Celtics going with Amir Johnson in first unit, demote Jonas Jerebko
Boston Celtics forward/center Amir Johnson will start against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday and Jonas Jerebko will move to the bench.
What It Means:
Head coach Brad Stevens thinks Johnson will match up better with Jonas Valanciunas after the Raptors' big man went off for 18 points and 23 rebounds in their last matchup. Johnson has started in all but three games this year, but he's averaging only 20.6 minutes in those 44 contests.
numberFire's models have Johnson projected for 7.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 blocks in 22.7 minutes on Wednesday night.
Source:
Rotoworld.com
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