Locked on Celtics with Rainin' J's

MassLive's Jay King and WEEI's Sam Packard discuss the Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement, especially Allen Iverson's unique speech -- which revealed a lot of his personality, as well as his emotions. Other topics include Jaylen Brown's trainer saying the rookie could develop a "deadly" mid-post game and Isaiah Thomas shooting hoops with a random 14-year-old student. #BostonCeltics #NBA #Celtics

MassLive's Jay King and Red's Army's John Karalis welcome guest Jeff Clark, the godfather of all Boston Celtics blogs (or the blogfather, if you will). Clark reminisces about Mark Blount, the early days of NBA blogging, and some of his favorite memories covering the team. King and Karalis also discuss Brad Stevens' comments about the "void" left by Evan Turner's departure, plus wonder whether the Celtics should let Paul Pierce suit up for one more (preseason) game whenever he does decide to retire. #BostonCeltics #NBA #Celtics

MassLive’s Jay King and WEEI’s Sam Packard play a game about the Boston Celtics’ ESPN insider player profiles, which were released this weekend; discuss Jaylen Brown’s newest workout partner, Jimmy Butler; and answer a number of listeners’ questions, including one about which five Celtics should go on Brown’s “Mystery Machine” and another that led to a discussion of whether Crowder can take another step forward during the coming season. #BostonCeltics #Celtics #NBA

MassLive's Jay King and Red's Army's John Karalis dive into a smorgasbord of Boston Celtics offseason topics, including the NBA's rookie survey (Jaylen Brown was voted the most athletic rookie), Isaiah Thomas' visit with the Seattle Seahawks, the fence mosaic of Kelly Olynyk, the most frustrating players in recent franchise history, and Jonas Jerebko's purchase of an esports team. A couple of minutes in, the guys play audio from Locked on NBA featuring some of ESPN analyst Kevin Pelton's thoughts about the Celtics. Near the end of the podcast, the discussion deteriorates into reminiscing about video games of old. #BostonCeltics #NBA #Celtics

MassLive.com's Jay King and Red's Army's John Karalis chat about a number of Boston Celtics topics, including... 1. Avery Bradley's desire for the Celtics to field a top-two defense 2. Bradley's admission that he did not want to put much recruiting pressure on friend Kevin Durant 3. And Jae Crowder's All-Star chances (which became a topic of conversation thanks to an ESPN Insider story about guys who could make the team for the first time). #BostonCeltics #Celtics #NBA #RaininJs #LockedOnCeltics

Sam (who shall heretofore be known as "Jam") Packard joins the show as our new fill-in co-host to discuss the new projections suggesting the Celtics will have the 4th best record in the, RJ Hunter's motivation to avoid getting cut, and the lesson Terry Rozier SHOULD have learned after his very R-rated snapchat. We get salty in this one... enjoy the show! #RaininJs #Celtics

Loyalty is a huge thing for fans, but what is it, really? Why are fans so loyal to the team but it seems like players might not be? Was Danny Ainge disloyal when he traded Paul Pierce away or just doing what was best? Was Mitch Kupchak being loyal when he gave Kobe Bryant $50 million, or was that a mistake? John was joined by Anthony F. Irwin of the Locked On Lakers podcast to discuss what loyalty really means from all different perspectives. Enjoy the show! #Celtics #RaininJs

With news still far too silent, John and Jay hit the mailbag (again) to discuss a slew of topics, including the Mt. Rushmore of best Celtics ever; a prediction of which current Celtics player is most likely to have his number retired; a debate of the greatest players in franchise history; and a discussion about whether Isaiah Thomas will improve this season. #BostonCeltics #Celtics #LockedOnCeltics #RaininJs

After Jay appears on the Locked on Thunder podcast to chat about the Celtics' future and Olympics hoops, he and Fred Katz make fun of sports writers with a new segment called "Real Tweet/Fake Tweet."

The new Celtics (and NBA schedule is out), and John & Jay discuss some of the key dates on the calendar. In addition to some games to keep an eye on, we get into some of the great cities to visit on the road, and a great basketball pilgrimage. Enjoy the show! #Celtics #RaininJs

The Boston Celtics are deep into their offseason, but Jay and John still received a bundle of mailbag questions, including ones about Jaylen Brown's potential, Ray Allen's possible fit, and the worst-case scenario over the next five years. Other topics included the ceilings for Kelly Olynyk, Jonas Jerebko and Jae Crowder, plus a goofy discussion about what players would do for work if they didn't have professional basketball.

Maine Red Claws head coach Scott Morrison joins the show from Los Angeles, where he took a break from working out Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart to talk to us about a wide variety of topics. Among them: His journey from the Canadian college ranks to the D-League, How guys like Terry Rozier, Jordan Mickey, and James Young handled their time in Maine, the insane amount of research that goes into a game plan, and the potential future of the D-League as a true minor league system. Plus, breaking news about Russell Westbrook that may eliminate TWO potential avenues for the Celtics to get their megastar. Enjoy the show! #Celtics #LockedOnCeltics #RaininJs

While unloading a mailbag, Jay and John ranked their Mount Rushmore of Celtics trades, slotted where Terry Rozier would go in a re-draft, picked teams for a theoretical intrasquad scrimmage, and answered a while lot of other Celtics questions. #BostonCeltics #Celtics #NBA

The Boston Celtics have been linked to Blake Griffin in trade rumors, but Doc Rivers squashed that chatter during an appearance on The Vertical podcast with Adrian Wojnarowski. Rivers also said the Clippers plan to let Paul Pierce sign with the Celtics to retire if he decides not to play at least one more season. Jay and guest Chris Forsberg from ESPN discuss Rivers' comments, some Colton Iverson chatter, and a potential salary cap issue to keep in mind entering next summer.

The Celtics tied up some loose ends and made a bunch of well-known agreements official, so John and Jay discuss how those signings affect potential trades moving forward. Also, the Rainin' J's analyze some analysis from SI's Rob Mahoney, who joined the Locked On NBA podcast (network shoutout!) for a wide-ranging interview that included the Celtics as challengers to the Cavs with a very big asterisk. Enjoy the show! #Celtics #LockedOnCeltics #RaininJs