Boston Celtics 2025-26 NBA Season Lookahead

Dan is joined by Bobby Manning (@RealBobManning) from CLNS Media and The Garden Report for a deep dive into the Boston Celtics. SUBSCRIBE TO THE GARDEN REPORT HERE. TIMESTAMPS⤵️

0:00- INTRO
1:42 - The Jayson Tatum timeline 
7:58 - Celtics direction this season
13:43 - Anfernee Simons’ fit
18:13 - Will the Celtics play faster?
21:31 - Impact of Joe Mazzulla
25:11 - Derrick White and Jaylen Brown scaling up 
33:08 - Will Hugo Gonzalez play?
35:36 - Josh Minnott is an x-factor
39:18 - Continued development of Neemias Queta
42:19 - Biggest strengths and weaknesses at center
48:55 - Is a leap coming for Payton Pritchard?
51:47 - Strengths and weaknesses, under the radar storylines 
52:39 - Top-10 rotation
53:27 - Go-to crunch-time unit
54:10 - Wackadoodle lineups we want to see
55:00 - Importance of Sam Hauser
56:40 - PREDICTIONS

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