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Starts 2 of 2 games · 8th on BOS in minutes · Rotation role

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• Podcast Locked On Celtics · 4 points · Oct 24
  • Jordan Walsh got the start again. The host says it looks like that will be the starting lineup for now. at 25:39
  • Walsh played good defense, hit a three, got a layup on a leak-out but missed a couple of layups, and had 3 rebounds. The host calls him a positive overall. at 25:30
  • The host is still surprised Walsh keeps getting the starts. He says Walsh's production has been up and down over two games. at 27:26
  • Everyone else was a small negative. at 26:24

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• Podcast Locked On Celtics · 2 points · Oct 22
  • Host: Jordan Walsh is already trying to be a defense-first player. Offensively he will be more of an ancillary spot-up guy and doesn't shoot well right now. at 29:05
  • Host says Thompson got a near-max extension, though he's unsure whether it was max or near max. He says Walsh's extension was nowhere near that, implying Walsh also received an extension; no amount is given. at 29:50

  “Mailbag: Blown Leads, Trading Jayson Tatum, and Who is the Second Option?” · listen ↗

• Podcast Hardwood Knocks host · Relayed report · Oct 21 around the league

  Celtics moves mentioned: a Jordan Walsh extension and adding Mitchell Robinson, whom the Knicks lost. Boston's bigs are Robinson, Queta and Luka Garza.

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• Podcast Locked On NBA host · Analysis · Oct 19 around the league

  The Celtics host says Boston must use the regular season to sort out Scheierman, Gonzalez and Jordan Walsh in the supporting cast.

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• Podcast Locked On Celtics · 2 points · Oct 21
  • Tom Westerholm: Jordan Walsh started the opener against Detroit but played only 13 minutes. at 4:10
  • John Karalis: A host or guest was surprised Walsh got the start. He speculated the reason was wanting length on defense against Cade Cunningham. at 5:06

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• Podcast Locked On Celtics · 4 points · Oct 20
  • Joe Mazzulla started Tatum, Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, Derrick White and Jordan Walsh. at 7:55
  • Starter Jordan Walsh played only 13.5 minutes. He played about 5.5 minutes in the first quarter, did not return in the first half, came in at the start of the third quarter, and did come back in after that. at 8:00
  • Host calls it weird to start a player for 13.5 minutes and a curious rotation. He notes it is only one game and wants to see where it goes. at 8:29
  • Boston had 12 offensive rebounds to Detroit's 14, and lost second-chance points 16-24. Walsh had 3 offensive rebounds, and Pritchard and Garza had a couple each. at 14:40

  “Boston Celtics BLOW a Huge Lead, LOSE Season Opener To Detroit Pistons” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Celtics · 5 points · Oct 19
  • Host view: at least one of the young wings Hugo Gonzalez] needs to earn 30 minutes a night, even off the bench. If two of them do, the Celtics become better. name not confirmed at 5:00
  • Joe Mazzulla (reported): Relayed: Joe Mazzulla said Jordan Walsh is going to guard the other team's best player. at 32:27
  • Tom Westerholm: Tom Westerholm names Jordan Walsh as a dark horse for All-Defense but explicitly does not predict it. He is unsure Walsh will get enough minutes because other players will split the role. at 32:12
  • John Karalis: John Corrales expects Jordan Walsh to come off the bench rather than be the regular starter, even though Walsh started a couple of preseason games. He also doubts Walsh will be good enough offensively to justify the minutes. at 33:21
  • A host called Jordan Walsh the best defender of the young wings but said Baylor Scheierman is too well-rounded. This appears to be in the context of who starts. at 33:38

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• Podcast Locked On Celtics · 4 points · Oct 16
  • John Karalis: Host places Harper behind Scheierman, Gonzalez and Walsh in the wing pecking order, but says Harper makes the most of his chances. at 13:51
  • John Karalis: Luka Garza had 13 points, 4 offensive rebounds and a block. Jordan Walsh had 9 points on 4-of-9 shooting, 5 rebounds, 2 blocks and 2 steals. at 15:32
  • Host believes Harper ranks behind Baylor Scheierman, Hugo Gonzalez and Jordan Walsh among the wings, though he usually makes the most of his chances. at 13:51
  • Jordan Walsh had two blocks and two steals and shot 4 of 9. at 15:46

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• Podcast Locked On Celtics · 3 points · Oct 15
  • The defensive group of White, Walsh, Tatum and George on the perimeter, backed by a rim protector, is called a formidable gauntlet. at 11:42
  • Joe Mazzulla (quoted): Mazzulla started Jordan Walsh again. After the game he played it down as doing the same as the previous game, but he also praised Walsh for guarding the opponent's best player. at 11:21
  • Joe Mazzulla (reported): Paraphrased by a host: after the game, Mazzulla said he didn't think much about starting Walsh and was just doing what he did the previous game. He also said Walsh guards the other team's best player. at 11:34

  “New Plan for Jayson Tatum? | Joe Mazzulla Answers Fan's Jaylen Brown Question” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Celtics · 2 points · Oct 14
  • Jordan Walsh started and made no field goals. He hit a couple of free throws, made a couple of nice drives, and in the host's view had a positive defensive impact. at 23:26
  • Host opinion: the Walsh lineup is viable, especially as a defense-first look, but he would rather have Baylor Scheierman in it. at 26:31

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• Podcast John Karalis, Locked On Celtics · Prediction · Oct 13

  Corrales does not think the lineup used against Philadelphia will be the opening-day lineup. Specifically, he does not think Jordan Walsh will start.

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• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Analysis · Oct 13

  Jordan Walsh started a preseason game. The host thinks the start itself is meaningless, but says the lineup used at the start of that game might preview a potential closing lineup.

  “Nothing, Something or EVERYTHING: What's real, What's NOT in Boston Celtics Preseason?” at 30:40 · listen ↗

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