Luke Kornet's lessons from a championship pursuit that the Celtics ultimately completed will help a Spurs roster brimming with burgeoning talent.
The Boston Celtics would have loved to have kept Luke Kornet. As the franchise's president of basketball operations, Brad Stevens, noted at the team's media day at the Auerbach Center, they extended an offer, hoping he'd stick around.
Given their lack of flexibility after consecutive campaigns over the second apron, the organization understood there was a significant chance he'd cash in elsewhere this summer.