Watch. Kobe Brown is averaging 29.4 minutes over his last 5 games against a 15.8 season average.
That is a real jump, not noise. His minutes over the last 10 sit at 25.7, well above his season number, and the signal on his role change is about as strong as these get.
The production followed. He is at 22.4 FPG over his last 10 games, up 10.2 FPG from his 12.2 season mark under this scoring format (zach_league).
He is only 3% rostered and ranked 359th in FPG on the season, so he is available almost everywhere. That gap between his role now and his season line is exactly why he is worth watching rather than an outright add yet.
The sample is five games of expanded minutes. Any shift in Indiana's rotation, foul trouble, or a return to bench duty would erase this quickly, and his season-long profile still says he has not proven he holds a bigger role over a longer stretch.