique built by franchise architect Red Auerbach. From his signing with the team as coach and general manager onward, Boston became one of the premier teams of the greatest basketball league on the planet.

But who were the players for which those jerseys were retired? Let’s take a look at them all as of Oct. 2022.

Cedric Maxwell on the significance of Jayson Tatum working out with Paul Pierce

Will it pay off on the basketball court next season?

As the most storied franchise in the history of the league, the Boston Celtics have no shortage of elite former players that current Celtics can pick the brains of.

All-NBA forward Jayson Tatum made news this offseason for his close work with Boston Hall of Fame small forward Paul Pierce.

To that end, fellow Celtics great and current broadcaster Cedric Maxwell recently took the time to talk about the changing dynamics of NBA offseasons, particularly how players like Tatum and Jaylen Brown are approaching their offseason training compared to the past, putting in work together and with the Boston stars of the past.

Will it pay off on the basketball court next season?

Check out the clip embedded above to hear what Maxwell and cohost Josue Pavon had to say about this new development in Boston offseason preparations.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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On this day: Celtics trade McAdoo to Pistons, Maxwell to Clippers

On this day, the Boston Celtics traded away big man Bob McAdoo and forward Cedric Maxwell to the Pistons and Clippers, respectively.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise traded away Hall of Fame big man Bob McAdoo. His tenure with the Celtics was a short and awkward one. McAdoo did not want to play for Boston, and team general manager Red Auerbach nearly quit his job after owner John Y. Brown used multiple draft picks to secure McAdoo’s services.

The Celtics already had a future Hall of Fame center — Dave Cowens — who was also the head coach, so Brown’s meddling very nearly became a serious disaster. Red decided to stay and McAdoo was traded as compensation for Boston signing future coach and general manager M.L. Carr as a player.

Ironically, Boston ended up getting back the draft assets that would be used to get both Kevin McHale and Robert Parish.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 30

Today’s installment focuses on the 14 players who wore No. 30 over the years as of August 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the 14 players who wore No. 30 over the years as of August 2023.

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 31

Today’s installment focuses on the eight players who wore No. 31 over the years as of August 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the eight players who wore No. 31 over the years as of August 2023.

Report: Broadcaster Cedric Maxwell signs three-season deal to call Celtics games

Maxwell, who won two titles with Boston, won’t be retiring any time soon.

It might be the last season we get to see longtime Boston Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman calling games for the Celtics, but Boston fans got some reassuring news that the change to the Celtics broadcasting crew will not be too drastic any time soon with Boston broadcasting veteran and former Celtics champion Cedric Maxwell inking a new deal to call games for the next three seasons according to new reporting from MassLive’s Brian Robb.

Maxwell, who won two titles with Boston in the early 1980s in the first half of his 11-season career in the league, got into broadcasting after his playing career ended in 1988 and has been calling games for radio with fellow WEEI cohost Sean Grande since 2001.

Maxwell also cohosts the CLNS Media “Cedric Maxwell” podcast with Josue Pavon, where the Kinston native can be heard offering up a broader scope of analysis.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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Celtics champ, broadcaster Cedric Maxwell counters Dr. J’s all-time great list with his own

With the 2023 NBA offseason here in full swing, a fair amount of attention tends to turn toward the history of the league.

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With the 2023 NBA offseason here in full swing, a fair amount of attention tends to turn toward the history of the league in the absence of new deeds to analyze on the court or in roster construction. And in the wake of Philadelphia 76ers legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving putting out an all-time list of NBA greats, others have started to do the same.

Among them are former Boston Celtics championship forward and current broadcaster Cedric Maxwell broke down his list compared to Dr. J’s on his eponymous CLNS Media podcast with cohost Josue Pavon. The names on Erving’s list are Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West and Elgin Baylor along with more modern era players Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Karl Malone.

To hear who Maxwell put on his all-time great list, check out the clip embedded below.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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