Luke Kennard is available to play tonight and make his Lakers debut, the team announced

Los Angeles adds some 3-point shooting by picking up veteran marksman Luke Kennard from Atlanta. Luke Kennard is averaging 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in 2025-26. Atlanta has agreed to send Luke Kennard to Los Angeles in exchange for Gabe Vincent.2

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LongTimesGoodTimes

64 | 3 hours ago

6/1/0 on 67/67/0 shooting

dmavs11 | NBA

49 | 3 hours ago

that’s like 6x as good as Gabe Vincent

closing-the-thread | Lakers

47 | 3 hours ago

Alright. Time for the Laker tax to take effect.

The_Delusions_ | Lakers

22 | 2 hours ago

Even with the laker tax which is normally 5-10% dip on their shooting he would still be 39% at worst hopefully, will still be amazing for us.

Specialist_Office274 | Hawks

13 | 2 hours ago

He only shoots if he’s wide open and there’s no defender within a 10 ft radius so get ready to watch him shoot like twice a game

Dry-Razzmatazz1239

20 | 2 hours ago

Open shots haven’t really been an issue for the Lakers, pretty sure they have the most open 3s of any team

FunTailor794

1 | 23 minutes ago

They do by a mile. If Luka had a Kon knueppel he’d be averaging 20 assists per game

Ok-Discipline9998 | Raptors

15 | 2 hours ago

Well Lakers happens to have a gigantic amount of wide open looks to spare

natebryan | Lakers

4 | 2 hours ago

Jj will have him shoot more than that.

JayDee62 | LAL

-2 | 2 hours ago

my over/under with a friend was 35% and we both took the under.

Projinator | Grizzlies

34 | 3 hours ago

Can’t wait to see those 3 shots!

greentearss

8 | an hour ago

Yeah they need a real shooter like Ja

Specialist_Office274 | Hawks

4 | 2 hours ago

Kennard always fools whatever new team he’s on with his percentages. Lakers fans gonna learn soon lol

CtrlAltDelightfull | West

12 | an hour ago

If he can hit a couple of open threes a game (which he can), then it’s better than anything Gabe Vincent was giving them. Don’t see why that would be a disappointment

LebronzoBBB | Lakers

4 | an hour ago

Heard he was shooting more for the Hawks this past month?!?! He’s about get way more looks from Reaves, Luka and Bron too!

PossessionDue9381 | Hawks

1 | 28 minutes ago

He has since the beginning of January. He was good for us as of late.

Vhemvhol | Lakers

2 | an hour ago

If he makes all those 3 shots especially if they’re threes then it’s not gonna be much of a problem lol

LovetheNBA23 | Lakers

15 | 2 hours ago

Gabe Vincent was probably the worst player in the NBA getting minutes at least in terms of impact metrics. Eye test too.

k1ngkoala | Lakers

7 | 2 hours ago

If Kennard can score at all, he’s already infinitely better than Gabe who regularly put up 0s across the board for us.

FadeRunna | 76ers

5 | 3 hours ago

Luke Kennard is available to play tonight and make his Lakers debut, the team announced

Simple-Ad-4381

5 | 2 hours ago

But did the team announce it?

FadeRunna | 76ers

5 | 2 hours ago

Per McMenamin:

Luke Kennard is available to play tonight and make his Lakers debut, the team announced

heat_fan_ | Raptors

2 | 3 hours ago

Should help their shooting

A_MASSIVE_PERVERT | Mavericks

2 | 3 hours ago

Not if he’s a Laker

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

1 | 3 hours ago

Luka Nard is a three level scorer don’t get it twisted.

Sensitive_Worry2499

1 | 2 hours ago

gonna shoot 1 of 5 from 3

retrospects | Minneapolis Lakers

1 | an hour ago

If he hits his first three the copium is gonna hit like top shelf smack.

gtahnyo | San Diego Clippers

1 | an hour ago

Nuke Kennard

Maximum-Lack8642 | Hawks

1 | an hour ago

I miss him already

anliony

1 | 44 minutes ago

Wonder if he can mentor Dalton Knecht. Feels like they are similar kind of player.

judah249 | Suns

1 | 42 minutes ago

Can’t wait for Lakers to start hating him after one bad game

Novulux | Lakers

1 | 39 minutes ago

He hit 6 3s last time he played the Warriors

squirtles_urethra | Knicks

-7 | 2 hours ago

Lakers and thinking some YMCA demon is gonna save their team at the deadline, name a better duo

[McMenamin] Luke Kennard is available to play tonight and make his Lakers debut, the team announced