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Leon Powe won a World Championship for the Boston Celtics in 2008 and was a five-year NBA veteran. Twitter: @Leon_Powe 0:25 Celtics get blown out in Denver after big win v Golden State Warriors 2:45 How Celts won the title in 2008 without a set rotation 6:40 Brad Stevens continued lineup experimentation 11:55 Why did Jaylen Brown struggle at Cal? 15:15 Powe consulting Danny Ainge on drafting Jaylen 18:00 Is coaching to blame for Boston’s poor rebounding? 23:12 Are the Chicago Bulls the worst matchup for Celts in NBA Playoffs? 27:35 Bulls PreGame & Prediction 30:40 Is Isaiah Thomas in a funk or tired? 34:30 Cavs v Celts Tickets Giveaway 35:56: MAILBAG: NCAA frosh w/ highest ceiling/Danny Ainge non-trades/Kelly Olynyk/Worst Celtics Regular Season Losses Ever BONUS: Worst President in United States history Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, March 12th. Celtics Beat is presented by Casper, (CODE: CELTICS), MyBookie.ag (CODE: CB50), and SeatGeek.  Use code: CELTICSBEAT for FREE

Ann Meyers Drysdale was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993 and is the Vice President of the Phoenix Suns as well as the team’s color commentator on FOX Sports Arizona.  Twitter: @AnnMeyers Sam Vecenie covers the NBA Draft & NCAA for The Sporting News, Vice and hosts The Game Theory Podcast on CLNS Radio. Twitter: @Sam_Vecenie 0:31 Were Celts vindicated not parting w/ #NetsPick? 4:23 How this draft is different from hyped 2014 class 5:52 Is Marcus Smart the best player from ‘14 Lottery? 10:12 Lonzo Ball v Markelle Fultz 15:36 Is Josh Jackson a bad fit in Boston? 20:40 Where #NetsPick ranks as an asset overall in NBA 22:22 Boston’s Top 4 Big Board 26:15 Emergence of Jaylen Brown 29:05 Al Horford’s struggles in low block 36:01 Suns PreGame 45:33 Why did Suns trade Isaiah Thomas? Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, March 5th. Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, and SeatGeek.  Use code: CELTICSBEAT for FREE $20 REBATE Learn more about your

Steve Bulpett serves as the Boston Celtics beat reporter for the Boston Herald. Twitter @SteveBHoop 0:25 Danny Ainge’s lucky non-moves 3:58 Why trading for Paul George makes no sense 8:24 Sources: Ainge hell-bent on preserving max salary slot to pursue certain player 13:00 Could Celtics trade Isaiah Thomas? 21:45 Why Boston did not pursue DeMarcus Cousins 27:19 Did Brad Stevens squash DMC deal? 31:10 Reasons Boston did not address rebounding & depth 35:50 Value of Jaylen Brown & ‘17 Nets pick 42:16 Magic Johnson taking over Lakers Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, February 26th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin Pelton is an NBA analyst for ESPN. Twitter @kpelton Chris Forsberg is the Boston Celtics beat reporter for the Worldwide Leader. Twitter: @ESPNForsberg 0:53 Gary Payton for Ray Allen & famous NBA trade deadline deals 4:06 Jimmy Butler to Celts? 7:04 Where does 2017 Nets pick rank amongst all NBA trade assets? 11:40 Should Boston “go for it?” this year? 15:55 Best Boston trade chips (Jaylen Brown, 2018 Nets pick, Terry Rozier and more) 22:05 Pelton’s 3 best trades for Celtics 27:32 Ticket giveaway details 31:30 Is Boston’s home crowd best in NBA? 37:25 Is Isaiah Thomas a top-10 player? 40:01 How much will Al Horford contract impact Celtics cap? 46:15 Does Brad Stevens deserve credit for Boston’s success in short-rest situations? 49:32 Celts season ticket holder letter Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, February 19th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Serena Winters is the Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter for LakersNation.com and a contributor to Spectrum SportsNet. Twitter: @SerenaWinters  Derek Bodner hosts Sixers Beat on CLNS Radio and covers the Philadelphia 76ers and NBA Draft for DraftExpress.  Twitter: @DerekBodnerNBA  Bob Ryan is a longtime sports scribe for the Boston Globe. Twitter: @GlobeBobRyan   0:36 Celtics week & show synopsis 4:50 Does the NBA “need” Lakers/Celtics/Sixers to be good? 9:30 Primer of 76ers & Lakers 12:02 LHR on why Sixers will reach title contender status first 16:03 Bodner on LA 18:50 Winters on Boston 21:56 Why the Celts are in best position of all 25:25 How far away are Lakers? 32:15 Isaiah Thomas is really 5’7” 34:12 Are Celts a Jimmy Butler or Paul George away from contention? 41:35 Why Boston should not trade Nets pick 45:30 Is this roster a bridge group? 50:20 Is Isaiah Thomas having the best offensive season in Boston history?   Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and

