Celtics reportedly extend Jordan Walsh on 3-year deal with team option
· Yahoo Sports
The Boston Celtics have made a habit out of extending players this summer who were largely unheralded coming into the NBA. First, they agreed to a 4-year, $56 million contract extension with former second-round pick Neemias Queta to start July. A few days later, they signed former undrafted guard Ron Harper Jr. to a 3-year, $9 million contract extension. And most recently, the C's extended former second-round pick Jordan Walsh with a 3-year, $15 million contract extension, per NBA insider Chris Haynes.
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In a time of frequent player movement and punitive taxes, there's a lot of value in low-cost contracts with high upside in today's NBA. Walsh's new deal could be an example of that, as the lengthy wing is just 22 years old with 3 years of professional experience under his belt. The Dallas native averaged a career-high 17.8 minutes per outing last season and even started in 25 games (he only started in 2 games over the course of his first 2 seasons).
Previously, the Celtics picked up Walsh's team option for the 2026-27 campaign, granting him $2.4 million. Now he'll have that money in the bank along with his aforementioned extension that includes 2 years of fully-guaranteed money and a third-year team option for the 2029-2030 season, via NBA insider Mike Scotto.
Walsh is primarily known as a defensive specialist, but he provided flashes of offensive talent last season, averaging nearly 10 points per game in December.
"I'm starting to see Jordan playing like a grown man," former Celtics star Jaylen Brown said during that stretch. "It's amazing to see just from him coming out of his shell, being aggressive."
The front office will hope to see the fourth-year Celtic continue to hone his 3-point shot and develop into a legitimate two-way threat next season without costing the team much financially.
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