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The Boston Celtics got their preseason schedule underway with a win over a Memphis Grizzlies team missing most of its starters. Boston, on the other hand, started the game with Jaylen Brown and Derrick White in the backcourt and Sam Hauser at the power forward spot.

This was the first time we’ve seen the Celtics in action since their flurry of cost-cutting moves over the summer. As such, I - and most likely we - had multiple questions we were hoping would begin to be answered in this game. Some were, some weren’t, and of course, new questions arose.

In today’s episode of the Celtics Chronicle podcast, Bill Calabrese and I discuss

* Boston’s shot profile

* The pros and cons of Tillman at the 5

* What we saw from the new and young recruits

* Questions about the pace of play, and how pace can mean different things

* Defensive observations, upside and concerns

And a bunch more.

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Celtics basketball starts today!

Ok, it’s only a preseason game, I get it. But that doesn’t mean we can’t get excited about the season to come! And with that in mind, I joined up with Jason Timpf of the Hoops Tonight podcast to do a deep dive preview of the Celtics roster and how their season could shake out.

We hit on:

* Anfernee Simons and his potential value

* Simons’ upside if he can figure out his defense

* The importance of defensive IQ execution

* How the overall offense could change to suit the new team

* Concerns about the center rotation

* Questions about the depth at both forward positions

* Why Chris Boucher makes more sense at the four

* How Jayson Tatum’s return could impact trade decisions

* And a bunch of other stuff.

We’re just one day away from the Celtics’ preseason opener against the Memphis Grizzlies — our first real look at this new roster in action. And with that comes a few burning questions we’ve all been waiting to see answered:

In today’s episode of The Celtics Chronicle podcast, I was joined by Billy Calabrese — who is a regular co-host on Tuesdays and Thursdays — to dive into some of the bigger picture questions as we head into the Memphis game.

We hit on:

* A potentially new-look offense and how that could look/work

* The roster battles, and potential rotation questions — double big? Pritchard starting?

* Building in Mazzulla’s image — carrying on from yesterday’s newsletter

* The trade-off between developing talent and maximizing “ready-now” guys like Jaylen Brown and Derrick White

* And, whether the Celtics should hit up the New York Knicks about Pacome Dadiet, who is rumored to be available at pennies on the dollar.

All this and more on today's Celtics Chronicle podcast