Could Luke Kornet play a bigger role for the Celtics this season?

Forsberg’s Mailbag: Yes, there could be a meaningful role for Luke Kornet originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

The Boston Celtics tip off training camp in 11 days. Their first preseason game is just 16 days away. The regular season tips in 32 days.

Yup, we’re little more than a month away from meaningful basketball games again. Let’s fill what’s likely the last quiet week of this abbreviated offseason by tackling your lingering questions in this week’s Celtics Mailbag.

How do we feel about big man depth? I personally feel this might be this squad’s Achilles heel. —  @ErosStudios

And we’ll combine that with …

Who will be the surprise in playing bigger minutes to limit wear and tear for Al Horford, Robert Williams III, and the Jays? Need them super fresh for playoffs … but still get into top 4 in East. — @SBussberg

Consternation with Boston’s big-man depth is understandable. Horford is 36 and you would think the team would consider pacing him. Robert Williams III’s injury history is well documented and the team won’t want to run him into the ground after he rushed back from a meniscus tear to aid Boston’s playoff run last season.

Last year, the Williams III-Horford duo combined to log 3,809 regular-season minutes, or roughly 48.4 percent of all available minutes at the 4/5 positions. That’s 4,000 minutes to fill if that duo remains as healthy as they did last year.

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So how exactly will the Celtics fill those minutes this season with a depth chart that’s thinner on experienced big men? Boston will certainly go small and lean into their surplus of guard depth. But there’s also a lot of confidence in the team’s front office that Luke Kornet and Mfiondu Kabengele can fill depth minutes.

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Some will scoff considering Kornet has played only 339 minutes over two stints with the…