Can Nikola Vucevic and Jaylen Brown ELEVATE the Celtics? | Mailbag Questions Answered

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🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 41 minutes

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In this new mailbag episode, Nikola Vučević’s arrival sparks questions about his fit with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, while Brad Stevens eyes a new ball handler to shore up guard depth. John Karalis explores how these moves could impact the Celtics’ championship ceiling and why the team’s front office remains the envy of the NBA. Mailbag rapid fire covers expansion draft scenarios, Locked On Celtics’ unmatched entertainment value, and revealing insights into the evolving NBA landscape. From free agency targets and the salary cap situation to the league's increasing excitement and viewership, John Karalis breaks down what Celtics fans need to watch this summer.

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0:00.0	Now on the Boston Celtics opening up the mailbag for Vooch's impact on Jalen Brown, empty roster spots, and free agency this summer.
0:15.3	Hey, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here on the lockdown podcast network.
0:19.8	Where does your team every day? Your team is the Boston Celtics, and I on the lockdown podcast network. It is your team every day.
0:21.6	Your team is the Boston Celtics.
0:23.7	And I talk about them every Monday through Friday.
0:25.7	Got a bonus podcast on weekends when they play bonus podcasts some afternoons now.
0:30.2	We're just pumping out the content here on lockdown.
0:32.7	So make sure you're subscribed.
0:34.7	You can watch the show on YouTube.
0:36.4	The show's available everywhere podcast exists and yeah just
0:41.3	enjoy it however you want if you're new to the show my name is john carales i am a beat writer
0:47.8	covering it for covering the celtics for sports illustrated celtics on s i and i've been doing
0:54.1	this job a version of it for about 20 years,
0:56.2	this podcast for 10. So I talk about the Celtics. I've talked a lot about the Celtics.
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1:08.2	use the code locked on. You get $20 off your first purchase of tickets.
1:13.9	All right.
1:14.2	Later on, we'll get into some, I like answering the fun, kind of like personal type
1:19.0	questions at the end.
1:19.9	We'll get into my lessons in the media, things I've learned about me, about myself.
1:24.5	Interesting question.
1:26.1	We'll get into free agency this summer,
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