Start Chase Brown. Bench Bucky Irving. Chase Brown leads at 13.1. Bucky Irving is the first one out, 1.1 short.

Crowd: started Brown 98% · Irving 84%

Nuvela’s read

Chase Brown projects 13.1 points on a 13.1–26.3 range. The matchup grades as neutral against TB. Usage: carries / game at 13.6. Net: Chase Brown is start this week.

Bucky Irving projects 12.0 points on a 9.5–15.1 range. The matchup grades as run-funnel against CIN. Usage: carries / game at 17.3. Net: Bucky Irving is a bench this week.

What flips it: Sit Bucky Irving — projects 12.0, a run-funnel matchup vs CIN, but the role is cooling.

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Week 1 hasn’t kicked off — recent form, opportunity and matchup are based on the 2025 season, and update as the season is played.

	BrownStart	IrvingBen
Projection (median)	13.1	12.0
Floor	13.1	9.5
Ceiling	26.3	15.1
Touch share	38%	25%
Opportunity score	14.4	14.9
Matchup grade (recency weighted)	B-	A+
Implied team total	27.0	23.5

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Start Chase Brown. Bench Bucky Irving. Chase Brown leads at 13.1. Bucky Irving is the first one out, 1.1 short.

Start Chase Brown. Bench Bucky Irving. Chase Brown leads at 13.1. Bucky Irving is the first one out, 1.1 short.