Adrian Wojnarowski: Center Luke Kornet has agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Boston Celtics, sources tell ESPN.
Source: Twitter @wojespn
Source: Twitter @wojespn
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Mark Deeks @MarkDeeksNBA
Hey, at least us Europeans don’t have to stay up until 5am for Luke Kornet news any more. – 6:02 PM
Hey, at least us Europeans don’t have to stay up until 5am for Luke Kornet news any more. – 6:02 PM
Cameron Tabatabaie @CTabatabaie
Woj: Celtics ink Luke Kornet to one-year deal for next season pic.twitter.com/JDhtkKTERk – 6:02 PM
Woj: Celtics ink Luke Kornet to one-year deal for next season pic.twitter.com/JDhtkKTERk – 6:02 PM
Mark Deeks @MarkDeeksNBA
If Chris Paul does indeed go to the Spurs, then fair play to him for not ring chasing. Unlike this freaking Luke Kornet guy, shameless stuff. – 6:01 PM
If Chris Paul does indeed go to the Spurs, then fair play to him for not ring chasing. Unlike this freaking Luke Kornet guy, shameless stuff. – 6:01 PM
Adrian Wojnarowski @wojespn
Center Luke Kornet has agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Boston Celtics, sources tell ESPN. – 6:00 PM
Center Luke Kornet has agreed on a one-year deal to return to the Boston Celtics, sources tell ESPN. – 6:00 PM
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
Today’s the day (most likely) we’ll find out if Luke Kornet will remain a Celtic. – 2:13 PM
Today’s the day (most likely) we’ll find out if Luke Kornet will remain a Celtic. – 2:13 PM
More on this storyline
Jared Weiss: Brad Stevens wouldn’t speak directly about trying to re-sign Xavier Tillman and Luke Kornet, but he said, “There is no doubt we’ll really value continuity in that.” -via Twitter @JaredWeissNBA / June 27, 2024
All of Boston’s rotation players are signed for next season, with the only free agents being reserve centers Luke Kornet, Xavier Tillman Sr. and Neemias Queta and little-used guard Svi Mykhailiuk. Reserve forward Oshae Brissett has a player option on his minimum deal. Boston also will have a chance to add an inexpensive piece with the 30th pick in the NBA Draft. I’m told the Celtics would like to bring the centers back if the money is reasonable; regardless, Boston can easily replenish the back end of the roster with other minimum deals this offseason. -via New York Times / June 20, 2024
But Mazzulla’s players also know that he’ll leave no stone unturned in trying to find an edge for them. Mazzulla counts Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City, as a friend, and shows his team clips of the Premier League-winning side. “It’s about the connectivity required, how all the pieces are doing their role,” said backup center Luke Kornet. “How it can just look beautiful and flow.” As for the clip that Mazzulla showed the Celtics earlier this year, of hyenas working in tandem to take down a wildebeest? “Man, was it hard to watch,” Kornet said. “I’ll tell you what, Mother Nature…” He mulled over the lesson the video imparted. “It was really about working together and trying to bring the enemy to a standstill.” -via Wall Street Journal / June 13, 2024