Dan is joined by Alex Kungu (@Kungu_NBA) from Hoops Island for a deeeeeep dive into the Boston Celtics ahead of the 2021-22 NBA season. We’re talking Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Dennis Schroder, Al Horford, Robert Williams III, Josh Richardson, Aaron Nesmith, Payton Pritchard, potential lineups, trade candidates and soooooo much more. TIMESTAMPS⬇️
0:54 – Intro 3:30 – Takeaways from Celtics offseason 6:37 – Can Jayson Tatum take another playmaking leap? 10:22 – Does Jaylen Brown have more table-setting in him? 16:41 – The fits of Dennis Schroder & Josh Richardson 19:36 – Marcus Smart’s expanded role 21:49 – Robert Williams III’s expanded role 23:56 – Will RWIII play a ton with Al Horford? 26:38 – Expectations for Payton Pritchard & Aaron Nesmith 28:50 – End of rotation decisions: Juan Hernangomez, Romeo Langford, Grant Williams, Jabari Parker 31:47 – Boston’s defensive ceiling 35:08 – Trade candidates 38:21 – Best crunch-time lineup 40:32 – Quirky lineups we want to see 43:32 – Win-total predictions
45:21 – Alex trolls the Knicks! (But also advocates for Kemba’s defense!)