Celtics Select Jordan Walsh



    Amidst the craziness before the 2023 the Boston Celtics acquired two first round picks for Marcus Smart from the Memphis Grizzlies.  They squired a first for this year at 25th overall along with another 1st for the 2024 draft. Brad Stevens was all over the place in this draft, He started by trading out of the 1st round to acquire multiple 2nd round picks. The Celtics used the number 25 overall pick to trade down to 38 and eventually swap with the Kings to select Jordan Walsh at 39 overall. The surge of trades included the Grizzlies, Kings, Hornets, and Pistons. The move allowed the Celtics to get their guy Walsh at 39 and acquire 4 future 2nd round picks in the deal.

    The theory behind trading down comes all back to the salary cap of the Boston Celtics. If the Celtics used the 25th pick to select a player in the 1st round, they would be forced to use cap space on the player they drafted. The Celtics Cap Space is running dry at the moment with three huge contracts on their books at the moment. Jayson Tatum is scheduled to be making 32 million next year. Kristaps Porzingis just opted into his player option to play for the Celtics so he is scheduled to make 36 million. Jaylen Brown when he signs the Super max will be making 295 over 5 in total 59 million a year, it will be incrementally a year but just massive contracts on their books right now. 

    In order to fix their books the Celtics needed to draft a player on a two way contract that wont affect their books, and recoup future assets with their pick, it was a stellar move during the draft for Brad Stevens. Walsh played his one and done college career for Arkansas State. The young forward averaged 7 pts 4 rebounds and 1 assist. The offensive game was not what they were looking for with this kid. The scouting report stated that he is a gritty kid, with electric defense. He has the potential to guard positions 1 through 5, he's strong and long, the Celtics will try to develop him into gritty defensive presence to supplement their defense. You will likely see Walsh playing for the Maine Celtics and garbage time in TD Garden, until potentially the prospect can earn some solid minutes off the bench. The last thing to do is wait and see!

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