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Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

How NBA Expansion Could CHANGE THINGS for the Boston Celtics

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

NBA expansion looms, threatening to reshape the playoff landscape and redefine the Boston Celtics’ future. Will Seattle and Las Vegas entering the league spark a seismic shift for Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White? John Karalis of Celtics On SI explores the ripple effects of potential expansion drafts, roster protection strategies, and contract dilemmas as star players approach pivotal ages and salary milestones. Major talking points include how divisional realignment could bring the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Eastern Conference, increasing competition for the Celtics, and what a $500 million expansion payout means for team spending power. With gamesmanship around player contracts, trade restrictions, and strategic tax resets, the Celtics could gain unique advantages—or face unexpected setbacks. Will Boston maintain its dominance, or will expansion rewrite the path to a championship?

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0:00.0

The NBA is talking about expansion.

0:02.9

How does that impact the Boston Celtics?

0:05.7

It's bonus content right here on the Lockdown Celtics podcast,

0:09.3

where it is your team every day.

0:11.4

Your team is the Boston Celtics.

0:13.3

And I talk about that Monday through Friday bonus podcasts throughout the week

0:16.6

on the weekends when they play.

0:18.4

So make sure you're subscribed.

0:19.7

This way you get the show whenever it drops these bonus podcasts, a little more casual, a little bit shorter, technically, usually supposed to be shorter. You can tell I'm in a different setting here. If you're watching on YouTube, which you should be because that's where the comment section is. But if you're listening, it doesn't matter where i'm sitting so uh thanks for being here with me

0:38.0

every day you're in every day and i appreciate it i'm john carallis i'm a beat writer covering the

0:43.2

celtics for sports illustrated celtics on s i've been doing a version of this job for about 20 years

0:48.7

i've been doing this podcast for 10 today we're talking a little bonus with my my guy speedy right here this little guy who's if

0:56.4

you're again on YouTube I get sitting on my couch I'm sitting on my couch because my big dog

1:02.2

got ACL surgery by some miracle I am not the first being in this house to get ACL surgery

1:10.3

my other dog so he's, so he can't come down

1:12.8

to my office. So I'm meeting him where he's at so we can lay down and I can keep an eye on him.

1:18.9

So that means the little guy is cozying up next to me on the couch. So we're having a little bit

1:24.7

of fun. Me, you, Speedy, Teddy, we're just having a blast talking about expansion and the Celtics.

1:30.7

Later on, I'll get into, well, basically we're going to get into a few ways the Celtics are impacted by this.

1:36.8

I'll talk about the financial stuff later on.

1:39.8

The potential shift in divisions and conferences is coming up.

1:43.4

But let's just start with the big thing

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