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Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

UNCOMFORTABLE: Celtics PUSH through growing pains | KEEP Anfernee Simons?

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics push their roster beyond comfort, sparking questions about long-term growth and player adaptation. Could Jaylen Brown’s expanded role and Derrick White’s early struggles unlock a true dual-star partnership next season? Hosts John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal and Tom Westerholm examine the impact of lineup instability, changing workloads, and evolving responsibilities for key players as Joe Mazzulla's coaching ethos tests the team’s flexibility and resilience. Is Anfernee Simons quietly altering the Celtics’ future plans? The conversation spotlights Simons’ recent hot streak, potential contract value, and how his performance could reshape Boston’s rotation. Insights include Payton Pritchard’s adjustment, bench depth issues, and next steps for integrating Jayson Tatum once healthy. Get expert perspectives on Celtics shooting woes, defensive trends, and the tricky business of building a contender in the new NBA landscape.

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0:00.0

Boston Celtics out of their comfort zone, why it's bad now and good later.

0:05.2

Plus is Anthony Simons changing the conversation about his status on the Celtics.

0:09.8

It's all right now on the Lockdown Celtics podcast.

0:15.6

Uh-huh.

0:17.1

Yep.

0:18.8

Beantown.

0:20.5

Be ever ready. It's the seas. Who else could it be What they're going to say now Screaming like JT Corralic, we kept a madness Every game every practice Crime time Depp and D White On the sideline Rain and Jace How we started Raised Benis how we finish Locked on Celtics pod home of the winners.

0:37.9

Baby,

0:42.0

welcome back to the lockdown self-its podcast right here in the lockdown podcast network.

0:45.1

Where is your team every day and your team is the Boston Celtics?

0:52.9

I talk about them Monday through Friday plus bonus podcasts like this weekend when they play on a Friday or a Saturday.

0:53.8

So subscribe.

1:11.5

The show is free. It's available everywhere. It's on YouTube, getting to the comment section. Share your thoughts with me. John Corallis, beat writer for Boston Sports Journal. I have been doing a version of this job for 20 years. I've been doing this podcast for 10. And I've written a couple of books about the team as well. Today show is brought to you by GameTime.

1:16.9

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1:22.4

Later on, we'll talk about Anthony Simons, who may be changing the conversation about Anthony Simons.

1:23.7

We'll get into some of Derek White's changing role.

1:27.2

And we'll start with the Celtics being out of their comfort zone and why that may ultimately lead to some positive results, even though it's not getting the most consistent results.

1:41.0

Now, and joining me is Tom Westlehome. Thank you. Thank you. I'm good. I'm outside

1:49.6

outside my comfort zone. Nah, I don't know. It's fair. You know, whatever. I'm in my house. I'm doing the

1:57.3

pot. I'm pretty comfortable. But let's, uh, it is as comfort zone as it gets.

2:01.2

Yeah.

2:02.4

Podcasting from the comfort of your own home.

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