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Adam and Evan take the show to address the Malcolm Brogdon story, everyone working out in Boston, and address some breaking news FOR ONCE.  0:00 Brogdon story has gotten out of control 10:08 Could Malcolm still be traded? 21:03 Pierce and Tatum working out together 25:31 Lamar Stevens breaking news!  Available for download on iTunes and Spotify on Friday, September 22nd, 2023. Celtics Beat is powered by Fan Duel! Go to FanDuel.com/Boston and get $200 in bonus bets when you make your first $5 wager!  Fanduel Sportsbook is the exclusive wagering partner of the CLNS Media Network. NEW customers can bet $5  and get $200 in BONUS BETS – GUARANTEED. Now is the best time to join FanDuel! The app is easy to use and you can be on everything from spreads to player props and more! So, visit FanDuel.com/BOSTON and kick off the NFL season with an offer you won’t wanna miss.  21+ and present in MA. Hope is here. First online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable bonus bets that expire 7 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. GamblingHelpLineMa.org or call (800)-327-5050 for 24/7 support. Play it smart from the start! GameSenseMA.com or call 1-800-GAM-1234.

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00:07 What's up everyone hello Celtics beat and you've got it

00:13 So Evan presented this is like the OG crew, which I mean, there's some truth to we've been around for a long time

00:20 We've done this show for a long time. I think if we were truly of the the OG crew

00:24 We'd have to bring Larry Russell in with us. See what he's up to

00:28 Larry and Nick in here, but this is also and Jared Weiss. He was part of it in terms of hosting for a while

00:34 Yeah, this is I guess this is as OG as it gets right now, though. I think I think this is modern OG

00:40 Yeah, you know I but we have done to our credit

00:44 We have done more shows than anybody else in the history of this show and the best ones. That's that's not even debatable

00:51 I love Jared Weiss death is a terrific person

00:55 But I love them all and and love to have Jared on as a guest

00:59 We just prefer the two of us when when we're you know, rocking the host chair, which is great

01:03 You know, we love doing this show. We love having you guys with us

01:05 By all means if you have not already check out the podcast in its, you know, wherever

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01:25 And of course rate review all of that good stuff. It is very much appreciated. But

01:29 this is

01:31 An interesting time of year. We're in the ramp up obviously to training camp, which is right around the corner

01:36 And then we'll get an exhibition games real games and on with just the usual

01:39 Season up downs and drama and controversy and injuries and everything else. But right now

01:46 It's I think it's a really good example of people in general people kind of trying to fill time and

01:55 Get your clickbait headlines and figure out what's what and speculate on things that honestly

02:01 We we don't really know about and for the Celtics who have in many ways

02:05 Gone viral over the past week since our last show we have upset the apple cart a little bit this show

02:11 We had Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe with us last week and he dropped a little nugget that Matt

02:16 Didn't may or may not be all too pleased with the Celtics that at one point in time at the very least

02:21 He was pissed about being included in trade rumors and honestly, nobody's heard from Brockton since so we don't know if he's still pissed

02:28 If he's over it if it's all been worked out with Brad Stephenson company behind the scenes

02:32 We just do not know and Gary said as much when I asked him about it

02:36 we do not know because we've not heard from Malcolm and it definitely makes you know, the

02:42 Mediaday all that much more interesting when he gets up there and so we will find out but this has taken on a life of its

02:49 Own in all of the different

02:51 Articles get aggravated. They're aggregated for aggravated and aggregated. There have been segments locally, you know, whether it's NBC Sports

02:57 Boston the talk shows

02:59 ESPN has done segments about it the ringer on and off like it's it all comes we always joke around here Celtic speed always first

03:07 Also all comes back to to CB over here as and and this has been a talking point

03:13 But my question is just to kind of start us off is

03:17 Has gotten out of control has it gotten out of hand is just people weighing in on something that honestly

03:23 Nobody knows anything about because again, no one's heard from Malcolm

03:28 Yeah, it's definitely got out of control without question

03:31 I mean when it when you go from and I'm not trying to say like our podcast is is this ginormous behemoth of a podcast?

