One Word from Deuce Tatum Helped Joe Mazzulla Find Perspective on Life & Basketball

This is where you learn about how Joe Mazzulla REALLY approaches life and basketball 🏀 In Part 1 of our two-part conversation with the Boston Celtics head coach, Mazzulla shares his approach to knowing his players on a deeply personal level, which has led to him traveling all over the world during the offseason to see them in their natural, home environments. The coach also shares a story about how Deuce Tatum said one word following a loss that snapped Mazzulla’s perspective on fatherhood and basketball into a clear image. The conversation then dives into Mazzulla’s outlook on the current team, why depth is so important in the NBA, and – randomly – how aggregators recently pulled a quote of his somewhat out of context. 00:35: The purpose behind visiting his players in the offseason 05:00: What would we learn about Joe if we went with him to his hometown? 06:30: Building relationships with players of all stages of careers and lives 10:20: An interesting visit to Mitchell Robinson in Nashville 12:00: What Mazzulla likes about this year’s team 14:00: Players working out together in LA this offseason 15:00: Why depth is so important nowadays in the NBA 19:15: A brief discussion on NBA usage 20:15: Aggregators pulling Mazzulla’s quotes out of context _______ Subscribe Here ☘️ https://www.youtube.com/celtics _______ Keep up with the C’s Twitter ☘️ https://twitter.com/celtics Instagram ☘️ https://www.instagram.com/celtics/ Facebook ☘️ https://www.facebook.com/bostonceltics TikTok ☘️ https://www.tiktok.com/@celtics Snapchat ☘️ https://www.snapchat.com/add/celtics LinkedIn ☘️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bostonceltics/ _______