NBA Player News
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Derrick White SG | BOS
Celtics' Derrick White: Drops seaon-high 31 in loss
White supplied 31 points (10-18 FG, 5-12 3Pt, 6-7 FT), six rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal across 38 minutes during Monday's 112-105 loss to the Pistons.
White bounced back from his 11-point showing against Milwaukee to the tune of 31 points, 10 made field goals and five made three-pointers. Although White can be a little streaky from the field, he has been more consistent shooting the ball as of late, averaging 23.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.5 steals, 1.0 blocks and 4.5 threes across 33.0 minutes in his last six appearances.
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Jaylen Brown SF | BOS
Celtics' Jaylen Brown: Pops for 34 in loss
Brown registered 34 points (13-25 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 7-14 FT), eight rebounds, seven assists, three blocks and one steal in 40 minutes during Monday's 112-105 loss to the Pistons.
Brown has now dropped at least 30 points in his last five games and in eight of his last nine, averaging 32.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks and 2.3 threes across 36.7 minutes in that span. Brown has very clearly been the focal point of Boston's offense this season, and their success largely hinges on him.
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Jaden Ivey SG | DET
Pistons' Jaden Ivey: Goes for 10 off bench
Ivey produced 10 points (4-11 FG, 1-7 3Pt, 1-1 FT), three rebounds, three assists and two steals in 21 minutes during Monday's 112-105 win over the Celtics.
Ivey has scored exactly 10 points in his last three games and has been one of the more important players off the bench for Detroit since returning from his knee injury. In 11 games, Ivey averages 8.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.5 steals, 0.1 blocks and 1.0 threes across 14.9 minutes. However, his 21 minutes Monday was a season-high mark and may be a sign of things to come for the guard, who averaged at least 29 minutes a night in each of his first three seasons in the NBA.
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Kevin Love PF | UTA
Jazz's Kevin Love: Moves out of rotation Monday
Love (coach's decision) went unused Monday in the Jazz's 140-133 overtime win over the Mavericks.
After pouring in a season-high 20 points in 20 minutes off the bench in the Jazz's previous game Friday against the Grizzlies, Love looked like a prime candidate to see his playing time pick up Monday, as Utah was without Jusuf Nurkic (rest) for the contest. Instead, Kyle Filipowski took Nurkic's spot in the starting five, and the Jazz went with Taylor Hendricks and Kyle Anderson as their main backup big men while Love was cut out of the rotation entirely. Like Love, Svi Mykhailiuk -- who had started each of the previous 24 games -- was dropped from the rotation Monday after previously holding a consistent role, and Andy Larsen of The Salt Lake Tribune suggests that the lineup changes could be indicative of a shift in the organization to prioritize the development of younger players. Even if Monday's game proves to be more of a one-off arrangement and he recaptures his previous role as the top backup center when Nurkic is back in action, Love is still unlikely to see enough minutes to make much of a fantasy impact.
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Khaman Maluach C | PHO
Suns' Khaman Maluach: Assigned to G League
Phoenix assigned Maluach to the G League's Valley Suns on Monday.
Despite being a lottery pick, Maluach has spent more time in the G League than on an NBA court, primarily because of Phoenix's depth at the center position. Maluach is playing behind the likes of Mark Williams, Oso Ighodaro and Nick Richards. If one of the aforementioned big men were to miss time, Maluach's role would likely be elevated, but as of now, he will continue to split time between Phoenix and its G League affiliate.
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Rasheer Fleming PF | PHO
Suns' Rasheer Fleming: Assigned to G League
Phoenix assigned Fleming to the G League's Valley Suns on Monday.
Fleming has gone back and forth between the two clubs and does not have a consistent role in Phoenix's rotation. In five games with the Valley Suns, Fleming has averaged 17.4 points, 8.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.8 threes across 35.4 minutes.
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Nolan Traore PG | BKN
Nets' Nolan Traore: Assigned to G League
Brooklyn assigned Traore to the G League's Long Island Nets on Monday.
Traore does not have a consistent role within Brooklyn's rotation and has spent a lot of time between the Nets and their G League affiliate. In 13 games with Long Island, Traore averages 18.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.2 blocks and 2.2 threes across 30.5 minutes.