03:39 Nor am I saying are we just in you know in consequential at all?

03:42 I think we're in a really good spot

03:44 Where we are but it was really kind of fun and a little humbling to be honest with you to watch everybody just run

03:49 with this story

03:51 Right after we we let it out and it was like when it you like listening back on it

03:56 I knew like I was like right away

03:58 I'm like, well, this is gonna be an easy one to figure out what the title is because I mean your face

04:03 I don't know if you watched it

04:04 I obviously I go back and look and I in I listen and your face when

04:09 Cuz I made him I made a mistake. I made a journalistic mistake

04:13 I went on to a different topic after Gary dropped the original sentence of like in Malcolm still pissed and

04:19 I just went on adjacent Adams wrists like that didn't happen and you were like, oh, I mean we got a realistic

04:25 What did you just say? So we got you know, we clarified a little bit and

04:31 Just everybody, you know aggregated by this person this person this person all of a sudden

04:36 985 AC Sports Boston and ESPN's

04:39 Whatever NBA program they have now everybody's jumping with this and I think because we haven't heard from Malcolm and himself

04:47 We can just basically come up with any scenario that we want to to paint whatever narrative we want to paint

04:54 to for the discussion the truth of the matter is nobody knows anything because

05:01 Malcolm hasn't said anything, you know again

05:04 We we we have these people on our show Adam always pay attention to certain people that are on the Celtics beat

05:11 That's why this show is called Celtics beat. That's why we have the best writers on this show

05:16 So we can talk to them about stuff

05:18 Like if it comes from Gary or four comes from Adam Himmelsbach or you know back in the day Steve

05:24 Opetta I still include Steve in there because he's pretty plugged in still and there are certain guys in

05:30 Certain girls. I will also throw the female perspective in here, too

05:34 Like when they have something from the Celtics, you know, it's legit. And so like when as you watch

05:41 Certain people spin this it's like you really got nothing

05:45 You none of you have anything. We're all just speculating and it has turned into a monster at the end of the day

05:53 I just sort of kind of feel bad for Malcolm because a lot of people are just putting words in his mouth that don't really

05:58 Exist. Well, it's not even just what happened here with what Gary said, you know pissed about the being included in the trade

06:04 Which by the way, I would totally believe like it that doesn't mean that Malcolm Brogdon is not, you know

06:09 Over it or doesn't understand the business or you know, it's just like hey, I was just there for a year. I played well

06:14 I was the you know sixth man of the year. I think we're building something here

06:18 You're gonna throw me in trade talks like yeah, that would aggravate anybody. I wouldn't blame him in the least but it

06:23 Let's not you know, you gotta separate the two you can

06:28 understand

06:29 something and be

06:31 Ticked about it on two different sides and then just kind of you know

06:35 Get over it and move forward because all right, it fell through like your name came up in trade talks

06:40 They more than that. They tried to trade you injury concerns made it fall apart and you're back

06:46 and so you get your crap together and you just

06:49 You know to one foot in front of the other and Malcolm Brogdon seems like by all indications the consummate professional

06:56 so what is kind of I

06:58 Don't know funny to me. Is that it then it goes to another level where you have like Ramona Shelburne on ESPN

07:05 Saying well, maybe it wasn't just the the trade stuff

07:08 You know, I'm hearing that he's pissed about the way the team handled his injury. Well

07:12 how like by by

07:15 Effectively kind of shutting him down late in the playoffs for the last couple of games like it was

07:22 Being remarkably ineffective. So I I find it. I'm not I don't want to doubt her reporting. I don't even know her

07:29 I know obviously she's successful out there, but I just I

07:32 Find it hard to believe that Malcolm Brogdon

07:35 Would be upset with the team

07:38 For putting an inferior product on the floor that includes him when he is not himself and he knows that there was a debate over

