Mitchell Robinson ☆

Not listed so far. The official injury report for this game is not out yet, so treat his status as unknown until it is.

Starting lineups are not confirmed yet.

This season

No data collected yet this season. His averages, lines history and splits fill in after his first regular-season game. Why?

• Podcast John Karalis, Locked On Celtics · Reported fact · 45 h ago

  Tatum did not play and was not with the team. White, Pritchard, Queta (heard as 'Kata') and Mitchell Robinson also apparently did not travel. The host says he is 'pretty sure' most stayed in Boston. No injury reason was given; it sounds like rest.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Reported fact · 45 h ago

  Tatum did not play and was not with the team. Host believes Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta and Mitchell Robinson also did not travel, with about half the roster staying in Boston.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Reported fact · 45 h ago

  Jayson Tatum did not play and was not with the team. Derrick White, Payton Pritchard, Neemias Queta (heard as 'Kata', uncertain) and Mitchell Robinson did not travel either; the host says about half the team stayed in Boston.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Report · 45 h ago

  Derek White, Peyton Pritchard, Kata (possibly Neemias Queta) and Mitchell Robinson did not appear (likely Derrick White and Payton Pritchard). The host first said a bunch of guys didn't make the trip, then hedged that he is 'pretty sure' most were not in Philadelphia. No reason was given.

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Analysis · Oct 15

  Westerholm's main takeaway from the Hornets win: the Mitchell Robinson–Tatum pairing looks durable and fun. He compares it to the Tatum–Kornet pairing that powered strong Tatum-plus-bench lineups last season. He calls Robinson less durable than Kornet but the better player.

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Analysis · Oct 15

  Robinson is described as very strong as the roll man and on the offensive glass. Shooters can fire freely knowing he may get the rebound. Paul George threw him many passes in the game, and Pritchard is seen as a good pick-and-roll partner for him.

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Analysis · Oct 15

  Tatum and Robinson in pick-and-roll force bad choices on defenses because they must step up on Tatum. That should open things up for the shooters around them, and the host expects those shooters to feast.

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Opinion · Oct 15

  Main takeaway from the Hornets win: the Mitchell Robinson–Tatum pairing looks solid. The speaker calls Robinson a better player than Luke Cornette (Kornet) but less durable. He notes that Tatum-plus-bench lineups with Cornette crushed opponents.

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Analysis · Oct 15

  The speaker calls Robinson uniquely skilled as a pick-and-roll big and on the offensive glass, which makes shooters comfortable. Paul George threw him a lot of passes, and Pritchard should be a good pick-and-roll partner. Tatum-Robinson actions force bad choices on defenses and should open looks for the shooters around them.

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Opinion · Oct 15

  Westerholm's main takeaway from the Hornets win is that the Mitchell Robinson–Jason Tatum (likely Jayson Tatum) pairing 'has sturdy legs.'

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Opinion · Oct 15

  The co-host says Mitchell Robinson is less durable than Luke Cornette (as heard) but is the better player.

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Analysis · Oct 15

  The co-host describes Mitchell Robinson as unusually talented in the pick-and-roll (ASR: 'picket role') and on the offensive glass.

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Analysis · Oct 15

  Paul George threw a lot of passes to Mitchell Robinson in the Hornets game ('through a lot to' as heard). The co-host predicts Peyton Pritchard (likely Payton Pritchard) will be a good pick-and-roll partner for Robinson.

• Podcast Mitchell Robinson (reported), via Locked On Celtics · Relayed report · Oct 14

  In the locker room, Mitchell Robinson laughed and said Mazzulla just threw the double-big look at them, so they had to figure it out on the fly.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Report · Oct 14

  Mitchell Robinson looked gassed in the third quarter, after playing 14 minutes. The host says he doesn't know what caused it; no reason was given.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Opinion · Oct 14

  Host opinion: if Robinson's conditioning is like this, he'd rather give Robinson a structured 20 minutes starting games and use Queta (likely Neemias Queta) as a reserve who can finish games, saying Queta is in better shape. Without Robinson's minutes, the host says they'd otherwise have to go to Garza.

• Podcast John Karalis, Locked On Celtics · Report · Oct 14

  Tatum (likely Jayson Tatum) threw three alley-oops to Robinson in this game, two in the first quarter and one in the third. In the previous game against Philly, two wild alley-oop attempts went nowhere. The host says their chemistry is starting to pick up.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Report · Oct 14

  For the second straight game the starters were Tatum (likely Jayson Tatum), Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, Jordan Walsh and White (heard as 'Derek White'; likely Derrick White).

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Analysis · Oct 14

  Host analysis: Tatum (likely Jayson Tatum), Robinson and White (likely Derrick White) are the three locked-in starters, and the other spots are fluid. Paul George 'probably' will start, but the host attaches an asterisk to that.

• Podcast John Karalis, Locked On Celtics · Prediction · Oct 13

  The opening-night lineup Corrales expects: White (likely Derrick White), Scheierman (heard as "shireman"; likely Baylor Scheierman), Paul George, Tatum (heard as "jason tatum"; likely Jayson Tatum) and Mitchell Robinson. He puts an asterisk on George. He started to name Pritchard and then corrected himself.

• Podcast Tom Westerholm, Locked On Celtics · Opinion · Oct 13

  Westerholm wants to see more of Mitchell Robinson and enjoys watching him because he is so singularly good at one specific thing.

• Podcast John Karalis, Locked On Celtics · Prediction · Oct 13

  Corrales thinks the defense will likely be really good this year. His reasons are two good rim protectors, Mitchell Robinson and "amish kata" (possibly Neemias Queta; uncertain), plus strong rebounding.

• Podcast Mitchell Robinson (reported), via Locked On Celtics · Relayed report · Oct 13

  Mitchell Robinson says he will play back-to-backs. The host is skeptical ('all right let's see') and says Robinson's constant rim protection is 'theoretically depending on' whether he does.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Analysis · Oct 13

  The host argues that having Robinson and Queta (heard as 'Namiya Shkeda'; likely Neemias Queta) as a constant rim-protection threat lets the Celtics be more aggressive and hunt more steals.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Analysis · Oct 13

  The host names the Celtics' big rebounders as Robinson, Queta (heard as 'the Mishkader'; likely Neemias Queta), Tatum, and Scheierman (heard as 'Baylor Shireman'; likely Baylor Scheierman).

• Podcast Joe Mazzulla (reported), via Locked On Celtics · Relayed report · Oct 13

  Host's paraphrase of Mazzulla (heard as 'Joe Mazzulli'; likely Joe Mazzulla) at Monday morning practice: Mitchell Robinson is putting in the work, has a high basketball IQ and is getting it, but has years of built habits. It will take time for him to play in a more dynamic way.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Opinion · Oct 13

  The host calls Robinson's evolution probably his number one storyline going forward and says it will determine what the Celtics' season becomes by the playoffs.

• Podcast Locked On Celtics host · Analysis · Oct 13

  The host's presumed starting lineup: White (heard as 'Derek'), Tatum, Paul George, Mitchell Robinson, plus Scheierman (heard as 'Baylor'; likely Baylor Scheierman) as the corner shooter. The host calls it 'presumed'; the team has not confirmed it.

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• Waiting John Karalis: Mitchell Robinson starts on opening night against Charlotte.
  2026-10-14 · Podcast · for BOS @ DET, 2026-10-20

Checkable calls about Mitchell Robinson from the voices we track, and how they turned out.

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