 2022 second round pick JD Davison is hoping for a similar success story as a two-way player for the main Celtics and Chris Forsberg caught up with the guard earlier today. All right here with JD Davison, JD just let's just start generally how's the experience been in Maine this season and what do you think the the greatest opportunity for growth has been up there? Just taking it day by day step by step not looking too far ahead and I'm looking back at all just enjoying the process of you know my journey right now 21 years old is enjoying the journey and the next step is just enjoying like leading the team being that in that point guard coach on the court and just trying to make my teammates better every day. What does that evolution been like you come into the league obviously you know drafted late second round but your the Celtics are loaded at that point guard position you get sent up the main like where do you think you've been able to to develop most in that in that point guard mentality? I'd say just breaking the energy from the jump like on the defense and they've been talking to me a lot about pressure in the ball, guard in the ball, not getting screened a lot so it's just trying to try to bring that energy from the jump for the team and trying to be that spark. You play at a pace that not a lot of players play at like what is that like trying to harness that and and turn that into a weapon with your speed and the way that you play on the court? I just know I've got a lot of shoes around me at all times so it's not easy to help or to try to use my speed and my strength and the advantage against against guard that's guarding me or whatever trying to just trying to be me at all me and me. You know I know you uh the voting closed last night for that next for that up next game um what would it mean if you uh if you were to to at least be considered for that game and get a chance to show off on the All-Star stage? Oh it would mean something for me um uh I guess I see the work the work that I've been putting in coming to reality and uh just going down the All-Star weekend and taking that moment it's like a surreal moment I've never been All-Star weekend so it'll be different for me. Nice. Tell me about uh you got to come back up with the parent club like what's it like bouncing between and how much are you keeping an eye on what they're doing every day? How much are you just locked in on what you're doing up there? What's the balance like? Uh you know once you get out of practice you gotta look a little time time off your hands I try to watch the game as much as I can but uh but it's just focusing on where I'm at uh if I'm up or down so just taking it day by day not you know anytime I could be a call up or you could be a call down back to me so just just staying ready ready for that moment you know the big club is the big club you're always going to be there and that's my goal to get there. You get to be in that locker room it feels like there's some good vibes in there in terms of like what this team is doing what's it like to be a part of that mix on those on those days you are with the parent club? Man it's it's different just just knowing them guys and wanting just to you know when you go they're always checking on you when you up there so it's always just like number my big brothers uh I would say uh just being in locker room with them is it's still surreal to me like um I don't think it got to me yet just being in the locker room like just to tell them to tell them about it's kind of different to me. What what is it like who's who's who's taking you under their wing who's the most checking on you who's who the guys that are making sure you're on that right path? Uh I'll say uh JB and Drew as of now uh those are guys I talked to them like I watched them most just like during the game so those are two guys. What's that like with you know Drew was obviously accomplished so much in his his career and having won a championship what's it like getting a little advice from him now part of the organization? Um man just I've been watching Drew since uh I don't know New Orleans days so it's kind of different from me so um just taking advice from him because you know he's been on the championship team he got a ring uh he's been leading a lot of teams and like you know he's called back of the defense now so just watching him is like oh my god it's so different. Good luck tonight we'll see you back down here in Boston soon. All right thank you. And JD Davidson only one of two players in the gene league right now averaging 20 or more points or eight or more assists as well just what is his path to that parent organization with the Celtics? So it's funny I always tell this story so one of my first years covering the team Avery Bradley gets drafted and they send him up to Maine and you kind of forget about him he was 19 years old at that point comes back his hair had grown out not to JD Davidson levels but you know he went up there he learned how to like just be a pro and he comes back and within a year and a half he was in the starting lineup for the Celtics it's easy to kind of forget now Avery was the first round pick was highly touted but JD goes up there you kind of learn the way of the game you learn like how you can impact it taking that coaching and try to like figure out your your role and I think he's done that he plays at such a great speed he has the ability on the defensive end but more so with just creating if he's just okay with running the offense and getting people involved and keeping the turnovers low I think he can really help this team and long-term the Celtics have got to find cheaper guys that can build around this court because they're paying so much money for the guys around here he just has to wait for that opportunity and that can be frustrating but I really believe JD has the potential to impact this team Jalen Brown and Drew Holiday giving you advice you can't go wrong there