Dan is joined by Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) from CLNS Media and The Garden Report podcast for a deep dive into one of the NBA’s most polarizing teams for the 2023-24 season: The Boston Celtics. Support Bobby’s GREAT work by following his written stuff for CLNS here. And also subscribe to The Garden Report podcast here. TIMESTAMPS⬇️

0:00 – INTRO
1:44 – What prompted the Celtics’ aggressive offseason?
8:32 – The Kristaps Porzingis fit
23:18 – The Jrue Holiday fit
32:49 – Can Jaylen Brown evolve?
37:18 – Is Jayson Tatum officially able to drive the offense as a passer?
43:21 – The importance of Derrick White?
47:32 – Payton Pritchard’s role, Who are the Celtics’ seventh and eighth most important players?
52:41 – The 10-man rotation, Lamar Stevens, Oshae Brissett, Neemias Queta, Jordan Walsh, Wenyen Gabriel
55:43 – Best crunch-time lineup, How often will the Celtics play with two bigs?, The pressure on Joe Mazzulla
1:01:33 – Weirdo lineups we want to see
1:03:48 – Win total predictions
1:05:11- Toughest matchups for Boston
1:10:52 – Dalano Banton

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA⬇️

JOIN OUR DISCORD CHANNEL⬇️
Hardwood Knocks Chitchat

SUBSCRIBE TO US ON YOUTUBE⬇️
Hardwood Knocks’ YouTube Channel

@gt_hughes | @danfavale | @fromal09 | @SportsMathNet

iTunes | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher

 YouTube | Instagram | Twitter | TikTok

Thank you for listening to Hardwood Knocks, Episode 983. Please consider returning for even more content in the future—and throwing us that permanent subscription wherever you get your podcasts and on YouTube. We appreciate every single one of you more than you know.