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JD Davison talks his tenure with Boston, Portland on the Maine Celtics podcast

He also gets into how the Maine Celtics have been playing so far this season.

Most fans of the Boston Celtics have become followers of the team-produced podcast “The View From the Rafters,” but you would have to truly be among the most hardcore of Boston fans to know about another team-produced podcast in the greater Celtics orbit.

And that lesser-known podcast is the “Maine Celtics” podcast, which just dropped its fifth episode of the 2023-24 season. In it, hosts Brendan Glasheen and Chris Whitney sat down with two way Celtics floor general JD Davison, who breaks down what it was like in his first season with the Celtics, splitting his time between Portland and Boston.

He also gets into how the Maine Celtics have been playing so far this season, and the crew previews a tilt with the Sioux Falls Skyforce that Portland is slated to play soon.

Check it out above!

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Catching up with Boston Celtics two way player JD Davison

The former No. 53 pick of the Celtics recently sat down with the folks behind the official G League YouTube channel to share how he made his way from the deep south to the fringes of the NBA.

Fans of the Boston Celtics likely have not thought all that much about two way Celtics point guard JD Davison, but the Alabama native has been honing his craft in Portland, Maine with the Maine Celtics. The Alabama alum has played with the parent club in garbage time a few games so far this season, but has largely been on the court at the G League level.

The former No. 53 pick of the Celtics recently sat down with the folks behind the official G League YouTube channel to share how he made his way from the deep south to the fringes of the NBA.

Davison shared who helped him along his way during that arduous journey, as well as how it has been going lately.

Check it out above!

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Boston Celtics call up Jordan Walsh – could his NBA debut be imminent?

If the former Razorback hopes to earn a shot at more run with Boston (assuming he even gets on the floor), he will have to avoid making too many defensive mistakes.

Could we be about to see the long-awaited season debut of Boston Celtics rookie wing Jordan Walsh with the team? The Arkansas alum has been playing with the Maine Celtics up in Portland so far this season, but has yet to log a single minute with the parent club that drafted him last summer.

Now, with the Celtics set to face off with the San Antonio Spurs — a ball club that is not exactly trying to win games this season as a franchise — and a number of Boston’s usual high-minutes players looking like they could be scratches for rest, we might finally see Walsh take the floor.

If the former Razorback hopes to earn a shot at more run with Boston (assuming he even gets on the floor), he will have to avoid making too many defensive mistakes, as he likely won’t be expected to take anything but the most open of shots.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast took a long look at what a Walsh debut might look like on a recent episode; check it out above!

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Recap: Ousmane Dieng scores 25 points in OKC Blue’s 114-103 loss to Maine Celtics

Recap: Ousmane Dieng scores 25 points in OKC Blue’s 114-103 loss to Maine Celtics.

The G League’s OKC Blue suffered a 114-103 loss to the Maine Celtics on Friday. The home loss drops their record to 0-2 since the second half of the season kicked off.

This was the second consecutive loss to the Celtics for the Blue, who also lost to them on Wednesday.

The Blue had a good start, leading by three points following the first quarter. But the Celtics used a 33-19 second quarter to flip the score, and the Blue entered halftime with a 61-50 deficit.

A 30-point third quarter by the Blue cut the deficit to six points entering the final frame. OKC proceeded to get to as close as four points before the Celtics pulled away.

The Blue shot 41% from the field and went 10-of-30 (27.8%) from 3. It was a poor offensive outing. OKC also turned it over 18 times.

Meanwhile, the Celtics shot 45% from the field despite going 12-of-45 (26.7%) from 3. Maine also struggled with ball security with 19 turnovers but 11 steals helped overcome that.

