Welcome to episode 152 of the A List Podcast with A. Sherrod Blakely, Gary Washburn, and Kwani A. Lunis. In this episode, Sherrod, Gary and Kwani discuss the Celtics hot start, questions about Boston's bench, and react to the James Harden trade sending him to the Clippers!

0:00 Intro0:30 Celtics off to a hot start3:00 Wizards could have been a trap game for Celtics7:00 Celtics bench performance was discouraging10:25 FanDuel Sportsbook11:00 Early overreactions: who are the best teams in the NBA right now?14:45 Grant Williams is looking good in Dallas16:00 Are Lakers underperforming so far?17:00 Which Eastern Conference teams are exceeding or not reaching expectations?20:00 James Harden is finally traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. Who won the trade?31:30 "Pick n' Roll" Game: Who is more impacted by Harden trade, Denver or Boston?35:00 Looking ahead at upcoming Celtics games

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