Summer spark, now time for real NBA shine

Jordan Walsh enters the 2025–26 season aiming to prove he can be a high-IQ role player for the Boston Celtics. After flashes in Summer League and learning from veterans like Jrue Holiday, Walsh is focused on confidence, defense, and smart off-ball play.

He’s logged 486 career minutes—mostly in garbage time—but now hopes to graduate from the NBA’s equivalent of the waiting room. For Celtics fans, that’s like finally hearing your table’s ready at a packed Boston restaurant: the real meal hasn’t even started yet.