Luke Kornet is too often relegated to the “funny guy.” The guy that does weird celebrations. The guy that gives a joke-filled interview. The guy that we named a unique-looking contest after. And yes, Luke Kornet is all of those things.
But despite his quirks off the court, and his sometimes-awkward looking presence on it, Luke Kornet is also a legitimately good NBA basketball player.
We’ve known for a while now that Kornet is a serviceable backup center. For the past two regular seasons, Kornet has consistently given positive bench minutes for the Celtics whenever called upon.