The Boston Celtics will be without Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward on Friday against the Utah Jazz.

Brown is out for a week due to a hamstring injury, while Hayward is considered day-to-day with a knee contusion:

Considering Hayward’s injury history, the Celtics are just relieved that he won’t need another surgery.

Hayward has appeared in 43 games for the Celtics this season. The swingman is averaging 16.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists while shooting 50.3 percent from the field, 38.3 percent from beyond the arc and 85.4 percent from the free-throw line.

Hayward is making $32,700,690 this season. He has a player option worth $34,187,085 for next season. The veteran will likely pick that option up and remain with the Celtics since he has a injury history now.

Many believe one of the reasons Brown is flourishing this season is because he got his contract taken care of. Brown signed a rookie-scale extension with the Celtics before the 2019-20 season started, so he’s now playing free and without any worries — turning into an elite two-way player right before everyone’s eyes.

Brown has appeared in 50 games this season for the Celtics. He’s averaging 20.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists while shooting 49.0 percent from the field, 38.1 percent from beyond the arc and 73.6 percent from the free-throw line.

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge certainly made the right decision not to trade Jayson Tatum and Brown for some of the superstars who have requested trades over the past few seasons.

The Celtics are 42-19 on the season and in third place in the Eastern Conference standings.