55: Interviews with Isaiah Thomas, Brad Stevens and Doc Rivers

In this week's episode of the "Celtics Talk" podcast, A. Sherrod Blakely and Kyle Draper discuss the Cavs introduction of Isaiah Thomas and Jae Crowder, plus bring you some of the exclusive interviews we have had over the past few days - Isaiah Thomas in Cleveland, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens, former Celtics head coach Doc Rivers. Here's a rundown of this episode: +Kyle and Sherrod 1:10: Reaction to Isaiah Thomas/Jae Crowder press conference 4:30: Are people underestimating the Cavs with Derrick Rose and Jose Calderon to fill in for Isaiah? 8:03: Isaiah Thomas Player’s Tribune letter +A. Sherrod Blakely interview with Isaiah Thomas 11:37: Isaiah on dealing with the trade 12:34: IT on playing with LeBron 13:04: Questions with hip injury effecting 'backing up the Brinks truck' next summer 14:04: What it would be like to play the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals 15:48: How does IT not take it personally getting traded? 16:27: Isaiah's conversation with Brad Stevens 17:22: Does the relationship change with young players on C’s? Kyle with Brad Stevens 18:35: On entering his 5th season with Celtics 19:22: Thoughts on the overhauled roster 20:03: Stevens thought on Isaiah’s letter 22:47: Stevens on theory that Kyrie Irving is a ‘ball dominant guard’ Kyle with Doc Rivers 25:17: Doc talks about Celtics big changes 26:12: Kyrie Irving is a closer…you need closers 27:12: Danny Ainge rebuild - “As good a rebuild as you’ve ever seen” 28:05: Adjustment for Clippers from losing Chris Paul 28:52: Loss of Jamal Crawford 29:30: His role change within the organization 30:20: The stacked West, and how everyone is still chasing the Warriors Kyle and Sherrod 31:50 Marcus Smart - Losing weight; importance of his role on defense with loss of Bradley and Crowder 33:41 Expecting Tatum/Brown to play big roles WATCH every episode of the Celtics Talk podcast on YouTube+++++++FOLLOW ➡️ NBC Sports Boston ➡️ Site | Instagram | YouTube | TikTok | Facebook | XSubscribe to our other podcasts:Tom Curran's Patriots Talk PodcastThe Next Pats Podcast with Phil PerryCeltics Talk with Chris ForsbergThe Quick Snap with Brian Hoyer and David AndrewsNBC Sports Boston Superfeed - One feed for all NBCSB shows + bonus clipsFoxboro Unlimited - One feed for all Patriots related NBCSB shows + bonus clips Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.