07:45 Whether or not he needed surgery in the offseason

07:47 being out there on the floor as

07:50 opposed to chasing a championship I

07:52 Think he understands the way the world works in this respect

07:55 So I don't even know that it's fair to say that he was ticked about that but putting all that aside

08:00 I want to read a little passage here from Adam Hymel's box article you mentioned Adam before

08:05 He is as good as there is on the Celtics beat right now when he writes you listen

08:10 Which is why he does not do a lot of interviews, by the way

08:13 Because he doesn't like to get caught up in all the hot takey stuff. He's he's a journalist

08:17 He puts the facts out there and what he's heard and what the reporting is and we love that

08:21 He comes on with us from time to time. Here's what he wrote

08:24 The Celtic social media team has posted plenty of pictures and videos of these workouts players in Boston's arrival all in on

08:31 There's been no sign of guard Malcolm Brogdon

08:34 Brogdon of course was hampered by a forearm strand during the conference finals last year then in June

08:38 part of the first iteration of the Chris Taps forcing his trade that

08:42 Before that deal crumbled Marcus smart ended up in the three-team transaction instead Brogdon his camp have been quiet this summer

08:48 Members of the Celtics front office have mostly avoided or deflected questions about the sixth man of the year something about the situation

08:55 Just feels off

08:57 But the indications I've gotten are that the Celtics are not

09:01 Considering trading Brogdon any more than they are considering trading any other player his sour ending to last year aside

09:07 It is worth remembering Brogdon's value to the Celtics last year and smarts departure figures to only increase his role

09:12 Media Day is scheduled for October 2nd, which as we sit here is what 10 11 days away and there will be some clarity then

09:20 So I think a very important line that he included in that

09:24 Indications I've gotten out the Celtics are not considering trading Brogdon any more than they are considering trading any other player

09:32 Which tells you Malcolm Brogdon still very much could be traded

09:36 I have heard some whispers that the Celtics are still trying to trade him

09:40 I am NOT saying my reporting is any better than Adam Hibbles box

09:43 In fact, I will tell you the opposite. It is very much inferior to Adam Hibbles box

09:48 However, I have been saying for weeks for months ever since this trade fell apart

09:53 Do not be surprised if the fallout from this situation or potential fallout still leads to Malcolm Brogdon being traded

10:01 I still believe it even though we were sitting here in mid late September

10:06 I still believe Malcolm Brogdon is maybe not actively, you know being

10:11 You know dangled out there by the Celtics, but I think he is absolutely on the trade block

10:18 I firmly firmly believe that where I think it is now more limiting of and I've talked about this too

10:24 Is that now you can't just up and move them you have to get a piece back that is a contributor and a guard

10:31 You need a guard back or you got to get a guard elsewhere because you are thin at guard as it is

10:36 After trading Marcus smart you cannot now trade Malcolm Brogdon and get a wing back

10:41 I just don't believe that's you know in terms of roster construction

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11:23 You

11:25 Have an open roster spot left, but I want to save that particular tidbit for later

11:34 I want to ask you a question about that particular paragraph or a couple of paragraphs are from Pimmelsbach

11:39 I know we have said on this show already that we all kind of ran with this without really any reporting

11:46 But in Pimmelsbach's piece does any part of that make you think that Malcolm still isn't pissed

11:53 because the way that reads to me is

11:56 We haven't heard anything from Malcolm and it's kind of a bad thing that we haven't heard like we haven't heard anything from him at

12:03 all in

12:05 Reads that it's a bad thing. I think it reads that

12:07 But we don't know Malcolm's not pissed we just don't know I think that's how it reads, okay

12:14 Then I feel like it's Adam saying I'm not gonna sit here and tell you that that Malcolm Brogdon is is pissed off or not

12:21 Or not exactly we don't know and I think it's very carefully worded to say as much right and I think Adam if we had him

12:28 on the show would tell you that

12:30 He it doesn't indicate literally anything and that's the one thing that's Adam is very and even when he's on here with us

