The rumors are true; I was one of the original architects of Jordan Walsh Island. But even I would never have predicted that through eight games of the regular season, Jordan Walsh would have this big of a role.
Walsh has played in seven of the Celtics’ eight games and is averaging 10.8 minutes in those games. I thought it was possible that by the end of the season, Walsh could have earned close to Oshae Brissett’s 630 minutes from last season. But this early in the season? It is atypical for the coach of a veteran-laden team to lean on a 20-year-old second-round pick, but now that I mention it, Joe Mazzulla is the definition of atypical.