Boston Celtics shooting guard Jaylen Brown could rejoin his teammates as soon as Wednesday or Thursday, when the team will travel for a matchup against Kemba Walker's former team, the Charlotte Hornets, according to ESPN's Tim Bontemps.

Brown won't initially travel for the team's three-game road trip, as they're set to face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, but could rejoin them shortly after that. The fourth-year wing has been dealing with an illness and an infection for the past week, which has made way for sixth man Marcus Smart to rejoin the starting lineup.

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The Celtics are riding a four-game win streak after losing the season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers, looking to make an early dent in the Eastern Conference as they jell with a new roster.

Center Enes Kanter, who has been absent from the lineup after the first game of the season, practiced Monday and says he feels “pretty good” and is hopeful to play on Tuesday against the Cavs. The Celtics have been playing musical chairs at the center position, rotating between Daniel Theis, Robert Williams III, and Kanter through the first batch of regular-season games, mostly due to availability.

Kanter and Brown's additions should help the Celtics get some more depth under them. Boston has thrived with Kemba Walker, who has quickly redeemed himself from an awful 12-point debut, now taking a string of three 30-plus-point games into Tuesday's matchup against the Cavaliers.