Boston Celtics reserve big man Luke Kornet will see his bank account get just a little bit bigger today. His deal for the 2022-23 season has one of several partial guarantees kick in if he is not waived by the team today, according to Celtics Blog’s Keith Smith.
With no hints the former Vanderbilt player will be cut today, it appears Kornet will have his contract guaranteed for $300,000, a considerable step up from the $100,000 he was already guaranteed. Another $200,000 guarantee kicks in on opening night, meaning approximately half of his deal, worth slightly more than $1 million, will be guaranteed at that point.
The rest will be guaranteed on the leaguewide guarantee date of Jan. 10, as long as he has not been waived by the Celtics should they go in a different direction to fill their big man depth for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
Boston Celtics to reportedly play Milwaukee Bucks on Christmas Day ’22, open 2022-23 at home https://t.co/S1p4SWAxaH
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) August 15, 2022
Kornet seems poised to take on a bigger role with the team than in the past two seasons in the short stints he has had with Boston, averaging 3.5 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 0.9 assists and blocks over 11.3 minutes per game.
Check out the Celtics Lab podcast on:
Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi
