Jaylen Brown Won’t Play Friday
3 weeks agoBoston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (hand) has been ruled out for Friday's matchup with the Sacramento Kings. The fact that the 60-16 Celtics have clinched the NBA's best record likely spells bad news for fantasy managers in the waning games of the season. Brown's next chance to return from a sprained left hand comes on Sunday against the Portland Trail Blazers, but Boston has no incentive to push the two-way All-Star swingman back into the fray. Either Al Horford or Sam Hauser should jump into the starting lineup on Friday. Over nine games without Brown in 2023-24, Hauser is averaging 13.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists, and 4.1 three-pointers and is a good source of points and threes in fantasy against a Kings team yielding the seventh-most treys to opposing small forwards (2.9).
Source: Marc D'Amico - Celtics' official site
Source: Marc D'Amico - Celtics' official site