Corey Maggette played 14 years in the NBA and currently the Basketball Operations Regional Liaison for the NBA. He also provides analysis for the Los Angeles Clippers on FOX Sports West.  Twitter: @Corey_Maggette 0:30 Carmelo Anthony to Boston Celtics? 3:45 Brad Stevens coaching NBA All Star Game & other misc. Celts storylines 5:40 Crowds at Boston Garden 7:37 Ticket giveaway details 9:20 Al Horford’s struggles in post 12:15 Are Celts due for a funk? 17:07 Jaylen Brown’s development and other positive breakthroughs 19:27 Paul Pierce Documentary 25:40 LA Clippers primer 27:30 Differences in Clipps w/o Chris Paul 32:05 Maggette on IT’s emergence 36:11 Can Clippers bigs take advantage of Boston? 37:20 Is LA leading Melo destination? 42:00 Prediction Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, February 5th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kevin McHale serves as an analyst for Turner Sports and is one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and Three-Time World Champion Member of the Boston Celtics.  Adam Himmelsbach is the Celts beat reporter for The Boston Globe.  Twitter: @Adam Himmelsbach   0:20 GE Ads on Boston Celtics jerseys 4:35 Assessing Brad Stevens coaching 6:03 How did Stevens handle Marcus Smart incident? 8:50 Which Celtics player is Smart questioning? 10:45 How does Stevens hide Isaiah Thomas on defense? 14:41 Suggestions for Stevens in fixing C’s D 16:56 Why do Celts continue experimenting lineups this late in season? 21:45 Paul Pierce documentary on CLNS Radio 25:25 1986 Boston Celtics v 2017 Golden State Warriors 29:17 Does Kevin McHale have regrets playing through foot injury in ‘87? 32:45 Advice for Danny Ainge/Celts 37:27 Should Paul Pierce replace McHale on all-time Celtics team? 38:45 Final takes on McHale comments   Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.

Sean Grande is the Boston Celtics radio play-by-play voice on 98.5 FM The Sports Hub.  Twitter: @SeanGrandePBP 1:07 Obscure Boston Celtics start-times 3:18 Formula and Tyler Zeller, James Young, Jordan Mickey, Demetrius Jackson 4:41 Gerald Green 6:56 Jaylen Brown 9:15 Jonas Jerebko 11:22 Terry Rozier 14:37 Amir Johnson 19:07 Kelly Olynyk 26:40 Marcus Smart 28:25 Jae Crowder 31:25 Al Horford 33:55 Isaiah Thomas 40:40 Avery Bradley Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 22nd.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nate Duncan hosts Dunc’d On and the Twitter NBA Show.  Twitter: @NateDuncanNBA. Chris Vivlamore is the Atlanta Hawks beat reporter for the AJC.  Twitter: @CVivlamoreAJC.  Kevin Pelton is an NBA analyst for ESPN. Twitter: @kpelton   1:25 Celtics-Pistons ticket giveaway 2:05 Has Al Horford lost a step? 3:30 Does Horford not want to play C? 8:05 Why the Hawks weren’t happy w/ Horford declining rebounding 11:45 Has Boston leapfrogged Atlanta in East? 15:15 What to make of Celtics clutch play? 24:30 Worst of Eastern Conference 28:25 Race for 8th playoff spot 31:48 Worst playoff series matchup for Celts 33:10 Second half risers? 37:50 % of C’s being in ECF 42:17 What Celts could use to move into upward in East 49:00 Celtics v Cavs? BONUS: Kevin Pelton on Marcus Smart Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 15th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho

