Boston Celtics: 3 most unlikely players to be on next year’s roster

Boston Celtics player No. 2) Luke Kornet

Next up on the list, we have fourth-year center, Luke Kornet.

Acquired at the NBA Trade Deadline back in March in the deal that sent Daniel Theis to Chicago, the 25-year-old suited up for 18 contests for the shamrocks this past season, which included two starts, and, in actuality, produced at an adequate level.

In 14.1 minutes a night, Kornet posted per-game averages of 4.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, and an impressive 1.4 blocks on 47 percent shooting from the floor.

Boasting the second-best defensive box plus-minus on the team in comparison to players who have logged over 200 minutes with the team this year, the big man actually played rather efficiently during his time spent on the hardwood.

However, with the fact that the Boston Celtics have so many areas within their rotation that need to be addressed this offseason, they should try their best to part ways with expendable/ easily replaceable commodities to keep their books open and, though he was a net positive for the ball club, Kornet falls into this category.

The idea should be to bring on players at similar price ranges who have been around the block a few times or, in other words, have ample experience contributing in this league.

Now, while it’s not impossible that we’ll be seeing Big Bird suiting up for the Cs come the start of next season, he should not be viewed as a priority when it comes to their free agency plans.