12:37 We're gonna have Adam on hopefully later on next couple of weeks or so, but he's always very careful about

12:44 how he words and phrases things and

12:49 Again that reads to me like there might be a little

12:52 Something still there. But again at the same time

12:55 we have we have no idea and

12:58 the phrase of

13:01 He's they're not thinking about trading him any more any less anybody else in the roster

13:06 Well, we all know how the NBA works. That doesn't mean anything

13:07 I mean the only guy that's truly untradeable on the roster is Jason Tatum

13:11 so, you know pretty much everybody's up for grabs if the price is right and if somebody were to call or if

13:17 You know Brad were to call someone and and somebody was interested and they were interested in the same package again

13:22 and then it's things gonna get done, but I

13:24 Honestly don't think

13:31 Because of this elbow injury, I there would have to be certain things in place for another team to trade for Brogdon

13:37 I mean we again we have no idea how that that that rehab is going how that injury has progressed and how it's healed over

13:43 time we have no clue and

13:46 Maybe that's on purpose

13:48 You know

13:48 You think you go back to like the last dance right Scottie Pippen didn't play

13:52 Until like halfway through the year because he was mad at the team for not giving him an extension and he had his injury

13:57 That held him out for the majority of the year right and it created a little dissension amongst the team

14:03 I'm not saying that Malcolm Brogdon is Scottie Pippen here

14:05 But I'm saying that you know

14:08 They have gone radio silent when a little bit of communication would do a whole lot of good to clear some things up

14:14 And it's not like Malcolm's not a pro and his team doesn't understand the value of using the media to help things out

14:19 They haven't spoken maybe for a reason because they want the Southern State to be uncomfortable. I don't know

14:25 I'm just yeah, we're speculating here. I'm throwing things out

14:28 In that vein what you just said, I think that so Malcolm like to be very clear

14:34 Malcolm Brogdon doesn't owe us

14:36 the media or fans

14:39 Anything like Malcolm Brogdon doesn't have to say anything that goes beyond his literal

14:44 Team and league requirements to talk with the media and we're not there yet. We're in the offseason

14:49 But I think what you just said is interesting about whether or not and we again

14:53 We don't know I keep saying we don't know because we don't we don't know what what level of conversation he has had

14:59 Within the team and I don't mean with teammates

15:03 I mean with management with front office with you know coaches all of that

15:09 Has he closed the door on them?

15:10 has he you know boxed them out because again he's upset for one reason or multiple reasons or

15:16 Are they actively in touch behind the scenes and nobody is talking about it?

15:20 but what I do think and you just alluded to this what I what could be interesting is

15:24 You would think with that injury there'd be some level of rehab taking place with the team doctors in Boston

15:32 And if he has not been around at all, and I don't know this to be true

15:37 Doesn't mean every time a guy's around there needs to be a picture on the Celtics Twitter account or X account

15:42 Whatever you want to call it if he has not been around at all in

15:46 months

15:49 That would be something that I would find mildly alarming

15:53 Yeah, I think you'd be right to feel a little alarmed about that

15:56 You know poor zing is everybody gave him a hard time because he was a you know

16:00 Lithuania and not rehabbing with the Celtics there was a time and I thought it was really just stupid

16:05 But people were giving him some people were having a hard time

16:08 Why is it he back in Boston rehabbing with the Celtics doctors make ever bet?

16:12 It's like that doesn't really matter right now. Like he's gonna be back in Boston. Sure. He is back in Boston right now

16:17 We've seen photos of him, you know

16:20 There was one screenshot I think of the entire city. So I might have been taken even from the hour back practice center

16:26 But it's like, you know

16:28 One of these things where he's back with the team now that story that was again

16:32 We were just trying to find something to talk about right?

