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Celtics wing reacts to Jrue Holiday trade: “He was definitely a mentor to me”

Hours after Jrue Holiday was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, rising third-year Celtics player Jordan Walsh joined CLNS Media’s Garden Report for an all-encompassing interview about his Summer League goals, his sophomore season, and much more.

Walsh also reacted to the Holiday trade, though he didn’t speak in definitive terms since nothing has officially been reported.

“What I do know is that Jrue was definitely a mentor for me,” Walsh said. “He was definitely a guy that I definitely looked up to, and I would hate if he was not in Boston.