Luke Kornet

Luke Francis Kornet (born July 15, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

He played college basketball for Vanderbilt.

He is the all-time leader for blocked shots in the school's history and the NCAA all-time leader for three-pointers made by any player 7 feet tall or taller.

Kornet averaged 8.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.64 blocks over 24.1 minutes in 128 games during his four-year career at Vanderbilt University.

During his senior year with the Commodores, he averaged 13.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.00 blocks in 35 starts, earning All-SEC and All-SEC Defensive honors.

He holds the NCAA record for three-pointers made by a 7-footer with 150, and is the Commodores' all-time leading shot blocker with 210.

On January 12, 2016, Kornet blocked a school-record 10 shots and finished with the second triple-double in Vanderbilt history with 11 points and 11 rebounds, helping the Commodores defeat Auburn 75–57.

After going undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft, Kornet joined the New York Knicks for the 2017 NBA Summer League.

On July 3, 2017, he signed a two-way contract with the Knicks.

On February 8, 2018, with his parents in attendance, Kornet made his National Basketball Association debut against the Toronto Raptors in Toronto.

He finished with a double-double, scoring 11 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes, thus being the second Knicks rookie in history to debut with a double-double.

He also finished with four blocks, making him the first player in NBA history to sink three three-pointers and have four blocks in his debut.

On July 6, 2018, Kornet signed a standard contract with the Knicks.

On April 9, 2019, Kornet recorded a double-double with 12 points, 13 rebounds, and a career-high six blocks in the Knicks' 96–86 win over the Chicago Bulls.

On July 17, 2019, Kornet signed a fully guaranteed two-year contract for $4.5 million with the Chicago Bulls.

On March 25, 2021, Kornet was traded to the Boston Celtics in a three-team trade involving the Washington Wizards.

He re-signed with the Celtics on October 16, but was waived that day.

On October 23, Kornet signed with the Maine Celtics as an affiliate player.

In 10 games, he averaged 11.9 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.7 blocks in 27.4 minutes per contest.

On December 21, 2021, Kornet signed a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

On January 3, 2022, Kornet signed a 10-day contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.

On January 14, 2022, Kornet was reacquired by the Maine Celtics.

On February 11, 2022, Kornet signed a contract with the Boston Celtics for the remainder of the season.

The Celtics made NBA Finals, where they lost to the Golden State Warriors in six games.

On July 1, 2022, Kornet re-signed with the Celtics.

He was granted a two-year, $4,546,582 contract, including $2,133,278 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $2,273,291.

In 2023–24, Kornet will earn a base salary of $2,413,304, while carrying a cap hit of $2,413,304.

Kornet is the son of former Vanderbilt and NBA player Frank Kornet and Nashville television news anchor Tracy Kornet.

His sister Nicole played basketball at Oklahoma and UCLA.

He also has a brother named John.

Kornet is a devout Catholic and maintains a blog of churches he visits during his playing career.

He is married to his wife Tierney and has two children as of 2022.