Luke Kornet (Appreciation) Thread - Signs with Spurs 6/30/25

[Parliament10]

The Best 3rd Center in the League, by far.
It's a Luxury having him.

[ConstableGeneva]

The Best 3rd Center in the League, by far.
It's a Luxury having him.

Which makes Queta the best 4th center in the league. Some teams don't even have a 3rd true center.

[phincsfan]

https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=smithja04&year_min=2025&player_id1=kornelu01&seasons_type=forall&request=1&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_id=kornelu01&utm_medium=sr_xsite&utm_source=bbr

https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=smithja04&player_id1=kornelu01&request=1&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_id=kornelu01&utm_medium=sr_xsite&utm_source=bbr

Smith signed a 3yr 27mil deal last summer

[playa-hater]

Between KP and being made of glass, Kornet a FA and Al being older than the Beatles, Center is a HUGE question mark for us this summer. Kornet may get his "bag" after all.

[phincsfan]

Between KP and being made of glass, Kornet a FA and Al being older than the Beatles, Center is a HUGE question mark for us this summer. Kornet may get his "bag" after all.

Good thing with Luke is they have his bird rights. They can offer him a contract they wouldn't be able to for another FA. I bet Luke's a keeper. 3yr 24-27mil

[shackles10]

Between KP and being made of glass, Kornet a FA and Al being older than the Beatles, Center is a HUGE question mark for us this summer. Kornet may get his "bag" after all.

Good thing with Luke is they have his bird rights. They can offer him a contract they wouldn't be able to for another FA. I bet Luke's a keeper. 3yr 24-27mil

Was reading this too quick instead of careful and thought you said we have his birth rights.

[Fencer reregistered]

Between KP and being made of glass, Kornet a FA and Al being older than the Beatles, Center is a HUGE question mark for us this summer. Kornet may get his "bag" after all.

Good thing with Luke is they have his bird rights. They can offer him a contract they wouldn't be able to for another FA. I bet Luke's a keeper. 3yr 24-27mil

Was reading this too quick instead of careful and thought you said we have his birth rights.

Those are for Ean and Deuce.

And multiple kids named "Hendrix".

[redslastlaugh]

Luke gets a write up on thef5 blog which calls Kornet “the most underrated player in the NBA”

https://thef5.substack.com/p/the-f5s-most-underrated-player-of

[ConstableGeneva]

"Luke’s a dog so he just barks when he does dog things." -- Sam Hauser

Watch on YouTube

[31to6]

it's like: Imagine if Greg Kite had turned into a pretty good player

https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=kornelu01&player_id1=kitegr01&request=1&utm_medium=sr_xsite&utm_id=kitegr01&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_source=bbr

[Fencer reregistered]

it's like: Imagine if Greg Kite had turned into a pretty good player

https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=kornelu01&player_id1=kitegr01&request=1&utm_medium=sr_xsite&utm_id=kitegr01&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_source=bbr

Not really the same path.

Kite was always a physical player (and little else). Luke has learned to be physical, and improved his body.

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it's like: Imagine if Greg Kite had turned into a pretty good player

https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=kornelu01&player_id1=kitegr01&request=1&utm_medium=sr_xsite&utm_id=kitegr01&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_source=bbr

Not really the same path.

Kite was always a physical player (and little else). Luke has learned to be physical, and improved his body.

fair.
if considering playstyle, maybe this former Celtic -- who IIR never plugged into what Luke now is -- is a better comp then:
https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=kornelu01&player_id1=lohaubr01&request=1&utm_source=bbr&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_id=lohaubr01&utm_medium=sr_xsite

[Fencer reregistered]

it's like: Imagine if Greg Kite had turned into a pretty good player

https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=kornelu01&player_id1=kitegr01&request=1&utm_medium=sr_xsite&utm_id=kitegr01&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_source=bbr

Not really the same path.

Kite was always a physical player (and little else). Luke has learned to be physical, and improved his body.

fair.
if considering playstyle, maybe this former Celtic -- who IIR never plugged into what Luke now is -- is a better comp then:
https://stathead.com/basketball/versus-finder.cgi?player_id2=kornelu01&player_id1=lohaubr01&request=1&utm_source=bbr&utm_campaign=2023_01_wdgt_player_comparison&utm_id=lohaubr01&utm_medium=sr_xsite

If we ignore his stretch-big history, I think of Luke as the Tacko Fall story with a happier arc. Tall, slow, very likeable off the court. But one managed to speed up.

[cloverleaf]

The C's are clearly good at helping smart and hard-working players improve.

[Parasite]

The Knicks and Lakers would kill to have Kornet right about now. Glad we have him. Hoping we can somehow resign him.

[Fierce1]

Keeping Luke is really not that hard because the Cs have his Bird rights.

As long as new ownership is willing to spend, keeping Luke is a no-brainer.

[doogie_hauser]

Pay Luke whatever it takes to keep him.

I would be devastated if he doesn't retire a Celtic

[phincsfan]

Pay Luke whatever it takes to keep him.

I would be devastated if he doesn't retire a Celtic

When he does retire I hope he kicks Drew Carter out of his announcers seat and calls games with Scal

[ConstableGeneva]

Read on Twitter

Like I said before, JT has to have a cut of Luke's next contract since he's made Kornet a ton of money.

[ConstableGeneva]

Luke's essentially an American Wemby.



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