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Adjust your cheat sheets accordingly. ClipperBlog has a thorough rundown of the injury and Brand’s likely recovery process. To summarize, after likely having surgery, Brand will spend 6 to 12 weeks in a walking boot or cast. After that, he can expect to return to full strength after 4 to 6 months of rehab. According to ClipperBlog, that would put Brand’s likely return sometime in February, although it could take him longer than that to fully recover, if that is even possible. Players who have suffered the same injury include Dominique Wilkins (who missed half a season but came back with no problems), Voshon Lenard (who missed an entire season), and Isiah Thomas (who retired).
Fantasy Take: It’s time to forget about Brand, unless you’re prepared to wait it out until February, which is going to feel like an eternity during the fantasy season. According to the Clippers depth chart, Tim Thomas will potentially take over the starting PF spot for Brand. Or maybe the Clips throw out Al Thornton and see what he can do as a power forward. I’d be much more interested in the latter. The alternatives in free agency aren’t all that pretty… Anderson Varejao (restricted), Chris Webber, P.J. Brown, Marc Jackson, Andray Blatche (restricted). There’s still plenty of time to see how the Clippers handle this situation.
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