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Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics ROTATION SHUFFLE - Jordan Walsh, Josh Minott, Hugo Gonzalez shifting roles

Locked On Celtics - Daily Podcast On The Boston Celtics

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🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Boston Celtics face a crucial crossroads as rising wings Josh Minott, Jordan Walsh, and Hugo Gonzalez battle for rotation spots while Luka Garza’s relentless energy shakes up the frontcourt dynamic. Is Gonzalez primed to become a fixture beside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown next season—or will Joe Mazzulla’s constantly shifting rotation open the door for a surprise contender? John Karalis of Boston Sports Journal, joined by Tom Westerholm, unpacks Minott’s puzzling absence from the lineup, the impact of Garza’s dominant offensive rebounding, and how defensive rebounding woes define the team’s current identity. The conversation spotlights Mazzulla’s unpredictable coaching approach and examines which young Celtics could secure long-term roles. With speculation swirling about offseason roster shake-ups, strategic fits next to Boston’s stars, and looming playoff ambitions, this episode provides sharp analysis on the direction of the Celtics’ wing rotation and the future of the franchise.

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0:00.0

We figure out why Josh Minot isn't playing what Joe Missoula is trying to do with Jordan Walsh,

0:05.5

Mynot and Hugo Gonzalez and Luca Garza and all that mess, what it means for now and what it

0:10.4

means for the future.

0:11.3

A definitive plan right now in the Lockdown Celtics podcast.

0:16.4

Uh-huh.

0:18.1

Be in town. Beem town.

0:38.8

Be ever ready. It's the C's. Who else can it be? What they're going to say now? Screaming like J.T. Corralics. We kept the madness every game, every practice. Crime time, Depp and D. White on the sideline. Rain and Jace. How we started. Raised Ben is how we finish. Locked on Celtics Pod. home of the winners, baby.

1:11.4

Hey, there, welcome back to the Lockdown Celtics podcast right here in the Lockdown Podcast Network, where it is your team every day. Your team is the Boston Celtics. And I talk about them Monday through Friday plus bonus podcasts when they play in the weekends. And this is January now. Happy New Year. They play on a ton of Fridays and Saturday. So there's going to be a ton of extra podcasts for you. They're all going to be free. They're available everywhere. So make sure you're subscribed. Watch a show on YouTube, get into the comment section, share your thoughts with me. If you're new to the show, I'm John Corrales, beat writer for Boston Sports Journal. I've been covering this team for about 20 years now.

1:13.5

And I've been doing this podcast for 10.

1:15.4

And I've written a couple of books about this team.

1:18.5

So I love talking about the Boston Celtics.

1:27.2

Today, we're talking about the wings, these, you know, the Minot, Walsh, Gonzalez, triumvirate what lucca garza has to do with all of that

1:31.1

and we're going to get to a definitive plan in the third segment we'll figure out all of that stuff

1:36.5

in the in the first and second segments the third segment we hit on it i think we landed on

1:41.2

what all of this means so uh i think it's going to be a fun show and joining me

1:46.6

to talk about all of this as always tom let's we're home thank you thank you thank you thank you

1:54.6

my box is too small i want to do the old yeah uh scott hall like wow but i can't get my arms to do the box thing on on YouTube. For people who are listening, they're just like, stop referencing only the video stuff. We can't see what you're doing. So I'd want to say, well, close your eyes and imagine, but I'm sure a lot of people are driving. And so please don't close your eyes when you're driving. Yeah. And please don't watch the YouTube while you're driving. Oh, don't watch the YouTube while you drive. All of that stuff is, yes, all of that stuff. So, all right. So the Celtics, I talked about this at the end of the podcast last night, but people don't always make it to the end of the podcast.

2:35.5

So, uh, and I think it's worth a bigger discussion. This, this, the way I put it, Tom, and you

2:41.3

tell me, it feels like we're like, oh, okay, well, I guess, uh, Josh Minot's out of the rotation now.

2:47.9

And that means who goes in and it means Josh is the starter and that's just how it is now. As soon as we say that's how it is now, Joe Masula goes, ha ha, ha, nope, and changes things. So it's funny. Someone tweeted at me. It was like the old Roddy Piper clip is like, uh, every time you think you have the answers i change the question and it's very

3:08.8

joe mazou i think joe mazoule is about to change the question on us i mean i can see it i think

3:14.7

it is i think if we wanted to start with the my not thing it is fascinating that he's just

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