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Luke Kornet has been an unsung hero for the Boston Celtics this season. The veteran big man has carved out an essential role for himself off Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla's bench. Kornet is the primary back-up center,

Ziaire Williams failed to meet expectations in Memphis and was traded to the Nets in July alongside a 2030 second-round pick, morphing from a surefire future star to a kid fighting just to stay in

Kornet had nine points (4-4 FG, 1-2 FT), seven rebounds, four assists and four blocks in 32 minutes during Thursday's 123-105 win over the 76ers.

"Perhaps moving Al Horford ... for a switchy wing like Cody Martin or Royce O'Neale might make some sense," suggests B/R. We disagree.

Or at least that is the view of Bleacher Report NBA expert Eric Pincus, who ranked the Celtics center as the No. 30 overall free agent heading into the league's 2025 offseason. And given how the Vanderbilt alum has been playing for Boston,

Jayson Tatum had 35 points and the Boston Celtics powered past the Philadelphia 76ers 123-105. It was Tatum’s 24th game this season with at least 30 points even though he sat out the entire fourth quarter as Boston posted its ninth win in its last 11 games.

Kornet is questionable for Friday's game against Cleveland due to personal reasons, Zack Cox of the Boston Herald reports. Kornet has a chance to end a two-game absence Friday. If the big man doesn't rejoin the lineup,

At 45-18, the Boston Celtics are all but guaranteed to finish with the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. With 19 games left in the regular season, they are eight games behind the top-seed Cleveland Cavaliers and five games ahead of the No. 3 seed, the New York Knicks.