16:36 We had hit that time of the of the calendar of like man. We're just really struggling for content here

16:40 Whereas this one varies a little differently because we haven't heard anything like again

16:44 We got updates from team Lithuania about his progress and now that he's back in Boston working out with the team

16:50 We don't have to worry about that as much again a little bit and this is again. This is

16:54 Maybe where I have a little beef with Malcolm right now is just because of the the lack of communication where this

17:02 Story has been out there for about a week now again

17:04 our podcast was last Thursday with Gary and everybody's picked up and ran with it since a

17:09 Little just blurb to the media real quick short paragraph something would clear a lot of this up and

17:16 Would give us another talking point to have and then we could just move on with the rest of our lives

17:20 But because we haven't had that yet we sit here and speculate and it's really kind of frustrating

17:25 I'm not gonna lie to you again. Does he owe us that know what it helps and things sure

17:31 Of course, yeah, you need to care about helping any of this stuff

17:35 I mean, he can show up on on media day October 2nd get up there and Malcolm. How do you feel about?

17:41 Well, that's that's gonna be an interesting day. It's it's the you know, that's the business. It's unfortunate

17:47 that's just how it works, but I'm still a Celtic and we want to

17:51 Pick up where we left off and we have unfinished business from last year and Marcus is gone and grants gone

17:56 We have a new look but we believe in our group and our leaders and our talent and I'm excited for the year

18:02 Well, how's how's the the forearm elbow all of that feeling? I healed up nicely in the offseason didn't need surgery

18:09 I'm ready to go right? That's what you're gonna hear more or less

18:12 You know, you're not gonna get any controversial nuggets come out immediate. They never do ever

18:18 I mean unless you have a guy who is is looking to be moved now

18:22 Do we believe market or Malcolm Brockton is looking to be moved as he want to for instance

18:27 Get back to a situation with a team where he can start regularly as opposed to being the sixth man

18:34 Maybe he's unhappy being the sixth man. I have no idea. I don't think he ever indicated that

18:39 he always said the right things about his role on the team and and I I think it probably means something to win an award like

18:47 that

18:47 but maybe it doesn't as much when you came from a place where you were a guy who was starting every game and you know

18:54 Averaging 20 points a game and you feel like you've you've taken a step back and you're filling a lesser role

18:59 I don't know. I've never been in that position

19:01 I will never be in that position short of asking Malcolm Brockton right to his face, which love to do

19:07 we we're not gonna get the answers to those questions about any level of

19:11 discontent that he may or may not have obviously, but I

19:17 You know, I I just think that as far as media day goes you're going to hear

19:21 nothing, but the usual

19:24 The past is in the past

19:26 We're looking ahead and I'm in the best shape of my life kind of fluff that typically comes out of media day

19:32 Oh, I think Jason Tame though might actually be the best shape of his life if you see what he's been doing guys a monster

19:38 He's staying busy. It's like deadlifting 450 like it's nothing. He's he's just

19:44 Let's talk to my buddy about the other day of just you know his

19:47 His workout routine. He's and again

19:50 the thing is he's gonna be able to stay lean but still add like strength and muscle and

19:56 I'm just thrilled for what the next step is for him because as he gets older and more mature and fills out like man

20:03 he's just gonna be a real big problem to deal with then

20:06 You know

20:07 I've been saying the same thing about Jalen like the thing with Jalen that has been

20:11 Glaringly apparent over the past couple years is how much better he has gotten an absorbing contact and finishing through contact at the rim

20:17 You know people might want to complain about the dribble like that's fine

20:20 Go back and watch Jalen have people bounce off him go back and look at last year. It was awesome wrong

20:26 He's strong as hell. So those two guys I love seeing their offseason progress and the work

20:32 They put in the gym like Pierce was talking about it with Kevin Garnett on his show the other day

20:37 About how Tatum's work ethic has gotten him back into working out with him

20:41 Yeah it back into shape and like a little inspired and like Sam Cassell's hanging out and it feels I

20:46 Don't think some of the vibes on this team are like kind of toxic and terrible

20:49 It comes like the product and stuff

20:51 But then there's like some really good

20:54 There's some really good vibes around this team that I really enjoy and then and like just pit like the one thing

