About this episode
On this episode of The Celtics Talk Podcast with Kyle Draper, A. Sherrod Blakely, and Chris Forsberg.... 0:50 - A look at the NBA survey from general managers around the league. Thoughts on Marcus Smart not receiving a single vote for best defender. 4:13 - Brad Stevens voted best coach in the NBA by the general managers. Did Gregg Popovich lose out because of the situation last season with Kawhi Leonard? 8:30 - MVP race from the GM survey - Kyrie Irving received some votes. 10:47 - Basketball analyst at Stadium, Jeff Goodman joins the podcast. 11:23 - Jeff Goodman on covering the NCAA basketball corruption trial. 15:23 - Goodman on the Celtics struggles in the preseason and how Brad Stevens probably likes what is happening so he can get his team's attention. 17:15 - Goodman believes that Jayson Tatum will be in the Hall of Fame..."This dude is special." 18:35 - Goodman on Kyrie Irving and how Stevens is getting him to play defense 24:02 - Goodman says he is "super convinced" that Kyrie Irving will be staying in Boston for the long-term. 26:15 - Draper, Blakely, and Forsberg react to Jeff Goodman saying that Jayson Tatum will be in the Hall of Fame. 29:00 - The guys break down what is happening with the Celtics defense in the preseason. WATCH every episode of the Celtics Talk podcast on YouTube Follow NBC Sports Boston: NBCSportsBoston.com X @NBCSceltics Facebook Instagram TikTok Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.