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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