Boston Celtics DVOA, Stats, & NBA Rankings

The Boston Celtics have no injuries to report ahead of Friday's meeting with the Denver Nuggets, meaning center Kristaps Porzingis (knee) is good to go for the game. Friday is a possible NBA Finals preview between the first-place Celtics and the defending champions, and both sides are slated to be at full strength. Boston kept Porzingis out of Wednesday's blowout win over the San Antonio Spurs due to inflammation in his right knee, but they were still able to easily dispatch their lesser opponent. The Unicorn is nearly posting top-25 value in nine-category fantasy leagues during his debut season in Beantown, amassing 19.1 points on 52.5% field-goal shooting, 6.8 rebounds, 1.6 three-pointers, and 1.8 blocks per game. Al Horford netted three triples in Wednesday's start, but he'll likely pivot back to the bench while Porzingis dukes it out with Nikola Jokic.

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (ankle) will miss his first game since Nov. 20 on Wednesday versus the San Antonio Spurs. White is nursing a sprained left ankle after rolling it late in Monday's win over the Toronto Raptors, so the Celtics will offer him a breather against a far inferior opponent on Wednesday. The 29-year-old two-way stud has checked virtually every box a nine-category fantasy manager can find, returning third-round value via averages of 15.9 points, 4.9 assists, 3.9 rebounds, 2.6 triples, and 2.2 combined steals plus blocks with 90.3% free-throw shooting in 32.0 minutes through 37 games in 2023-24. With Kristaps Porzingis (knee) joining White on the sidelines, additional opportunities to shoot and create will be available in a plum spot for Boston on Wednesday. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Jrue Holiday will orchestrate the offense, with Payton Pritchard lining up for a boost in playing time.

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (elbow) is available to play in Wednesday's contest versus the San Antonio Spurs. A sprained right elbow has bothered Holiday of late, but he hasn't sat out since Dec. 31's beatdown of this same Spurs bunch. The 33-year-old two-time All-Star has taken a backseat as a playmaker in Boston's loaded lineup, and he's just barely cracking the top 75 in nine-category fantasy leagues while averaging 13.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists, and 1.9 threes in 33.8 minutes over 37 outings. An uptick in usage is headed Holiday's direction in the cushiest possible draw against San Antonio on Wednesday, however, considering Kristaps Porzingis (knee) and backcourt mate Derrick White (ankle) are unavailable.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (knee) will sit out Wednesday's tilt versus the San Antonio Spurs. Porzingis is dealing with inflammation in his right knee, so we won't get to see him tangle with fellow unicorn Victor Wembanyama on Wednesday. Look for KP to return for Friday's showdown with the defending-champion Denver Nuggets, as there's reason to believe that the Celtics are simply using this matchup against this last-place Spurs team for some load management. Al Horford has averaged 10.8 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists over eight appearances without Porzingis this season, so he deserves to be a popular streamer and DFS option in the game with the slate's highest implied point total (238.5).

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday (elbow) is listed as questionable ahead of Wednesday's clash with the Spurs. Holiday continues to nurse a right elbow sprain he suffered late last month. However, he has been pushing through the injury and has yet to miss a game since the turn of the year. It appears likely that Holiday will play on Wednesday, but if he's out, fantasy managers should focus on Payton Pritchard. He's done well in recent games, and Pritchard's fantasy stock could receive an additional boost Wednesday with the absence of Derrick White (ankle), who's also considered questionable.