2021-22 Boston Celtics Lookahead

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!) Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices