Luke Kornet will be available for the Boston Celtics' tonight. He has missed the team’s opening two games against the Miami Heat due to a calf injury. Joe Mazzulla has stuck to an eight-man rotation in both contests, with Al Horford being the lone big man coming off the bench. There has been no room for Xavier Tillman or Neemias Queta.
During the season, Kornet regularly contributed to Mazzulla’s team. His size and screening ability made him the ideal non-shooting big on the perimeter, as he continually found ways to generate space for his teammates.
Kornet’s size will give Mazzulla some additional options when facing the Heat, potentially leading him to alter his playoff rotation.