At least some of the impetus behind the Boston Celtics electing to sign veteran big man Blake Griffin to a one-year, fully-guaranteed deal quickly became apparent after The Athletic NBA Insiders Jared Weiss and Shams Charania revealed Celtics reserve center Luke Kornet has sprained an ankle and will miss one to two weeks.
With the Celtics beginning their four-game preseason schedule against the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday and the team already down two frontcourt players, Danilo Gallinari and Robert Williams III, Boston can ill afford playing even thinner up front.
The Griffin move will help cover that gap. Timelord is expected back sometime in December, but Gallinari is not expected to return until the postseason — if then.
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— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) September 30, 2022
Kornet has been looked at as the next man up until this injury.
With the former Vanderbilt player unavailable, we should see Griffin join camp invitees Justin Jackson, Luka Samanic and Noah Vonleh compete along with two-way big Mfiondu Kabengele to earn meaningful minutes.
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