MAIL TIME. Dan brings on Alex Kungu (@Kungu_NBA) to discuss the state of the Boston Celtics, including Danny Ainge's legacy, Brad Stevens' promotion, head coaching candidates, Marcus Smart's value, Kemba Walker trades, Aaron Nesmith, Romeo Langford, Payton Pritchard, Robert Williams III, the direction of the franchise and much more. After that, Dan dives into a mailbag that covers Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, the New York Knicks, Utah Jazz, Milwaukee Bucks, Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Clippers and more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ 🔘 Boston Celtics Deep Dive (1:12) 🔘 MAILBAG (59:00) 👉Are Hawks and Knicks rivals (59:24) 👉Future of Dame, CJ and Blazers (1:00:54) 👉Celtics coaching search (1:13:38) 👉Clippers small-ball vs Jazz (1:17:05) 👉Are the Suns favorite in the West (1:19:46) 👉Why are the Jazz so overlooked? (1:22:31) 👉 Better matchup for the Nets in Finals: Suns or Jazz? (1:26:53) 👉 Is Coach Bud criticism fair? (1:30:43) Please subscribe to Hardwood Knocks here. And if you're listening to us in Apple 's podcast player, please, please pretty please leave us a rating and write a review here. Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Follow: @HardwoodKnocks Follow: @The_Sports_Math Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices