The Boston Celtics are undergoing some changes, as center Luke Kornet has left the team in free agency after 4 years. He has signed a four-year, $41 million deal with the San Antonio Spurs, which is the biggest contract of his career since he joined the league back in 2017. His now ex-teammate Jayson Tatum, though, has no ill will towards him and took to his socials to congratulate Kornet on his latest venture.
Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porziņģis are delighted for their ex-teammate
Luke Kornet, after four years with the Boston Celtics, has decided to part ways in free agency. He will be the newest addition to the San Antonio Spurs, who are looking to strengthen their team after a mediocre performance last season. The 7-foot-2 center has joined the Spurs on a four-year, $41 million deal, which is being hailed as his career-best contract. After one of his best-performing seasons in the league, 73 games played, and an average of 6.0 points and 5.3 rebounds, Kornet is in high spirits.
Jayson Tatum, who has played with the big man for the last four years, seems pretty happy with this new turn of events in Kornet's career. He shared an Instagram story from ESPN of Kornet signing with the Spurs, captioning it with a simple, "Much deserved." While the center will be missed in the Celtics locker room, his former teammates are pretty elated with this new leap.
Kristaps Porziņģis also took to his Instagram story to share his delight at Luke Kornet's recent signing. He captioned the story with, “happy for this guy! one of the best teammates. well deserved, Luuukee.” Everyone is wishing him well on his next journey, and it's easy to see that Kornet was very loved by his teammates.
Fans react to Luke Kornet leaving the Boston Celtics
Alongside Jayson Tatum, Celtics director of player development Craig Luschenat also had a positive message to share on Kornet’s departure from the team. He took to his X (formerly Twitter) account to write:
“Been an unbelievable 4 years together. Going to be missed, but very well deserved!!”
Seems like everyone is happy with Luke Kornet's decision, even if he is not staying with the Celtics. With a positive attitude, he has always been a bright spot, and that shows in the fact that no one has any ill feelings towards him. Fans are already on social media reacting to this news.
Kornet will definitely be missed, and fans of the ball game cannot wait to see what his journal with the San Antonio Spurs will look like.