Coach Nick is the President of BBall Breakdown and bballbreakdown.com.  Twitter: @BballBreakdown   3:06 Why Boston Celtics D is underachieving 8:40 Is it concerning opposing guards are having big games v Celts? 10:00 Al Horford’s decline and why Kelly Olynyk should take some of his minutes 24:55 Celts rebounding struggles 33:50 What makes the Celts offense great 38:45 Importance of Avery Bradley and why you can’t fully trust defensive stats 42:30 IT’s place in NBA & comparison with Allen Iverson 46:00 Is this best set of guards in NBA history? 49:35 Independent media v national basketball media Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 8th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kyle Draper is the host of Boston Celtics Pre & Post-Game Live on Comcast Sports Net. Twitter: @KyleDraperTV Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and Zip Recruiter.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, January 1st.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Austin Ainge is the Boston Celtics Director of Player Personnel.     2:45 January ticket giveaway details 3:50 Austin Ainge on the new CBA 6:00 On the 2017 NBA Draft 7:45 General takeaways on season thus far 11:50 Marcus Smart’s and organizational vantage point of his development 22:00 How has Avery Bradley improved so much in seven years? 26:20 What did Celts think they were getting when they first made IT trade? 28:20 Can you win with Isaiah Thomas as #1 option? 35:00 Disappointments from this season so far 36:03 What qualifies a successful season? 37:00 Urgency to win now 47:12 Celtics-Knicks Pre-Game Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, December 25th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Stephanie Ready is the television color commentator for the Charlotte Hornets.  Twitter: @StephanieReady.  Chris Forsberg is the Boston Celtics beat reporter for ESPN.  Twitter: @ESPNForsberg.  Boston Celtics Pre-Game conducted with Surya Fernandez, who is the Miami Heat’s SB Nation blog’s Site Manager.  Twitter: @SuryaHeatNBA 1:50 Stephanie Ready on Celts D 5:10 How the C’s beat the Hornets 12:10 Where do Celts & Hornets rank in Eastern Conference? 17:20 Dec 27 Grizzlies Tickets Giveaway 19:40 Is Jaylen Brown’s defense legit? 21:25 Why can’t Celtics beat good teams in clutch? 29:10 Boston’s AWFUL second quarters 34:05 Celts defensive statistics equivalent to last year 36:40 Should Jonas Jerebko start? 43:00 Marcus Smart with starting unit 51:00 Miami Heat Pregame Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, December 18th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

Jack Armstrong is the TV color commentator for the Toronto Raptors.  Sam Sheehan is a redditor and cap and stats aficionado. Twitter: @SamSheehan.  Adam Joseph covers the OKC Thunder for SB Nation and joins LHR for Boston Celtics Pre-Game. Twitter: @AdamJosephSport   3:55 Ticket giveaway details 4:51 Jack Armstrong 6:15 How Toronto guards exploit Boston’s perimeter D 10:15 Is Raptors D elite? 14:58 Why the Celts are Toronto’s biggest roadblock to ECF 16:30 Boston Celtics needs 23:22 Why the Celtics CANNOT be overly aggressive in trade market 24:40 Why Danny Ainge will make a ‘big move’ in next 12 months 26:42 Will the Celtics be able to afford a max free agent this summer? 30:52 Who the Celtics will target in trade market and free agency 34:45 If Celts sign max free agent, who can they keep on current roster? 44:46 Andrew Bogut only Celts trade target? 47:39 Value of Tyler Zeller’s contract 49:36 Oklahoma City Thunder Pre-Game 54:32 Prediction   Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audib

