Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring) will play in Monday's contest against the Charlotte Hornets. Listed under right hamstring injury management on Boston's injury report, Porzingis has been upgraded to available. The 28-year-old Latvian All-Star is a set-and-forget fantasy bet any time he's active for the Celts, averaging 20.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 2.3 three-pointers, and 2.8 combined steals plus blocks across his latest 11 appearances. With more usage set to fall into his lap with Jaylen Brown (hand) out of action on Monday, KP could have a field day against an 18-56 Hornets team allowing the fifth-most FanDuel points to opposing centers this year. Note that Boston checks in as 17.5-point favorites in this one, which could affect the starters' minutes.

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (hand) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Charlotte Hornets. Brown will take a seat against an inferior opponent due to sprained left hand and set his sights toward returning to the court for Wednesday's showdown with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jayson Tatum will do the heavy lifting offensively on Monday, averaging a substantial 28.4 points, 7.3 rebounds, 6.5 assists, 1.7 steals, and 3.3 threes in eight games without Brown during 2023-24. It's a potential smash spot against a Hornets team giving up the sixth-most FanDuel points to opposing power forwards, but there's plenty of blowout risk in Boston's favor for DFS players to take into account.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (hamstring) has been tagged as questionable due to right hamstring injury management. This has been a trend for the Celtics against weaker opponents. They seem to rest their starters or give their main rotation players a rest during games that aren't very important against the lesser teams. Boston has all but locked up the number-one seed in the East, so their top priority will be keeping everyone healthy for the playoffs. Porzingis has been one of the more injury-prone players, so fantasy managers will want to have either Al Horford or Xavier Tillman Sr. as a backup plan.

Boston Celtics guard/forward Jaylen Brown (hand) has been listed as questionable ahead of Monday night's matchup against the Charlotte Hornets. The Celtics have a tendency to rest some of their starters when they go up against weaker competition, especially since they've clinched a playoff spot and have an 11-game cushion for the first seed. If Brown's hand doesn't feel completely ready, they likely won't rush him to the court with the playoffs right around the corner. If he doesn't suit up, Payton Pritchard and Sam Hauser would both see some extra opportunities as one of them would join the starting lineup.

Boston Celtics guard Jaden Springer (knee) will remain out of the lineup on Saturday versus New Orleans. He's set to miss a second consecutive game. Springer could get more action over the final week of action when the Celtics are looking to rest up for the playoffs, but he's been used very sparingly in normal situations and doesn't have any fantasy value. Since joining Boston from Philadelphia in February, Springer has played in only 13 games, logging 5.5 minutes.