Kind of surprised Kornett hasn't been able to stay on teams very long. He looks worthy of a roster spot on most teams imo.
He is similar to Marrkanen - his lack of foot speed and physicality left him out of most NBA roster constructions. With the Cavs, they have assembled a defensive system that hides a guy like Kornet defensively.
I think he would be a great 2 way player for us. He isnt a good athlete, slow as you pointed out, but better athlete than Tacko, plus Kornet can shoot which is helpful if he needs to play. In no way do I think Kornet is a rotational player, but its always helpful to have useful backups as we have come to learn recently.
Job #1 on defense in the NBA is to be disruptive. For most the of NBA - disruption is created with athleticism and switchability at all positions.
Switchability left a guy like Kornet out of the rotation. His length is disruptive, but if he is too slow, he gets caught in between when isolated on a guard. The counter to a long, slow shot blocker is for immobile bigs to either step up and switch or sag off in coverage.
What JBB has done with Mobley and Allen is create extremely switchable bigs patrolling the back line of the defense. A zone benefits length, and a smart player with length will be able to hide slow feet. Somebody long but fairly immobile like Lauri or Luke need to be smart enough to know what they and cannot do in funneling the offense toward one of those two players.
This snarky question for PIP is rated E for everyone:
How can you love 2022 Luke Kornet and at the same time hate 1998 Zydrunas Ilgauskas?
- Slow feet, poor core strength
+ Length, shot blocking discipline, high hoops IQ, smooth jump shot
As do I. At worst, insurance for Markannen and Love when they're not available. Would rather he be on the roster proper.I prefer Kornet over Tacko