“Luke Kennard was really great”
The Lakers didn’t do anything crazy at the trade deadline, and management decided to make a small adjustment with the arrival Luke Kennard for Gabe Vincent. LeBron James has been calling for the arrival of a real shooter for years, so the managers brought him one of the best of his generation: 44% in
For his first time under the new colors, Kennard was Kennard with 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists in 26 minutes on 4 of 7 shooting. Enough to satisfy LeBron.
“He was excellent. Really. His playmaking was very good.” evaluates the forty-year-old from the Lakers. “When he was stopped from shooting 3s and he got into the game, he was able to get the ball out and offer good open shots to his teammates. The 3-point shot he makes after a timeout, in the corner, is a big shot. He’s a solid player and we need him.”
Shared points with his trainer
Coming out of Duke like Kennard, JJ Redick joked about their college journey, before saying all the good things he thought about his recruit, who, like him, came through the Clippers.
“We see his ability to read the game and create actions. He is not a player that you give the ball to iso to defend himself, but he is an intelligent basketball player, who knows how to play and makes the right reader” loves JJ Redick. “His ‘0.5 second’ mentality means he doesn’t always have the decisive pass, but generally he provokes the defence, fakes a shot, then turns the ball over and it leads to something positive. For the first match with us, who only arrived yesterday, it was really, really good.”
Very pleased with my firstKennard answered a question about this Duke connection. Redick’s method, in terms of video, is very close to what he experienced with the Blue Devils.
“When you come to a new team, you have to learn a lot of things: new systems, new people, how guys play, offensive systems and defensive coverages. . . Ever since the Duke days, watching video has always been important. And for me, it’s been my whole career and it’s been nine years now. That plays a huge role. I learned a lot today: system coverages and I still need things to defend. . . . I still need interior things. led, LeBron too, and Austin too. It’s good. having guys who help you and believe you’re in the right place.”
| Luke Kennard | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | THE | 73 | 20:02 | 44.3 | 41.5 | 85.5 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 7.6 |
| 2018-19 | THE | 63 | 22:49 | 43.8 | 39.4 | 83.6 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.7 |
| 2019-20 | THE | 28 | 32:56 | 44.2 | 39.9 | 89.3 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 15.8 |
| 2020-21 | LAC | 63 | 19:33 | 47.6 | 44.6 | 83.9 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.3 |
| 2021-22 | LAC | 70 | 27:25 | 44.9 | 44.9 | 89.6 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 11.9 |
| 2022-23 | LAC | 35 | 20:43 | 46.4 | 44.7 | 95.0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 7.8 |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 24 | 24:35 | 52.6 | 54.0 | 94.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 39 | 25:37 | 44.8 | 45.0 | 88.9 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 11.0 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 65 | 22:39 | 47.8 | 43.3 | 89.5 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 8.9 |
| 2025-26 | ATL | 46 | 20:31 | 53.8 | 49.7 | 91.4 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 7.9 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
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