20:58 They had that interview

21:01 With Pearson Garnett and smart and Brown and Tatum. I think it's season last year and

21:07 One of the things that they talked about with Joe and I think with Brad I

21:14 Think maybe with Joe, but maybe not. I was with one of the two of them was how

21:19 They think they need to be around the team more, right? It's like, you know, they're like, yeah

21:26 You know when you have Cedric Maxwell in here all the time and you have guys coming through it really reminds you of like

21:31 what you're really fighting for and like what you really put this uniform on for and

21:34 To me it seems like Pierce has taken that and gone to the next step with it

21:40 Like I'm gonna work out with Jason. He's the next he's the next do like he's the next me

21:44 but he's gonna be better than me like I I

21:46 Love that and I love seeing that after

21:49 You know

21:49 What has been a tough offseason for this team and to tough off seasons in a row you lose in the NBA finals and everybody

21:55 Questions whether this team's, you know, really good or not

21:57 You make a couple of tweaks you come back and losing the Eastern Conference finals and you know

22:02 It's a long summer and I think that you know trying to bring some of the past greats in here and trying to you know

22:09 Establish that that brotherhood that camaraderie of being a Celtic I think is a tremendous thing for this team

22:15 Have any interest in news any news? Yeah

22:19 Yeah

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22:29 I am not gonna run. Yeah

22:31 What do you create guard forward?

22:34 Stevens has agreed to a deal with the Boston Celtics

22:38 Let's tell the Athletic and Stadium Stevens established himself as a defensive presence for the Cavs

22:43 starting in

22:45 25 of 62 games last season

22:48 Agent Scott Nichols completed the deal with Celtics officials. So Stevens got Stevens Brad hasn't been too busy investing in soccer teams

22:56 He's out there still working and he got himself

22:59 Lamar Stevens now we've talked about this one. It's been out there Lamar Stevens TJ Warren

23:04 some of the guys that have been in for workouts with the Celtics we've been on this one for weeks and

23:08 There there was even a little bit of conversation. Who would you rather and we said I believe anyway go back check the tape

23:15 But I believe these words came out of my mouth previously

23:18 between the two

23:20 While I might have preferred TJ Warren for his offensive upside

23:25 The one that felt more likely was Lamar Stevens for his defensive ability. What do you think of this move? I

23:31 Don't like it

23:34 You'll be okay. No, tell me more. I

23:36 Just don't want time. I get I get why I

23:42 Just really like Jordan Walsh and I think this takes away playing time from Jordan Walsh. I think like it's certainly might I

23:49 Get the idea you can never have too many wings in this league, especially guys that could defend

23:53 Boston I think would like to try and get back to some of their defensive prowess that they had when they went to the NBA

23:59 Finals, I mean again, I you and I talked about this you me and Seth had a lot of conversations, you know

24:05 surrounding how good that defense was from

24:07 February till Rob got hurt it was

24:10 Unbelievable. I mean it really was I'd like to need them to get back to that for sure. I just think Jordan Walsh

24:17 I'd like to see him get some real time, you know, and that's the writing of summer league high is what you're doing

24:26 I am but this is the problem. Okay, so use this is when you're a good team like the Celtics

24:30 You have young players on it. Sometimes get the sacrifice

24:33 Wins for playing time or vice versa playing time for wins, right?

24:37 Like ask the Cavs about you know, Moses Moody and Kuminga and you know the young guys that they've brought in

24:44 You know, they traded Weisman away after a while because he wasn't fitting in it wasn't really working out

24:49 You know if you go back and ask them would you do the same thing over again?