Some notable individual performances for both sides:

Ousmane Dieng: 25 points on 11-of-19 shooting, 3-of-8 from 3, five rebounds, three steals

Keyontae Johnson: 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting, six rebounds

Jahmi’us Ramsey: 23 points on 6-of-10 shooting, 3-of-5 from 3, five assists, five rebounds

KJ Williams: 15 points on 6-of-22 shooting, 1-of-9 from 3, 15 rebounds

Jordan Walsh: 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting, 2-of-8 from 3, 10 rebounds

Drew Peterson: 18 points on 7-of-15 shooting, 4-of-8 from 3, six rebounds

J.D. Davison: 17 points on 7-of-16 shooting, 2-of-6 from 3, 10 assists, five steals

DJ Steward: 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting, 1-of-7 from 3, 12 rebounds, five assists

The full highlights from the Blue’s 11-point loss to the Boston Celtics’ G League affiliate can be watched below:

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Recap: OKC Blue start second half of season with 117-111 loss to Celtics

Recap: OKC Blue starts second half of season with 117-111 loss to Maine Celtics.

The G League’s OKC Blue began the second half of the 2023-24 regular season with a close loss to the Maine Celtics, 117-111.

The home loss drops the Blue to 0-1: Records are reset following the G League’s Winter Showcase.

The Blue fell behind early, trailing the Celtics, 31-27, following the first quarter. The second quarter was deadlocked at 35, and OKC entered halftime trailing, 66-62.

The Blue entered the final frame trailing by two points, but a 10-3 run by Maine ballooned that deficit to nine less than three minutes into the fourth quarter.

OKC managed to come back and take a 100-99 lead, but Maine responded and never relinquished the lead again the rest of the way.

In the final two minutes, the Blue cut it to a three-point game, but couldn’t complete the comeback despite several opportunities.

The Blue shot 46% from the field and went 13-of-37 (35.1%) from 3. OKC dished 28 assists on its 40 baskets. Seventeen turnovers contributed to the Blue taking 15 fewer shots than the Celtics.

Meanwhile, the Celtics shot 42% from the field and went 15-of-46 (32.6%) from 3. They dished 27 assists and grabbed 55 rebounds, which included 16 offensive boards.

Some notable individual performances for both sides:

  • Ousmane Dieng: 13 points on 5-of-13 shooting, 2-of-5 from 3, three assists
  • Lindy Waters III: 26 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 5-of-9 from 3, six rebounds, four assists
  • Keyontae Johnson: 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting, three rebounds, three steals
  • Olivier Sarr: 12 points on 4-of-14 shooting, 11 rebounds
  • Drew Peterson: 20 points on 9-of-19 shooting, 10 rebounds, five assists
  • JD Davison: 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting, 10 rebounds, six assists
  • Jordan Schakel: 18 points on 6-of-12 shooting, 5-of-10 from 3
  • Jordan Walsh: 14 points on 4-of-12 shooting, nine rebounds, three steals

The full highlights from the Blue’s six-point loss to the Boston Celtics’ G League affiliate can be watched below:

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Boston’s Jordan Walsh gets ‘incomplete’ grade on his season so far

The Celtics rookie has yet to appear in a regular season Celtics game at the NBA level.

The NBA has reached roughly a quarter way through its 2023-24 season by now, with some clarity about how each ball club’s rookies have done so far this season coming into focus. But not all teams have a rookie on their roster, and at least at the NBA level, not every team has seen how its newest players look given many teams, like the Boston Celtics, have yet to see their players on the court outside of a G League context.

For that reason, in a recent assessment by Bleacher Report’s Andy Bailey of the league’s 2023 rookie class, Celtics first-year forward Jordan Walsh has earned himself an “incomplete” grade given the paucity of play from the Arkansas alum among his peers in the NBA.

“The Celtics might be the best team in the NBA, and they haven’t had a single minute logged by a rookie this season,” writes Bailey.

“Walsh, who was selected near the top of the second round, has appeared in 14 G League games, but he’s yet to debut for the big club.”

The 6-foot-7 forward has put up 13.9 points, 6 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 1.5 steals per game in 29.6 minutes of floor time per game while shooting 42.4% from the floor overall, 31.1% from 3, and 68.0% from the stripe, his accuracy from all three contexts hinting that it could be a while before we see Walsh with the parent club.

