3. Luke Kornet, Center
As more than likely one of Boylen’s favorite players in the rotation last season, the former New York Knicks center Luke Kornet didn’t provide all that much value to the frontcourt rotation mostly coming off the bench. There was some optimism (including from myself) surrounding the signing of Kornet out of free agency last offseason.
But that value that Kornet brought to the Knicks as a floor spacing center and a rim protector did not translate in the slightest during his inaugural season in the Windy City. Kornet isn’t on a high-risk, and/or costly contract, but he isn’t contributing much positive value when he’s on the floor. It might be time for him to get another change of scenery.
Given the value that Kornet did bring to the table with the Knicks, he should get at least one more shot to prove his worth in the NBA. And it wouldn’t be all that difficult for the Bulls to include the former Vanderbilt Commodores towering 7-foot-2 and 240 pound big man in a trade package. Or if he were just to be an unrestricted free agent after his contract is up next offseason, he would likely find a home elsewhere.
In 36 games played in the season that was for Kornet, he averaged 6.0 points per game, 2.3 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks. He shot 43.9 percent from the field, 28.7 percent from beyond the arc, and 71.4 percent from the free-throw line. A box plus/minus rating of -1.1 was a big step back from the career best 2.1 rating he posted during the 2018-19 season with the Knicks.