24:52 They probably wouldn't because those guys have not brought the return back on their investment for sure again

24:57 You're talking about a team that had Steph Curry

24:59 Draymond and clay and then out of three rookies and try to make that work is really hard

25:04 Boston

25:06 Isn't a little different of a spot than them

25:08 They have I think a little bit more age diversity on their team and the Warriors do but it's still the same time

25:14 I would like the Sam Hauser's the Jordan Walsh's to get some real time

25:20 I mean you and I you more than me, I think

25:23 Pound to the table for more Sam Hauser not just last year

25:27 But the year prior in the playoffs trying to get Sam Hauser some more run on the court

25:31 I feel like that's gonna be me with Jordan Walsh this year

25:35 I'm so excited to see what he brings to the table when he doesn't have to be like in the summer league

25:41 It's hard, you know

25:42 You don't know who the heck you're playing with and you know

25:45 Obviously his role with the Celtics with Jason Tatum over here at jail around over here

25:49 It's gonna be very different from what he's on the court with JD Davison and and J scrub and you know

25:54 Name the guys

25:55 So I want to see what he looks like with some higher-end talent around him and how he could be beneficial because I think

26:01 He has a little bit better feel that I think people are anticipating that being said

26:07 Look Lamar Stevens. I as I said at the time, I think when they were looking at him

26:13 I have not been grinding Lamar Stevens tape. I hate to tell everybody

26:16 I'm not an expert at Lamar Stevens from what we can gather. Yes, very good defensively again

26:21 I believe he's one of Penn State's all-time leading scorers

26:24 Remember correctly. I could not tell you if that's true or not. I

26:29 Tell you he went Penn State. That is my my

26:32 Extensive knowledge of Lamar Stevens the college basketball player. I can tell you some of his NBA facts

26:37 Which is has started 38 of 165 games is right from basketball references is not off the top of my head

26:44 Obviously, he's averaging just better than five. Excuse me five points in about 16 minutes per as far as

26:51 Shooting he's about a 47% fee, you know shooter from the field not a three-point shooter

26:57 He'll get him up from time to time, but only a 28% success rate is you know

27:02 Not the the most adept at the free-throw line either just over 70% gets his rebounds. He's getting 3.3

27:11 in those minutes so as far as you know per 36, he's ten and a half points and

27:16 Almost seven rebounds per 36 minutes, but I think going back to the defense

27:21 Defensive win share which of course basketball reference has

27:27 1.6 last year of his overall 1.9 win share in again

27:31 limited action his

27:34 defensive rating

27:36 111 110 the year before that

27:38 So it's I mean look he's not a great player

27:42 He is a back half of the rotation, you know guy if that he won't even you know

27:48 Regularly play by any means unless there are some you know games that guys are hurt or nights off resting

27:55 Whatever else like he's he's gonna get himself into the lineup here and there and maybe he'll be an energy guy off the bench

28:01 but I I

28:02 Would kind of describe Jordan Walsh, you know, probably the same way so to Evans point could they pull from?

28:08 Another

28:11 entirely possible but

28:13 Neither one was was bound to have a big role on this team this season anyway

28:18 Yeah, so just so we were clear here Lamar Stevens is third all-time in points

28:24 In Penn State history behind Taylor battle and Shep Gardner

28:29 Neither guys. I remember really at all to be frankly honest with you

28:33 But that's you know, neither here nor there

28:35 Yeah, look I just like it. I'm I see the idea more depth in the wings never a bad thing

28:42 Especially guys I can defend you can know it's like you can never have too much shooting on the floor and too much defense

28:46 I think I think that's you know, part of the half the game is stopping the other person from getting a basket

28:51 You know, I think that's that's important especially when two of your high usage players are gonna come on the wing, right?

28:56 You're gonna have to give Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum some time off from time to time

29:00 Although you're gonna want them to play too because you're gonna want to win games

29:02 I just don't have a huge like pound the table

29:06 Take for you. I think again. I think they're looking for depth. I don't I don't think that he comes with one and

29:14 You know, and I think that's fine

29:17 By the way, like you don't have to have these these scorching hot takes on on every you know

29:21 Potential deal like this is this is again a

29:25 back of the bench guy

29:28 Yeah

29:28 and what's funny is I was gonna bring this up in terms of Malcolm Brogdon if they were gonna trade him for

29:33 Not a guard and then sign a guard, you know to that last roster spot

29:38 There was the whole thing with Austin Rivers that came up this week on Bill Simmons's podcast about how he called Brad Stevens

29:45 To tell him like hey, man, like I you know, we've talked before I'm interested in joining your squad

29:49 If you got some room for me and you know, hope you consider me and etc, etc

29:53 I did I you know, Austin Rivers has been an interesting case over his years in the NBA

29:59 I mean you remember when he was in high school. He was this

30:01 ginormous

30:03 Recruit in high school. I mean if you were around

30:05 When again when mixtapes meant something?