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Drew Peterson 2023-24 G League highlights: Welcome to the Boston Celtics

Able to put the ball on the floor and pass the rock in addition to shooting 40% from beyond the arc with the Skyforce this season, Peterson can defend well enough on the other end.

The Boston Celtics have signed former USC and Rice forward Drew Peterson (no, not that one), a 24-year-old 6-foot-9 native of Illinois who was most recently playing for the Sioux Falls Skyforce at the G League level this season.

Able to put the ball on the floor and pass the rock in addition to shooting 40% from beyond the arc with the Skyforce this season, Peterson can defend well enough on the other end, averaging a steal per game with Sioux Falls. Signing a two way deal with Boston will make the Libertyville High alum available for Boston 50 games this season when he is not playing with the Maine Celtics in Portland.

To get to know his game better, check out the clip embedded below put together by fan-favorite videographer Tomasz Kordylewski.

Check it out above!

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Boston’s Sam Hauser on Jordan Walsh’s growth with the Maine Celtics

“You can tell he’s got a lot of potential and a lot of talent, so I know he’s working really hard,” said Hauser.

Fans of the Boston Celtics were clamoring for rookie wing Jordan Walsh to get on the floor for at TD Garden, but the Arkansas alum has spent his entire season so far with the Maine Celtics honing his craft at the G League level.

But the Texas native has been putting in work, and it has caught the attention of teammates on the parent club’s roster, like forward Sam Hauser, who forged his own path to the league via time spent in Maine. “Jordan is coming along well,” said Hauser via MassLive’s Souichi Terada. “He’s young, he’s learning, but he’s been playing really well.”

“You can tell he’s got a lot of potential and a lot of talent, so I know he’s working really hard and every time he’s come back here it’s looked like he’s gotten better,” added the Virginia alum.

“I think you kind of have to have a balance,” said Hauser. “Work on the things that you know, like when you come up here, you’re going to have to do, and then also expanding your game as much as you can when you get the opportunity.”

“I think he’s done a good job of that so far, and I think when he does come up here, he’s probably going to be a defender, a spot-shooter and find a role on this team.”

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Celtics waive two-way big man Nathan Knight

The Celtics have waived two-way big man Nathan Knight, the team announced on Tuesday.

The Boston Celtics have waived big man Nathan Knight, the team announced Tuesday afternoon. Knight had spent the entirety of the 2023-24 campaign with Boston’s G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics, where he averaged 8.9 points and 8.3 rebounds in 22.9 minutes per game. This move gives the Celtics an open two-way contract to consider, although it’s unlikely it signals any imminent move.

Knight originally signed a deal with Boston in October after he was waived by the New York Knicks. Born in upstate New York, Knight played college ball at William & Mary in Virginia. He joined the NBA as a member of the Atlanta Hawks during the 2020-21 season, and also logged minutes as a pro with the Minnesota Timberwolves. In his first career start in December 2021, Knight logged 20 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block against the Celtics as a member of the Wolves.

The Maine Celtics are 7-5 this season, while the Boston Celtics are 16-5 at the time of this writing.

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Boston Celtics rookie forward Jordan Walsh wants to get on the court at TD Garden this season

Despite being in the G League, Walsh remains closely connected with the Celtics.

Boston Celtics rookie forward Jordan Walsh wants to get on the court at TD Garden this season. In a recent interview on the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast, Walsh, now playing with the Maine Celtics in the G League, talk about his experiences, goals, and focus on becoming an elite defender.

The Arkansas alum considers the G League as an invaluable growing experience and stressed the importance of taking things one step at a time while keeping in mind the ultimate goal—returning to Boston and contributing to the team’s success. Despite being in the G League, Walsh remains closely connected with the Celtics, even mentioning instances where teammates from the parent club attended his games.

CLNS Media reporter Bobby Manning and Walsh discuss his time in Maine, his hopes to return to Boston and more.

Check it out above!

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