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Kristaps Porzingis
Could be back for Eastern Finals
Porzingis might be recovered from his calf strain in time to play in the Eastern Conference Finals if the Celtics are able to advance that far, Chris Haynes of TNT reports.
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Neemias Queta
Good for G League Championship
Queta was converted to a standard contract on Boston's 15-man roster Monday, but he remains eligible to play for the Maine Celtics during the team's ongoing run in the G League Playoffs, Taylor Snow of the Celtics' official site reports.
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Jrue Holiday
Eligible for season awards
Holiday logged his 65th appearance of the season during the Celtics' win over the Thunder on Wednesday, making him eligible to receive any end-of-season awards, Bobby Marks of ESPN.com reports.
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Al Horford
Teammate of the Year finalist
Horford has been nominated for the 2023-24 Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award.
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Xavier Tillman
Usage could be sporadic
Tillman has been a healthy scratch in three of Boston's last six games and averaged 15.3 minutes across his three appearances.
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Jayson Tatum
Performing well recently
Tatum has averaged 27.5 points, 8.9 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.3 steals in 36.1 minutes across his last eight games.
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Jaden Springer
Wasn't playoff-caliber
Philadelphia general manager Daryl Morey said Friday that Springer's "timetable to help a playoff team is farther out than what a second-round pick can do for [the team]," Derek Bodner of AllPHLY.com reports. Springer was traded to Boston in exchange for a 2024 second-round pick Thursday.
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Al Horford
Role could decline slightly
Horford averaged a season-high 28.1 minutes per game across 12 contests in January, but his role could see a slight dip with Boston acquiring Xavier Tillman from Memphis on Wednesday. Tillman is currently battling a minor knee injury.
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Luke Kornet
New platoon partner
Kornet will likely split third-string center minutes off the bench with Xavier Tillman, who was acquired by Boston on Wednesday, moving forward.
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Neemias Queta
Buried in Boston
Queta will likely profile as Boston's fifth-string center after the team acquired Xavier Tillman from Memphis on Wednesday. Tillman is currently dealing with a minor knee injury.
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Derrick White
Could join Olympic squad
White has been selected for Team USA's roster consideration for the 2024 Olympics, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Jayson Tatum
Could return to Olympics
Tatum is a headlining name of Team USA's initial player pool for the 2024 Olympic roster, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Jrue Holiday
Could return to Olympics
Holiday has been selected for Team USA's roster consideration for the 2024 Olympics, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Jaylen Brown
Earns consideration for Olympics
Brown is included among Team USA's initial 41 roster candidates for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports.
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Payton Pritchard
Scoring more efficiently at home
Pritchard has averaged 8.6 points on 46.5 percent shooting from the field and 41.2 percent shooting from deep across 19 home games this season, as opposed to 7.2 points on 38.1 percent shooting from the field and 33.0 percent shooting from deep in 21 games on the road.
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Jaylen Brown
Pushes Celtics' streak further
Brown boomed for 32 points in Saturday's win over Houston, pushing Boston's record at home to a perfect 19-0 this season.
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Lamar Stevens
May not stay in Boston
Stevens had his $2.09 million salary for 2023-24 fully guaranteed when he remained on Boston's roster Monday, but he's a candidate to get traded later this season, Brian Robb of MassLive reports.
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Svi Mykhailiuk
Might get moved
Mykhailiuk had his contract fully guaranteed for 2023-24 when he remained on the Celtics' roster Monday, but his $2.35 million deal might be used in a trade to match salaries, Brian Robb of MassLive reports.
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Dalano Banton
Could be trade chip
Banton had his $2.02 million salary for 2023-24 fully guaranteed when he remained on Boston's roster Monday, but he could still be included in a trade later this season, Brian Robb of MassLive reports.
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Luke Kornet
Might get dealt
Kornet had his 2023-24 contract fully guaranteed when he remained on the Celtics' roster Monday, but his $2.4 million could still be used in a trade package, Brian Robb of MassLive reports.
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Jayson Tatum
High-floor rebounding
Tatum leads the league with 1,702 rebounding chances through 26 games this season.
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Oshae Brissett
Plays well in return to rotation
Brissett scored 11 points in 16 minutes Friday after previously having not taken the court since Nov. 24 against Orlando
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Jayson Tatum
Wins Eastern Conference POTM
Tatum was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month on Monday, per the NBA's official release.
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Jrue Holiday
Turnover prone as lead guard
Holiday is committing a turnover on a league-worst 29.1 percent of his pick-and-roll possessions, marking a huge increase from the 14.7 percent turnover rate he averaged through 518 pick-and-roll possessions with Milwaukee last season, per NBA.com.
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Payton Pritchard
Candidate for improvement
Pritchard has connected on 43.5 percent of his guarded catch-and-shoot threes, but he's posted just 24.1 percent shooting on unguarded attempts from beyond the arc through Boston's first 19 games.
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