LA trades Gabe Vincent, a draft pick to the Hawks for Luke Kennard
The Los Angeles Lakers become active at the trade deadline! With other contenders making moves the day before the deadline, LA did joining the trading frenzy. However, their trade is a little less flashy than other teams’ deals, trading guard Gabe Vincent to the Atlanta Hawks for Luke Kennard.
“Los Angeles Lakers trade Gabe Vincent and 2032 second-round pick to Atlanta Hawks for Luke Kennard, sources tell ESPN,” reports Shams Charania.
The trade has some important ramifications for both teams beyond the acquisition of the players involved. Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints breaks down how this trade affects the future plans of the Lakers and Hawks.
“The Lakers trading Gabe Vincent for Luke Kennard does a couple of things,” Siegel explains. “Not only is LA trading its last second-round pick in 2032, but the Hawks can absorb Vincent’s contract into their $13.1 million TPE that expires tomorrow. In doing so, Atlanta creates a new $11 million TPE from Kennard.”
For the Lakers, the goal is simple: trade for one of the best pure scorers in the league. Vincent shot a respectable 36.9% from deep this season, but Kennard is on another level. The Lakers rookie guard is shooting a whopping 49.7% from deep this season at relatively similar strength to Vincent. This should help bolster LA’s offense around Luka Doncic and LeBron James.
The Lakers have been quiet this deadline, though that’s probably by design. The Athletic’s Dan Voike wrote why a few days ago LA’s atypical trade deadline is a result of their circumstances. “No one internally is writing off the possibility that the Lakers will look different after Thursday’s trade deadline,” he wrote. “Rival teams continue to describe them as ‘active’ But the reality is that their lack of draft assets, players with trade value and focus on the summer may mean more significant changes are more likely to come later than now.”
2026-02-05 15:50:00
