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Luke Kornet

San Antonio Spurs · #7 · Plus starter
C7'1"250 lbage 309 yrs expVanderbiltLantana, TX
3rd best of 15 on SASworth +2.4 wins to the rotation
OFF81DEF80
High-level playmaker & interior finisher
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Western · Southwest · proj. 48-34 (▲+2.2)
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A high-efficiency rim-running center who does damage in a narrow lane — 64.3% from the floor on a sterling 68.9% true shooting, with elite inside finishing, rebounding, and rim protection (92nd-percentile block presence, 1.0 a game). He won't space the floor or create his own shot at 10% usage, but as a low-mistake, screen-and-roll, paint-anchoring backup he's enormously valuable.

6.5
PPG
6.1
RPG
1.9
APG
0.5
SPG
1
BPG
GP 68MPG 21FG% 64.33P% —FT% 82.5TS% 68.9USG% 10.3PER 17.9BPM +3.6VORP 2EPM +1.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Playmaking89
Inside finishing85
Perimeter defense80
Rim protection80
Shooting78
Scoring76
Rebounding71

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2017-18 to 2025-26 · 9 seasons
5.4
PPG
3.9
RPG
1.2
APG
421
GAMES
Points 2,287Win Shares 26.3Starts 83Best season 2024-25 · 6.0 ppg
Games played, last three seasons83%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 28 → 30
▲Rising

Luke, at 30, is on a clear upward trajectory — 3.6 → 4.9 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▬ 4.5 wins (-0.4)
Age takes about 0.5 wins off at 31. Range 3.5–5.5 wins.
Production (BPM)+3.4 → +3.6+0.226-27 forecast +3.2
His production has held roughly steady.
2023-24: +3.4 · 63 games2024-25: +3.3 · 73 games2025-26: +3.6 · 68 games2026-27: +3.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.6 → 4.9+1.326-27 forecast 4.5
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 3.6 · 63 games2024-25: 4.5 · 73 games2025-26: 4.9 · 68 games2026-27: 4.5 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $12.6M vs $10.4M salary+$2.1M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$10.4M salary2023-24: $8.5M · 63 games2024-25: $12.8M · 73 games2025-26: $15.9M · 68 games2026-27: $12.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $10,450,000 cap hit · through '29. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$10,450,000Guaranteed
5% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 14 priced deals
Runs through3 seasons
Est. market value$12,584,000 /yr
Surplus+$2,134,000
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.