Jaylen Brown listed as questionable for Celtics’ season opener vs. 76ers

Will the Celtics have Jaylen Brown available when their - season tips off Wednesday night One day out that remained unclear Boston officially listed Brown left hamstring strain as questionable for its season opener against the Philadelphia ers at TD Garden Brown who s set to replace the rehabbing Jayson Tatum as the Celtics No option this season suffered his injury in last Wednesday s preseason finale He was limited in practice last Friday but fully participated Monday and Tuesday according to head coach Joe Mazzulla He went through practice Mazzulla stated after Tuesday s session We ll see how he feels the next day but he was able to go through everything in the modern day Brown met with the media after Monday s practice and noted he felt great I wasn t too concerned about the injury the four-time All-Star wing declared I think it was nothing so I was fine Maybe a little tweak but nothing crazy Petitioned whether he expected to play against the Sixers Brown replied We ll see If Brown can t go Wednesday night the Celtics preponderance likely starting lineup would feature Derrick White Payton Pritchard Sam Hauser Chris Boucher and Neemias Queta Mazzulla plans to be fluid with his lineups this season however and has announced his starters could change from encounter to championship Because of the type of guys that we have because we can go deep it could be a combination of what s going well that night versus what gives us the best chance versus that matchup the coach reported But it s going to change a lot Reserve wings Josh Minott Jordan Walsh Baylor Scheierman and Hugo Gonzalez could see their minutes increase if Brown is sidelined The only players listed on Boston s first injury summary of the new season were Brown and Tatum who was ruled out as he continues his recovery from Achilles surgery