Celtics bumping Kemba Walker's minutes up to 25-28 Friday

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker's minutes limit has been raised to 25-28 minutes for Friday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers, head coach Brad Stevens announced.

What It Means:

Walker logged 19.6 minutes in his debut last Sunday and then 21.7 on Wednesday. He scored 19 points with 6 assists and 5 triples last game while shooting 40.0 percent from the field, up from 23.1 percent in his debut. Jayson Tatum (COVID-19 protocols) will remain out Friday.

numberFire’s models project Kemba for 29.5 FanDuel points versus the 76ers and he has a salary of $6,300 on Friday's 11-game slate.