When Larry Bird’s Celtics Got Swept + Challenges of 80’s NBA Champs Repeating w Cedric Maxwell

Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell looks back at what went wrong with the 1982 Celtics and the full-blown mutiny that followed in 1983.

Max and CLNS Media’s John Zannis also discuss the NBA’s push to kill the super team era — and how it may be hurting the product. They debate who becomes the new face of the league after this year’s Finals, Nikola Jokic’s best player comp, and go head-to-head on Max vs. Draymond Green: who was better, and who actually belongs in the Hall of Fame?

Watch the full conversation on The Cedric Maxwell Podcast.

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🕒 EPISODE TIMELINE:

• 0:00 – Welcome
• 1:33 – Hardest part about repeating as Champions?
• 3:43 – 1983 Season
• 6:46 – Joe Mazzulla head coach comp
• 8:12 – Bill Fitch
• 10:35 – Super Teams in NBA
• 17:20 – Face of NBA
• 22:00 – Anthony Edwards
• 24:36 – Max predicts Indiana will win it all
• 25:55 – PrizePicks
• 26:48 – Nikola Jokic
• 33:26 – Start, Bench, Cut
• 33:45 – Start, Bench, Cut: Nikola Jokic, Shaquille O’Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon
• 35:38 – Future of Warriors
• 41:04 – Wrapping up

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