Anthony Black, Nick Smith Jr., Ricky Council IV and now, Jordan Walsh.
All four members of Arkansas’ Sweet 16 team from a year ago have now earned minutes in the NBA this season.
Jordan Walsh steps in for his NBA debut pic.twitter.com/iWlbimDwbH
— Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) January 18, 2024
Walsh missed a shot but grabbed four rebounds in the three minutes of action he received at the end of the game.
He will likely end up being a rotational piece on a Celtics team that is looking to get back to the NBA Finals after narrowly missing out a year ago in a Eastern Conference Finals loss to the Miami Heat and then losing in the NBA Finals the year prior to Golden State.
Boston is back on the hardwood on Friday night against the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets on ESPN.