Veteran guard Bruce Brown underwent arthroscopic proper knee surgical procedure on Thursday and can be reevaluated in three weeks, the Raptors introduced in a information launch.
Brown will miss most — if not all — of coaching camp and preseason. Three weeks from this writing could be Oct. 11 and that’s when he’ll be checked out once more, not when he’ll be able to play. The Raptors will head to Montreal for camp from Oct. 1-5, then will keep in Montreal for his or her preseason opener vs. Washington on Oct. 6. The preseason schedule concludes Oct. 18.
As Josh Lewenberg of TSN.ca notes, Brown has been coping with a proper knee damage for the higher a part of a yr, and had hoped that resting and rehabbing over the summer time could be an acceptable resolution. Clearly, that didn’t go as deliberate. Brown told Lindsay Dunn of CityNews Toronto after the season in April ended that the damage was “very irritating.”
“It’s been robust,” Brown stated. “I imply I actually couldn’t bend my knee a lot I actually performed on one leg all the time. I simply wasn’t myself since December, however subsequent yr I can be superb.”
After taking part in a vital function off the bench for the Nuggets throughout their 2022-23 championship season, Brown drew vital curiosity as a free agent final summer time and ultimately signed a two-year, $45M contract with the Pacers. Indiana despatched him to Toronto in January as a part of a commerce package deal for Pascal Siakam.
In 67 complete appearances (44 begins) for the Pacers and Raptors final season, Brown averaged 10.8 factors, 4.2 rebounds and a pair of.9 assists in 27.9 minutes per recreation, posting a capturing line of .478/.323/.824. The 6-foot-4 wing is taken into account a strong, versatile perimeter defender who is an effective match subsequent to extra ball-dominant gamers on offense.
The Raptors picked up their $23M staff possibility on Brown’s contract on the finish of June. The 28-year-old, who has been the topic of a number of commerce rumors since Toronto acquired him, can be a free agent once more subsequent summer time.