Luke Cornet is starting a new journey with the San Antonio Spurs. During his first press interaction as a Spurs player on Monday, the former Boston Celtics star explained why he chose to wear No.7. Kornet played the last four seasons in Boston and was part of the Celtics’ 2024 championship team.

Former Celtics big man Luke Kornet was introduced by the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, and brought all the quirky Luke Kornet flavor we saw the last four-plus seasons in Boston to his press conference.

Luke Kornet has been known to have a sense of humor. And that carried over from Boston to San Antonio. Kornet was asked why he chose to wear No. 7 with the Spurs, to which he said he “hoped to be a third of the player Tim Duncan was,” via Spurs reporter Matthew Tynan. Duncan, who spent his entire 19-year career with the Spurs, wore No. 21.