CAMBRIDGE, MA — Jordan Walsh walked into the Cambridge Community Center and jogged through a group of children gathered to welcome him to Boston and unveil a new courthouse. Dressed in his EYBL sweatpants, Celtics windbreaker, winter cap and Yeezy Foam Runners, Boston rolled the green carpet for pick #38.
The ceremony contrasts with the much lower arrival of JD Davison a year earlier, and the storage of Juhann Begarin, Brad Stevens’ first pick in 2021. Walsh’s arrival is more reminiscent of a first-round talent, and given a range of ratings on where he’s ranked in the class starting with Ranked in the top 20 high schools, it may prove effective. Right now, he was glaring in front of his family members while his agent Ramon Sessions was standing nearby. Walsh nodded as a reporter compared the moment practical.
“It was amazing,” said Walsh. CLNS modes. “It was great. I got to be in the atmosphere of Boston’s workout, and feel what it feels like to exercise a winning culture in their gym. You could feel everything we did, even when we were just doing ball handling drills and stretches, it’s always loud.” People are shouting, people are always cheering for you.”
“To be able to feel that and be in it, it means so much, it’s special and I’m so glad Boston chose me. It was amazing, it was a dream come true, to hear your name called, it means the world to a guy like me that was such a dream… I am glad that they entrusted me with their choice.
And Walsh acknowledged the defense would lead his case for getting onto the pitch at the age of 19 in the wing-loading position for the second-best team in the East over the past two seasons. He made his case to play alongside and feature Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, and reached out to Al Horford to express his interest in working ahead of next month’s Summer League.
Walsh will join Davison, Alexander Balcerowski (Gran Canaria), Kamar Baldwin (Maine), Justin Beane (Memphis J-League), Justin Champagne (Boston), Michal Mulder (Miami League), Jay Scrub (Orlando) and Vincent Valerio. -Bodon (Debreceni EAC, Hungary), among early reporting.
Eugene German (Qingdao Eagles, China), Sam Grisell (Nebraska) and Reggie Kisunlal (Maine) It said Round off the list. That should provide Walsh with some of the ball handling he mentioned in the process of being rediscovered in the draft after playing a team-oriented role at Arkansas.
“(I’m) a guy who plays defense, plays super tough, is tough, and he’s going to be consistent on that side,” Walsh said. “Who’s going to do the simple things that help win, that others probably overlook, and dunk on the floor. I hear Boston likes people who dunk on the floor more than people who dunk the ball. That guy’s going to be me. I’ll still make some dunks, but I’m just a guy who wants to.” To do whatever it takes to win.”
“(The shooting is) very important. To play with players like Tatum and Brown, you have to be able to open the floor for them, because they attract so much attention that they need to be able to make an extra pass and have a guy make that shot.”
Solid shooting sessions in Walsh’s pair of Celtics drills have Stevens and the Boston front office intrigued between a number of potential targets between the first and second rounds. The Celtics traded three times again to win back a second-round draft capital he missed during the 2028 season and take advantage of a new expected second-round exception in the new CBA.
That would put Walsh in an active roster spot, rather than the two-way experience Davison had in the first year. However, some G-League representatives may be waiting for Walsh as he adjusts to playing professionally on a winning team.
While their games may not quite align, fans seemed to enjoy acquiring a similarly dedicated lead to squabbles like outgoing guard Marcus Smart. Children who attended the camp crowded Walsh as he exited the facility, then screamed Goodbye, Jordan He and his father John, his mother Sandra and his brother Joshua also boarded the bus.
“I came here last night and started sinking in. It definitely helps. The kids here definitely welcomed me to the Celtics,” Walsh said. “It was fun. I love the city so far. I love the food I ate, I love the people, I love the facilities. I fell in love with Boston and I wasn’t even here 24 hours.”