30:08 His his high school mixtape was outrageous. I mean and he went to college him to Duke

30:14 It was a huge deal that Austin Rivers went to Duke

30:17 And then, you know, he's kind of bounced around a little bit hasn't really found a footing

30:23 Solidly anywhere and he talked about that

30:26 And now he feels really comfortable in being a bench guy and being a veteran who can help guys and that's something that I'm

30:33 Always gonna be interested in because you know, there's always room for vets to teach guys

30:37 Not just stuff on the court stuff off the court, too

30:40 So I was interested in the Austin Rivers thing

30:43 Especially if it traded Brogdon for something else and they need to get a guard somewhere doesn't that's how this is gonna go down

30:49 I think Stevens is being brought in as a is an extra guy to fill out the rest of the bench

30:54 This is also unfortunately, I think the time we say bye to Blake Griffin. It's gonna be tough. Let's say wait

31:00 And our guy Greenie to barstool Greenie Dan Greenberg

31:05 He's been on the show a number of times due to probably have him back on pretty soon

31:08 he tweeted out that it's you know, does this mean that that

31:12 Banton could be gone with that non non guaranteed contract that he has to you know

31:17 If they're interested in continuing to keep a roster spot open something to keep an eye on again, though

31:22 We talk about the lack of guard depth. I don't know

31:26 I figure you you go into training camp obviously with a

31:29 Meaty roster and and whittle it down from there. You see how guys perform what kind of fit they might have

31:35 I think Bantons a same story

31:38 I I wouldn't see him gone before camp arrives. Anyway, yeah

31:42 I'm just to point out the guard depth thing and just to toot my own horn for just a second because I've been preaching this

31:47 For now the third straight year

31:49 It was so nice to hear Ramona talk about this on ESPN because I've been pleading for this for a long time

31:56 But if she had mentioned in that segment about Malcolm Brogdon that there's a there's some thought process around the team

32:03 That Jason Tatum is gonna play a little more point guard this year and I for one could not be more happy to hear that

32:10 I've been preaching point Tatum on the show forever

32:14 And it is something that eventually you have to find out if he can handle it or not

32:19 and I think over the last two years he's done a really great job as improving as a ball handler distributor and

32:25 Facilitator and a Bobby Manning made a great point about this

32:30 How many superstars the NBA are terrific off-ball players?

32:35 I can name a couple but there's just not a lot of them a lot of the superstars in the league are

32:41 Superstars because they're terrific with the balls in their hands. Yeah, Curry is one

32:46 Kevin Durant's another

32:49 Guys that you could drop them on any team and they would figure it out

32:52 They don't need the ball in their hands to make things happen

32:54 There's just not a lot of those guys a lot of teams are built around

32:58 one player being able to have the basketball in their hands and dictate how the court looks and how the game looks and how the

33:05 games played and

33:07 If this other is gonna lean more into that this season, which I've been begging for for two years

33:11 And they've kind of met me there more that I think is better here for Boston. I think more is better

33:16 All right

33:17 we figured today we do a

33:18 shorter show with just the two of us for giggles been a long time probably since the

33:23 height of Kovats since Evan and I were just doing shows the two of us so we wanted to get back to some of

33:29 Our more modern-day roots, but next week we will be sure to have a guest back on with us very much

33:34 Looking forward to that

33:34 there are some people that we have been due to have on for a while that

33:37 Would love to start to work in as camp approaches and obviously as we mentioned basketball actual basketball and not just

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