Boston Celtics

Boston Celtics guard/forward Jaylen Brown (knee) is back on the injury report ahead of Monday's clash with Toronto. He's considered questionable for the contest due to right knee hyperextension. Al Horford or Sam Hauser should get the start if Brown can't play on Monday. It's also worth noting that Kristaps Porzingis had his best game as a Celtic with Brown out last month against Detroit, and Jayson Tatum always gets a usage boost without him as well.

Boston Celtics center Al Horford (illness) is listed as available for Wednesday's tilt versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. Horford will play through an illness, and the Celtics are going to need him down low with star big man Kristaps Porzingis (knee) out against Minnesota's imposing frontcourt if they want to stay unbeaten at home. Horford is not necessarily a must-roster fantasy player in his age-37 campaign, but the former All-Star has been a must-stream asset when his minutes get expanded. Managing top-100 value overall, Horford is producing 9.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.8 treys, and 1.5 blocks in 31.4 minutes per game across 13 starting appearances in 2023-24. Horford's $6,600 DraftKings salary more or less reflects those numbers, so while he's not much of a salary-relief option, season-long managers should be starting him without hesitance despite a tough matchup.

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (elbow) will be available for Wednesday's battle with the Minnesota Timberwolves as the team looks to stay undefeated at home this year. The Celtics are monitoring Holiday's sprained right elbow but haven't held him out since the New Year's Eve blowout win over the San Antonio Spurs. The two-way All-Star has been fine for fantasy purposes, as evidenced by averages of a career-high 6.5 rebounds alongside 4.7 assists, and 1.9 three-pointers, but his 13.1 points per game are his lowest since his rookie year back in 2009-10. Holiday's usage rate (16.8%) is also his lowest ever, so managers are going to have to deal with his diminished role in this stacked Boston lineup. Holiday may show up on the Celts' injury report for Thursday's second part of a back-to-back and "revenge game" against his former Milwaukee Bucks team.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (knee) is out for Wednesday's showdown with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Wednesday is the front end of Boston's back-to-back, so they will opt to keep Porzingis out due to a right knee contusion likely with an eye toward having him suit up for Thursday's clash versus the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics have regularly alternated rest days between the oft-injured Latvian All-Star and veteran Al Horford (illness), who will play on Wednesday but figures to sit out on Thursday. Horford should slide into head coach Joe Mazzulla's starting lineup against a rigid Minnesota defense holding opponents to an NBA-best 107.2 points per game, and he sports averages of 11.0 points, 9.3 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2.3 blocks, and 2.1 triples in seven games without Porzingis this season.

Boston Celtics forward/center Kristaps Porzingis (knee) is questionable for Wednesday's matchup against Minnesota. It's the beginning of a back-to-back for Boston and Porzingis has started to skip games in these situations, so he could take the night off on Wednesday. Al Horford should then feature heavily in the rotation, although the veteran is questionable himself with an illness. Either way, it's not a good matchup for Boston's bigs, as Minnesota boasts the most efficient defense in the league, with Rudy Gobert anchoring things in the paint.