Jeff Goodman is a basketball insider for ESPN.  The preeminent draft expert in the country, Jeff joins Celtics Beat as part of a yearly tradition to primer highly touted college basketball draft prospects for this year’s NBA Draft.  Twitter: @GoodmanESPN 2:35 Ticket giveaway information 4:33 Jeff Goodman joins the show 6:30 Is Isaiah Thomas an elite point guard? 8:20 Harry Giles 11:18 Who should Celtics take #1 overall? 12:30 Scouting reports on Markelle Fultz, Dennis Smith, Lonzo Ball, Malik Monk, Jayson Tatum, Josh Jackson & more 28:08 Boston’s strategy w/ remaining two Nets lotto picks 33:00 Evaluation of Kelly Olynyk, Marcus Smart & Jaylen Brown 47:01 NCAA Final Four predictions 49:02 Mailbag on Andrew Bogut, Celts off-season plans, Jonas Jerebko and whether Al Horford should’ve played in Miami Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, December 4th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Lea

Keith Smith covers the NBA for realGM and the Boston Celtics for CelticsBlog. Twitter: @KeithSmithNBA Ryan Bernardoni covers the Celts with a specialization on roster building, the CBA and the salary cap for ESPN’s True Hoop blog, CelticsHub. Twitter: @dangercart   3:50 Jae Crowder & locker room audio 8:12 Keith Smith on Al Horford’s early season impact 10:50 Fixing the Celtics second unit 12:45 Kelly Olynyk struggles & his importance 15:48 Terry Rozier’s development 17:00 Celtics 2nd Quarter Statistics 20:30 Marcus Smart’s improved playmaking 23:15 Should the Celts bench Jaylen Brown? 26:12 Upcoming week prediction 31:00 Ticket Giveaway & new contest 34:54 Celts team weaknesses 36:30 Boston’s strategy in trades w/ salary cap in mind 40:17 Trading for Andrew Bogut; Should C’s wait? 43:18 Pressure for Celts to trade assets? 44:55 Other trade targets 49:00 Isaiah Thomas: One of best trades in Celtics history? 51:40: 2001 Allen Iverson v. 2017 IT4 54:59 What to be thankful for   Celtics Beat

Danny Leroux is the host of realGM Radio, Dunc’d On, Locked on Warriors, and the Twitter NBA Show.  He also contributes to Sporting News and The Athletic.  Twitter: @DannyLeRoux   2:21 Ticket giveaways 5:12 How Golden State Warriors smothered the Boston Celtics in Friday’s 3rd quarter. 8:50 Is Boston’s defense an issue? 12:06 Primary concerns for Celts 16:25 Targeting Andrew Bogut and would he would bring 23:05 Isaiah Thomas and his place in NBA 29:05 Dubs intensity level in regular season going forward 34:15 Draymond Green comments 36:10 Boston’s improved crunch time play 43:57 Al Horford return v Detroit Pistons & future impact 45:28 LeBron James & Phil Jackson   Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, Blue Apron and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, November 20h.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Isiah Thomas, Detroit Pistons legend and current analyst for NBAtv joins Larry H. Russell to discuss his protege Jaylen Brown’s performance thus far after some recent struggles.  LHR also recaps the week that was, opens the mailbag and brings back Around the NBA in 5. Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, November 13th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dave McMenamin of ESPN returns to discuss Thursday’s Cleveland Cavaliers victory over the Boston Celtics on national TV.  LHR recaps the remainder of the week and conducts the pre-game segment against the Denver Nuggets with Justin Poulin. Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, November 6th.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Forsberg of ESPN Boston is in studio to discuss the Boston Celtics opening week of the 2016-17 NBA campaign with games against the Brooklyn Nets, Chicago Bulls, and Charlotte Hornets. Celtics Beat is presented by MVMT Watches, Audible, Casper, and American Farmer’s Network.  Available for download on iTunes and Stitcher on Sunday, October 30th, 2016 at 9 AM ET.  Powered by CLNS Radio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices