The Unikornet

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I actually think he gets off the ground pretty easily for a player his height. His lack of athleticism is more apparent when he is asked to cover space quickly on the perimeter.
While his wingspan is smaller, he has a longer standing reach than Timelord. He starts from a good spot just by getting his hands up high.
 

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Kornet did shoot 36 percent from three on 4.1 per game over two seasons in the far back of the Knicks rotation in 17 mpg over 66 games when he first entered the league. If he does add the three that would gave the Cs three floor stretching centers. I remember reading somewhere they he purposely remade his game (pick setter, rim runner, rim defender) to find a spot in the league, eschewing the three ball.
 

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Kornet did shoot 36 percent from three on 4.1 per game over two seasons in the far back of the Knicks rotation in 17 mpg over 66 games when he first entered the league. If he does add the three that would gave the Cs three floor stretching centers. I remember reading somewhere they he purposely remade his game (pick setter, rim runner, rim defender) to find a spot in the league, eschewing the three ball.
Probably this?

https://www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2023/01/07/nba-notebook-how-luke-kornet-saved-his-nba-career-with-the-celtics
 

bigq

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Luke's 10 straight points in the last two minutes of the 3rd quarter last night vs Miami was a joy to watch. He is now 2nd in the league in TS% for those with at least 15 mpg.
 

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I thoroughly enjoy him. His game for what it is and what is expected, the demonstrated joy, and his goofy personality. They need to feed him to 30/12 doub/doub just for the antics!
 

benhogan

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One of the side benefits of being careful with KP and shrink-wapping Al/KP in B2Bs is developing your own fungible 3rd string Center.

Brad should just give Luke an extension, he probably isn't looking for much more than a minimum guaranteed for multiple seasons (~3yrs/$10MM)
 

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One of the side benefits of being careful with KP and shrink-wapping Al/KP in B2Bs is developing your own fungible 3rd string Center.

Brad should just give Luke an extension, he probably isn't looking for much more than a minimum guaranteed for multiple seasons (~3yrs/$10MM)
Given the Luke can get minimum money from the Cs any time, why wouldn't he test the market this summer and see whether anyone is feeling silly?
 

benhogan

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Given the Luke can get minimum money from the Cs any time, why wouldn't he test the market this summer and see whether anyone is feeling silly?
$10MM gtd to be a goofball in Boston, securing his future broadcasting career as he plays National TV games weekly (I'm not even sure if Brad is allowed to extend him anyway, there may be rules that prohibit that since he just was gtd)

OR walk the tightrope of being an NBA backup 5 while a new crop of 6'10" & larger dudes come from Europe/NCAA

The G-League is a lesser version of that old TV show Scared Straight! anyone that has gone that route probably wants gtd NBA jobs for as long as possible with gtd 8-figure money (the same goes for Hauser, to a larger extent)
 

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Kornet is the most relatable NBA player for me. I feel like I would want to conduct myself exactly as he does in terms of comments and dry humor if I stumbled into a relatively memorable NBA career as a back-up big.
 

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Kornet is the most relatable NBA player for me. I feel like I would want to conduct myself exactly as he does in terms of comments and dry humor if I stumbled into a relatively memorable NBA career as a back-up big.
Can you imagine Kornet with Drew Carter doing the Cs broadcasts? My guess that it would be really good but even it were bad, it would be so spectacularly bad, it would be TV gold.
 

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I'm waiting for Kornet to emerge as a stretch big in a meaningful playoff game. I think him not shooting threes for the past several years has been a long con
 

benhogan

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I'm waiting for Kornet to emerge as a stretch big in a meaningful playoff game. I think him not shooting threes for the past several years has been a long con
Luke has to be watching Tillman clank Corner3s and saying to himself "damn, I can do better than that"

Then again, Luke is 3/23 over the last 3 years with Zero 3PA this season.

With a dozen pretty meaningless games ahead and plenty of PT, just launch a couple every game
(he can even come up with some goofy celebration after he hits one)