Ep. 29: Fireside NBA Chatter With Bill Simmons and Brad Stevens

The Ringer NBA Show

The Ringer

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4.2 • 9.4K Ratings

🗓️ 20 September 2016

⏱️ 67 minutes

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HBO and The Ringer's Bill Simmons is joined by the head coach of the Boston Celtics, "The President" Brad Stevens, to discuss coaching in the NBA vs. college (5:00), Brandan Wright's time with the Celtics (16:50), Marcus Smart's career arc (22:00), success against the Warriors (29:30), the efforts to recruit Kevin Durant and Al Horford in free agency (34:00), potential NBA rule changes (41:00), picking the brains of Popovich and Belichick (52:20), and the 3-point shot's impact on positionless basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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