Celtics Talk Radio

The Celtics faced one of their hardest stretches that they will face in the month of January since our last show and during that stretch of games things were even harder as Danny Ainge opted to continue dealing off members of the Celtic Roster. Facing off against 2 playoff teams one featuring the team with one the best records in the Eastern Conference. The Celtics had a 3 game road trip playing at the Nets, at the Pacers and at the Raptors before facing the Pelicans at home. During that stretch Danny Ainge traded forward/center Brandon Wright to the Phoenix Sun's in exchange for a protected draft pick and a trade exception. Then just 2 days later Ainge traded forward Jeff Green to the Memphis Grizzlies in a 3 team deal that included the Pelicans. In exchange for Green the Celtics received the expiring contract of forward Tayshaun Prince, the expiring contract of Austin River's and a future 1st round draft pick from the Grizzlies. The Celtic's are now just a little over a month away from the NBA trade deadline and with the fact Ainge has shifted into high gear on the trade road it is safe to bet that more moves are coming but for who? The Celtics Talk Crew will discuss who on the Celtic's roster may be getting moved next as well as how are our young players performing while dealing with the uncertainty of knowing who they will have available for each game. Are they actually playing to win at a time where many could think Ainge is trying to force the tanking to happen. The Celtic's Talk Crew will be joined by Warren Shaw to discuss where the team sits with one month left before the trade deadline and discuss if its best for the team's future to get rid of the players who want to win and tank or if its best for the development of our players to have them play to win even if it means going to the playoffs and skipping the NBA lottery this summer.

The Celtic's and their fan's had to endure a tough month of December as the Celtics lost to some of the worst teams in the NBA. The Celtic players and fans had to endure losing the last piece of the 2008 NBA Championship and now the team and their fans are enduring one of their toughest months of their schedule and that is the month of January 2015. The Celtic's since our last show have played 3 games. 1 of those games coming against a playoff team with a member of the 2008 NBA title winning team on it. The Dallas Mavericks which is where Rajon Rondo now plays paid thier only trip to the TD Garden this season. The Celtics also faced off with the Bulls and Kings. The Celtics Talk Crew will welcome to the show ADAM LOWENSTEIN. ADAM LOWENSTEIN along with the Celtics Talk Crew will discuss Rajon Rondo's return to the TD Garden. Did Rajon get the same treatment from the fan's and the organization that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce did when they returned to TD Garden during the 2013/14 season. Or did the reports of Rondo wanting out of Boston cause the fan's to treat him different. How did the Celtic's fair in these 3 games. Did they continue to do what many have called for which is lose, lose, lose and increase their odds in the loterry or are the Celtics still closer to the playoffs then the worst record. All of that will be discussed on Celtics Talk Radios 1st show of 2015

The final Celtics Talk Radio broadcast of 2014. The Boston Celtics have played 4 games since our last broadcast. The Celtics played at the Miami Heat then at the Orlando Magic. Then hosted Kevin Garnett and the Nets.  Then faced off with Paul Pierce and the Washington Wizards down in the nation's capital. The Celtic's Talk Crew will recap the big question which is. Did the Celtic's make up their mind in regards to what they wanted out of this season? Did they dominate the month of decemebr and gain ground on the weak eastern conference playoff race. Or did they get beat by the teams in the NBA'S mediocre group and instead push themselves further away from the playoff picture and make it look like another tanking season is in our midst. Jay O of redsarmy.com and Jon Shames will join Igor and the rest of the crew to discuss where do the Celtic's go from here do they repeat the same thing they did in the 2013/14 or do they fight to show fans they are looking to win and make an impact now and not focus on hypothetical situations 4 or 5 years from now

The day that Rajon Rondo hater's have been calling for, for years which just happens to be a day that faithful Rajon Rondo fan's wished would never come has come. Danny Ainge since the 08-09 has seen members of the Celtic's 08 championship team walk away and if it wasn't the player's walking away then it was Danny Ainge sending them away via a trade to start the rebuild. Now Danny Ainge has done it again. This time sending away the final piece to the Celtic's 2008 championship team in Rajon Rondo. Rajon was traded to the Dallas Mavericks this past Thursday night in a move that will bring back the Celtics 3 player's and 2 future draft pick's. Rajon Rondo along with Dwight Powell go to Dallas while Jameer Nelson, Brandon Wright and Jae Crowder. As well as a future 1st and future 2nd round pick. So the question now is. Where do the Celtic's go from here? The Celtic's could end up extending a rebuild that at the end of this season will have been 2 years long. Or they could be looking to start over from scratch come next summer when the free agency market starts. The Celtic's talk crew will break down the contract's and be joined by Rich Conte

The Celtics finished their 5 game Western Conference Road Trip last night by facing the defending Western Conference Champion Phoenix Suns. The Celtics on the road trip took on the Jazz, Trailblazers, Lakers, Clippers and Suns which included 2 back to backs (Jazz/Trailblazers, Lakers/Clippers). The Celtics started the trip losing to the Jazz 137-130. They rebounded the next night beating the Trailblazers 145-117. The Celtics had 2 days off before taking on the arch rival Lakers in LA and would go on to lose that one 117-102 in a game that saw the Celtics keep the game close in the 1st half before Lebron and company blew the game open in the 2nd half. The very next night the Celtics would take on the Clippers who played without their top 2 players in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and yet the Celtics still lost 114-111. The Celtics would then have a day off before taking on the Phoenix Suns. The Celtics would take on the Suns in a game that would see the Celtics again play an opponent missing a key piece of their roster as the Suns were missing All-Star Devin Booker but the Celtics would again be missing Jaylen Brown as he would be missing his 5th straight game. The Celtics would keep the game close in the 1st quarter before the Suns pulled away in the 2nd. Jayson Tatum and Dennis Schroder were the only 2 players who showed any fight in the game last night.Not putting up a fight and having a lack of energy or will to compete was a major trend in this 5 game stretch where the Celtics went 1-4 without Brown where their only win was a 28 point win over the Trailblazers who didnt have Damian Lillard. The Celtics in this road trip lost to a Clippers team missing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George and a Suns team missing Devin Booker while having the best player on the floor in Jayson Tatum. We discuss the 5 game road trip with Mike Dynon (@MikeDynon on twitter) as well as let you hear the frustration many celtics experts are now having with the team via our audios