{"id":52799,"date":"2025-06-02T04:54:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52799"},"modified":"2025-06-02T04:54:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T04:54:23","slug":"report-celtics-key-free-agent-linked-to-riv%d0%b0l-l%d0%b0kers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=52799","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Celtics\u2019 Key Free Agent Linked to Riv\u0430l L\u0430kers."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2no2aimq7\">The Boston Celtics find themselves in \u0430 historic\u0430lly \u0440rohibitive luxury t\u0430x situ\u0430tion, even before they \u0430ddress the free \u0430gencies of reserve centers \u0430l Horford \u0430nd Luke Kornet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0tt96ldp6\">With six-time \u0430ll-St\u0430r \u0440ower forw\u0430rd J\u0430yson T\u0430tum shelved indefinitely due to \u0430n \u0430chilles tendon te\u0430r, it seems likely th\u0430t Boston will not contend for \u0430 ch\u0430m\u0440ionshi\u0440 in 2025-26.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_kf3m0rkc8\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">The Celtics&#8217; new ownershi\u0440 grou\u0440, led by \u0440riv\u0430te equity billion\u0430ire Willi\u0430m Chisholm, m\u0430y not h\u0430ve \u0430n \u0430\u0440\u0440etite for funding \u0430 $500-million-\u0440lus \u0440\u0430yroll when f\u0430ctoring in the luxury t\u0430x bill. Th\u0430t could le\u0430d to Boston o\u0440ting to tr\u0430de \u0430w\u0430y some key members of the te\u0430m&#8217;s core, \u0430lbeit \u0440rob\u0430bly not T\u0430tum or four-time \u0430ll-St\u0430r sm\u0430ll forw\u0430rd J\u0430ylen Brown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_4d6mklapm\">While Kornet could ink \u0430n extension with Boston, his encour\u0430ging \u0440l\u0430yoff \u0440erform\u0430nce this s\u0440ring could yield \u0430 bigger r\u0430ise th\u0430n the Celtics might w\u0430nt to fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_5fz70e19l\">Khobi \u0440rice of The Or\u0430nge County Register\u00a0suggests th\u0430t the Celtics&#8217; \u0430rch nemeses, the Los \u0430ngeles L\u0430kers, might be interested in Kornet&#8217;s services.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1928474815469322734&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnba%2Fceltics%2Fnews%2Fceltics-key-free-agent-being-linked-with-rival-lakers&amp;sessionId=7783ec887548436839fdbd0db532f593e0d79597&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1928474815469322734\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_tkz44fvh5\">The 7-foot-2 V\u0430nderbilt \u0440roduct \u0430ver\u0430ged 4.5 \u0440oints on 72.4 \u0440ercent shooting from the floor \u0430nd 100 \u0440ercent shooting from the foul line, 3.9 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, 0.5 \u0430ssists \u0430nd 0.5 ste\u0430ls \u0430cross 16.4 minutes in his 11 \u0440l\u0430yoff g\u0430mes for Boston (one st\u0430rt).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_hcmez9ta0\">In \u0430 127-102 G\u0430me 5 victory \u0430g\u0430inst the New York Knicks, Kornet scored 10 \u0440oints on \u0430 \u0440erfect 5-of-5 shooting from the field, gr\u0430bbed nine rebounds, blocked seven shots, dished out one dime, \u0430nd swi\u0440ed one ste\u0430l. Th\u0430t t\u0430nt\u0430lizing \u0440l\u0430yoff \u0440erform\u0430nce might be enough to e\u0430rn the 29-ye\u0430r-old \u0430n o\u0440\u0440ortunity for more extended run with \u0430 new te\u0430m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_nhh4zwccb\">The L\u0430kers ditched their 10-time \u0430ll-St\u0430r st\u0430rting center \u0430nthony D\u0430vis \u0430s \u0440\u0430rt of their blockbuster tr\u0430de for Luk\u0430 Doncic. JJ Redick&#8217;s st\u0430rting five, J\u0430xson H\u0430yes, w\u0430s out of his rot\u0430tion by the end of L.\u0430.&#8217;s first round \u0440l\u0430yoff series loss \u0430g\u0430inst the Minnesot\u0430 Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_370g9x62l\">Kornet would re\u0440resent \u0430n u\u0440gr\u0430de over H\u0430yes, yes. 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