Havlicek Stole the Pod NBA Basketball Podcast

For better or worse, the NBA is now a league dominated by billionaires. Whether we're talking the new wave of private equity ownership groups led by the likes of Bill Chisholm and company with regard to the Boston Celtics, investment banking billionaires like outgoing Los Angeles Lakers owner Mark Walter, or tech giant billionaires like Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer.
And as for the 'worse' side of the better-or-worse continuum of NBA billionaire proliferation, the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod" sat down with HoopsHype's Cyro Asseo to talk through how Ballmer's Clippers scandal may impact the Celtics – and how the dynamics of the league are changing due to this shift in team ownership.
We also get caught up on the rest of the news this deep into the dog days of summer, from FIBA play and uniform colorways to Jaylen Brown's goodbye party to Boston fans. Check it out!
Outro: Whistle by Benjamin Banger - https://tiny.ee/Jk4U or BenJaminBanger.com

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We have almost made it to the month of September, that magical moment of the league calendar when rosters are (mostly) set, and training camp and preseason begin as ball clubs around the NBA metamorphosize into their final forms for the campaign ahead.

And with that clarity (and paucity of news), we have the perfect moment to take a deep dive into the big Boston Celtics questions for the season ahead. Are they contenders? Will they have home court advantage heading into the playoffs? Who will start for the team, and who is in line for some serious full-season hardware?

To get a handle on all of the above and more (as well as what little news there is to talk about), the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod" sat down with Forbes and Hardwood Houdini Celtics beat writer Bobby Krivitsky. Check it out!

Outro: Whistle by Benjamin Banger - https://tiny.ee/Jk4U or BenJaminBanger.com

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Deep in the depths of the August doldrums of the NBA, there are few things for fans of the Boston Celtics to sink their teeth into when it comes to their favorite team. But with the full 206-27 NBA regular season schedule having been released earlier this month, we can finally take a finer-grained look at what we can expect from the Celtics.

So to that end, the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod" linked up with Celtics Blog contributor Gio Rivera to take a magnifying glass to Boston's 2026-27 campaign on a week-by-week level. We dove into the road trips and home stands, the (many!) back-to-backs, the rough patches in November and March, the measuring stick games, and more in our analysis, and compared our snap assessment in how many wins we think the Celtics will have at the end of the season vs. how many we came up with as a collective.

We also get caught up on the tumbleweed's worth of news blowing lazily in the wind of the content desert that is the month of August, so make sure you tune in.

Outro: Whistle by Benjamin Banger - https://tiny.ee/Jk4U or BenJaminBanger.com

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A light at the end of the tunnel that is the August doldrums of the 2026 NBA offseason has emerged from the league offices to illuminate the Boston Celtics season ahead. We now know when the season starts for Boston, and which teams they will play for that contest, om Christmas and Martin Luther King Days, in the 2026 NBA Cup, and all but two contests of Boston's 82-game regular season schedule.

To that end, on the most recent episode of "Havlicek Stole the Pod", cohosts Daniel Donabedian and Justin Quinn took their first deep dive into the NBA's 2026-27 regular season slate of games to get an idea of what the contours of the campaign will look like for fans of the Celtics. We track the back-to-backs, the marquee contests, and the ebb and flow of difficulty in the season ahead, as well as highlighting the games we want to see in particular.

So tune in to get up to speed on the Celtics' '26-27 schedule release, as well as the trickle of NBA news still percolating up to the surface.

Outro: Whistle by Benjamin Banger - https://tiny.ee/Jk4U or BenJaminBanger.com

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Deep in the depths of the NBA's annual August doldrums, that part of the league calendar most bereft of basketball and basketball-adjacent goings on, one small light flickers for the most ardent fans of the sport. That would be the schedule release for the season to come, and with the Boston Celtics on the cusp of a new era after the trade of star forward Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers, this schedule release may end up being even spicier than usual.

Boston, of course, has a long history of playing on some of the Association's most important dates, from Opening Night to Christmas Day and Martin Luther King Day as the winningest ball club in NBA history. And to get ahead of what might be coming down the pike for the Celtics this season in terms of marquee contests, the hosts of "Havlicek Stole the Pod" caught up with "How Bout Them Celtics!" cohost Sam LaFrance to break down what we hope to see on the league's 2026-27 regular season schedule.

We also cover the news still making the rounds so late in the offseason, from the passing of Celtics icon Don Nelson to how recent rumbles about Kawhi Leonard could impact Boston's draft assets, so be sure to tune in.

Outro: Whistle by Benjamin Banger - https://tiny.ee/Jk4U or BenJaminBanger.com

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