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🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Josh Minott's surprising emergence as a starter has Boston Celtics fans buzzing about the team's early season rotation decisions. Is his defensive intensity and developing chemistry with Joe Mazzulla enough to secure his spot long-term? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal tackles listener questions about the Celtics' first seven games, breaking down Hugo Gonzalez's rotation role, Derrick White's shooting struggles, and Neemias Queta's consistency concerns. The discussion covers Brad Stevens' behind-the-scenes GM activities, league-wide trends toward pressing defenses, and Jayson Tatum's injury rehab routine. Karalis also offers an extensive look at his journalistic philosophy, explaining the balance between objectivity and covering a team for two decades. Discover why the entire NBA is shifting toward faster, more aggressive play and what it means for Boston's championship defense.

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0:00.0	We're opening up the mailbag for surprises and disappointment so far this season.
0:05.0	Namish-Kata's consistency and Jason Tatum's routine right now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast.
0:12.3	Uh-huh.
0:13.9	Yep.
0:15.9	Beantown.
0:17.3	Be ever ready.
0:18.6	It's the seas.
0:19.5	Who else can it be?
0:20.5	What they going to say now? Screaming like J.T. Corralice. We kept the man. It's the C's. Who else can it be? What they're going to say now?
0:21.9	Screaming like JT. Corralic. We kept the madness every game, every practice. Crime time, deputy white on the sideline. Rain and Jace. How we started. Raised Benis how we finish. Locked on Celtics Pod home of the winners. Hey there. Welcome back to the lockdown Celtics podcast right here in the lockdown podcast.
0:38.5	Now, record, it is your team every day.
0:41.2	Your team is the Boston Celtics. I talk about them Monday through Friday bonus podcast when they play it in the weekends. So you just missed two. I got another one on Friday night when they play the Orlando Magic. So they're all free. They're all everywhere podcasts exist. They're on YouTube. So go ahead and watch or listen however you want to do it. Get into the comment section on the YouTube page. Share your thoughts with me. John Corralis, beatwriter for Boston Sports Journal. I've been covering the team for 20 years. I have written a couple of books. I've been hosting this show for 10.
1:16.1	We just actually, we just have the 10th anniversary of the original show locked on.
1:19.1	It was Rain and J's with me and J. King beforehand.
1:21.1	So I've been doing this show for 10 years.
1:25.0	Anyway, I've been doing this whole thing for a long time.
1:47.6	Today show is brought to you by GameTime. Download the GameTime map, create an account. Use the code Locked on NBA for $20 off your first purchase. Celtics are off. They play Monday against the Utah Jazz at home. So I thought, haven't done a mailbag in a little bit, this is a great time to open it up at John Corallis.com slash mailbag. John Corrales.com slash mailbag to get your questions in.
1:48.5	Go ahead and get those in.
1:51.4	I will try to answer them when the Celtics have time off.
1:53.4	So let's get to it. Later on, third segment, Jason Tatum's routine.
1:56.2	What does he do when the team is practicing?
1:58.1	We'll get to Namish Qaeda's consistency.
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