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Celtics Lab 148: Getting to know Paolo Banchero and other high-impact 2022-23 rookies with Cody Taylor

This week, we talk about the new faces entering the league like Keegan Murray, Jaden Ivey, and Bennedict Mathurin who might surprise the Celtics a bit in their new homes around the league.

The Boston Celtics passed with flying colors the first test of their 2022-23 campaign on opening night against the Philadelphia 76ers. But they immediately headed to Florida, where they will have another challenge against the Miami Heat.

After that, the intensity level will drop. However, with potential Rookie of the Year candidate Paolo Banchero joining EuroLeague sensation Franz Wagner and a talented supporting cast, the Magic will likely no longer be a “gimme” win for Boston or the rest of the league.

To talk about the new faces entering the league, including Keegan Murray, Jaden Ivey and Bennedict Mathurin, who might surprise the Celtics a bit in their new homes around the league, we brought on Rookie Wire’s Cody Taylor to get us up to speed on which rookie players Boston and their fans ought to have on their radar for 2022-23.

Join your usual hosts Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie as we dive into Boston’s season opener, the state of Timelord’s knee rehab, and the rest of the NBA news now that the regular season is finally back.

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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What you need to know about the Boston Celtics’ season opener with the Philadelphia 76ers

The Boston Celtics will cease to be a team we project our worries, concerns and blind spots onto as of Tuesday. That is when they take on the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of the 2022-23 NBA regular season, transforming from a collective of potential to a team with a record.

Who will win? What players on both sides of the court bear watching more closely? Who is due for a breakout season, and what intangible factors could affect the outcome of the game for both ball clubs? While we have had a few months to analyze, project, decry and marvel or grumble at this roster and the moves that created it, the first of 82 regular season tests arrives demanding an answer tomorrow night.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with Ky Carlin, the editor of our Philadelphia-oriented sister site, Sixers Wire, to try to find some answers ahead of Boston’s season opener.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what the foursome had to say about Celtics-76ers kicking off the season Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

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Celtics Lab 147: Breaking down Boston’s season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers with Ky Carlin

To get a read on the Sixers ahead of the season opener, the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with Sixers Wire editor Ky Carlin to talk about the two teams’ start to the 2022-23 season.

The Boston Celtics kick off their 2022-23 season against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, Oct. 18 at TD Garden. The game marks the start of the Celtics long journey (hopefully) back to the NBA Finals.

Long before that might happen, however, they will need to play each of the 82 games on the schedule, starting with the new and improved Sixers. They have added PJ Tucker, Anthony Melton, Montrezl Harrell and Danuel House to a leading Most Valuable Player candidate Joel Embiid, a healthy, in-shape James Harden and rising young star Tyrese Maxey.

Will a Celtics roster missing Robert Williams III and just regaining Luke Kornet from a sprained ankle be ready to take on Philly’s frontcourt? Will Boston’s new additions be enough to counter a healthy Harden and Maxey alongside Embiid?

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

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Talking to Tacko: Catching up with the Boston Celtics alumnus about his new book and more

Basketball player, occasional newsbreaker — and now children’s book author: get up to speed with what Tacko Fall has been up to.

Tacko Fall may not be on the Boston Celtics roster anymore, but even all the way across the Pacific Ocean playing basketball in China in his new home of Xinjiang, the Senegalese center will always be part of the wider Celtics community.

Since leaving Boston to join the Cleveland Cavaliers in free agency, the Dakar native has been keeping very busy while also staying in touch with the friends he made while a Celtic, even penning a new children’s book called “Tacko Fall: To New Heights” co-written by his agent Justin Haynes and illustrated by famed children’s book artist Reggie Brown.

Our own Cameron Tabatabaie recently caught up with the fan-favorite big man to talk to him about playing in the CBA on a recent episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast, what Xinjiang is like, how he stays in touch with his former teammates, and of course his book

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear the interview in full!

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

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Tacko Fall reveals his friendship with Celtics’ Grant Williams started with a dunk attempt at the 2019 NBA Combine

Not many of us would try to flush the rock on a 7-foot-4 defender.

Former Boston Celtics big man Tacko Fall and Celtics reserve forward Grant Williams were friends even before they joined Boston’s roster after the 2019 NBA draft.

The former revealed how he met the latter on a recent episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast. Fall shared that the loquacious forward actually tried some shenanigans at the 2019 NBA draft combine that sparked a friendship that continues to this day.

“He tried to dunk on me at the combine,” laughed Fall. “I blocked the shot and was like, ‘Grant, come on.’ I don’t know why he even tried that.”

The duo became fast friends, even hosting a podcast together for a time. The Senegalese center also was sure to note it wasn’t the only time the 6-foot-6 Williams had tried dunking on the 7-foot-4 Fall.

“He tried it a couple of times in practice,” he explained. “We always have had this back and forth going on. That’s pretty much how our friendship started.”

The Celtics star has taken a page from Bill Russell’s book to use his platform to make Boston better for all its citizens. https://t.co/qybss2GjBF

— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) October 10, 2022

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

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Celtics Lab 146: Catching up with Tacko Fall on his new book, the CBA, and ties to the Celtics

This interview has everything from the details behind his new book and how he likes his new team to the story of how he met Grant Williams (it involves a failed dunk).

Fans of the Boston Celtics know the story behind Tacko Fall’s journey from Senegal to the U.S. and making his way through the ranks to get to the NBA. He signed with the Celtics in 2019 after what was at times a harrowing journey filled with obstacles as he chased his dream of being a professional basketball player.

Now, the former UCF standout has penned a children’s book to inspire others who may feel the path toward their dreams is just too hard to travel. Fall’s book, “Tacko Fall: To New Heights,” is out in bookstores. It was co-written with agent Justin Haynes with art by renowned children’s book illustrator Reggie Brown.

Cameron Tabatabaie of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast caught up with Fall recently to talk about his book, his new team in the Chinese Basketball Association, his time in Boston, and the Celtics season to come.

Check out the clip embedded above to hear everything from how he likes his new team to the story of how he met Grant Williams (it involves a failed dunk).

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Jaylen Brown’s leadership in Boston and beyond

The Celtics star has taken a page from Bill Russell’s book to use his platform to make Boston better for all its citizens.

Simply getting into the NBA is more than many professional basketball players manage, never mind using the platform such an achievement provides to help pull others up in life while trying to grow one’s own career as an athlete.

Cut from the same cloth as his trailblazing predecessor, Boston Celtics Hall of Fame big man Bill Russell, however, star Celtics wing Jaylen Brown has been hard at work doing both since he came into the league in 2016.

And his excellence on the court juxtaposed with his commitment to making a difference off it has not gone unnoticed. Even the elected officials have noted how he uses his platform for the greater good — and we know, because one told us!

Speaking with the hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast, Massachusetts’ Representative in the House Ayanna Pressley had plenty to say about the Boston star, the closest thing we have to Russell in the league today.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what the foursome had to say about Brown taking up the mantle set by Russell as a leader far beyond the confines of the parquet.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

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Celtics Lab 145: Honoring Bill Russell’s legacy and talking Boston basketball with Rep. Ayanna Pressley

This one covers everything from Russell’s impact in Boston and beyond to ranked-choice voting and the strengths of clam chowder vs. Chicago hotdogs as arena food.

The Boston Celtics became the cornerstone franchise of the NBA because of Hall of Fame big man Bill Russell, but the iconic center’s legacy cast a shadow not only over the history of the league itself, but American culture more broadly as a central figure of the U.S. Civil Rights movement of the 1960s.

Like many of us, Rep. Ayanna Pressley is a fan of Russell’s for both basketball and social justice reasons, as well as being no small part of several efforts to give the legendary figure his flowers in the form of his statue in the city of Boston and a resolution honoring his legacy of works extending far beyond the basketball court.

Rep. Pressley joined us on the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast for our most recent episode to talk about Russell’s impact on the Celtics, the city of Boston, and our society writ large.

She joins your usual hosts Cameron Tabatabaie, Alex Goldberg and Justin Quinn to chop it up about last season’s finals run, this season’s team, and they even debate the relative strengths of clam chowder vs. Chicago hot dogs as arena food.

Make sure you don’t miss this episode of the Lab or miscast our representative of Massachusetts seventh district as a Bulls fan — either would be a very big unforced error indeed.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

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Celtics Lab 144: Talking training camp and setting season goals with Gary Gulman

Despite all of the unexpected chaos swirling around the team, the Celtics are still in an enviable position and plan to make the most of it.

The Boston Celtics are doing their best to get past the Ime Udoka scandal and injuries to multiple frontcourt players by focusing on the season ahead. And the players — and coaches — who are in the building are working toward the goal of hanging a banner in Boston at the end of this season.

After a tense media day on Monday that made clear the players know about as much as fans and analysts regarding the situation that led to Udoka’s suspension (i.e. not much), the team seemed eager to get to work.

We brought on a friend of the pod, Gary Gulman, to join your usual hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast to talk about training camp and goals for the season ahead.

Join Alex Goldberg, Justin Quinn and Cameron Tabatabaie as they dive into what we’re seeing — and hope to see — from the Celtics, their coach and the front office this season.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

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Reacting to the Ime Udoka situation with the Boston Celtics and the social media fallout

A bad situation has become a worse one for virtually all involved in one of the worst scandals to rock the organization in recent history.

The fallout of the rumors currently rocking the Boston Celtics is not only affecting the team and head coach Ime Udoka; the reaction of fans and digital rubberneckers on social media attempting to play internet sleuth about who else might be entangled in this mess is actively damaging the reputation of Celtics employees who are innocent bystanders.

Compounded by click-hungry approaches to journalism that prioritize being first to publish over well-researched reporting and a slow internal response from the franchise, a bad situation has become a worse one for virtually all involved in one of the worst scandals to rock the organization in recent history.

What do we know? What DON’T we know? On a recent episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast, the hosts broke down what information has been reported, as well as react to the way the situation has been handled so far.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

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