Luke “Luka Nard” Kennard in the win against the Rockets: 27 PTS | 9⁄13 FGS | 5⁄5 3PTS | 4⁄6 FTS | 86% TS%
It’s actually insane how productive he is, considering the Lakers got him for Gabe Vincent and a 2nd round pick.
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401869190
Luka Nard is golden lmfao
The Nard dog
That needs to stick lol
Luke Nukem and Nard Dog have been nicknames since he was on the Grizz, likely even from his clipper days, not sure if we coined or adopted it
He was Nard Dog and Luke Nukem on the Clippers so you guys adopted them.
Yeah I thought so, also adopted the “fuck you Luke shoot that fucking shit you’re wide open” frustrations from the clippers lmao
Luke Kennardš¤Andy Bernard
Im so Nard rn
My goNards are bulging
Luke Gotmehard
Donāt forget Gay Vincent
Cardio G
Send Luka back to Spain.
No way should your young core full of high lottery picks be getting completely and collectively out played by a dude traded for a 2032 second round pick
Because amen canāt shoot sengun canāt shoot reed is ass in high volume and smith jr is a role player. Also udoka didnāt do a good enough job developing them
getoffmydickerson is that you?
both this person and dickerson were right.
…true
Dickerson chose to be on this Rockets team so he was wrong before he was right
if only he knew that his point guard would tear his acl and then the rockets would just do nothing to fill that hole whatsoever
Their fault for thinking Kd could be a ball handler
hell yeah i agree on that
Cope. Why draft Reed 3rd and not work on his ability as a primary handler. Does the staff not work on shooting at all? Weāve seen 1000 players improve shooting and yet a guy as talented as amen doesnāt improve? Either amen isnāt working hard enough or the staff sucks. Probably both since amens shot hasnāt improved at all in 3 years in the league
Tell me about it. Reed is behind in schedule because they bench him last season instead of developing him
You right KD, you right.
Jalen Green sends his regards
This is the brand of petty I come here for.
can he shoot?
He shot like Luke Kennard yesterday so thereās that
he made 8 threes yesterday
Literally zero excuse lol. If yall canāt shoot go to the paint. Those stupid 3s by Sengun bailed out the lakers on each possession
Hayes was biting on those and I was losing my mind like what are you doing if he wants to shoot those with a hands up let him.
They need to post up, middie and cut more for the slipp sets they have now
Not hang out by 3pt line for the skill sets you hope to develop in future
imo Reed can do high volume but as sort of a kick out when KD and Sengun gets doubled. Not as effective when the high volume is because heās a primary option
Those first two years under Silas for Sengun and Jabari really ruined them
Hi KD
Less than a 2032 second round pick cause Gabe Vincent has negative value
Thank Ime
Man hawks gave him too easily
And for Gabe
and some legendary 2nd round pick
Just watch that 2nd round pick be the second coming of Jokic š¤
Of Jovic maybe lol
Watch them get drafted during a Taco Bell commercial too
Wasnāt for Gabe. Was for the $11 Million Trade Exception (TPE) they generated. To get the TPE they had to take on Gabeās contract.
Gabe’s contract is a big negative asset though. That TPE better be worth it š
What? His contract is up after this year, he wonāt be on the Hawks books in a month (or sooner if they lose round one) š
His expiring $11.5 million slot will be great for our offseason cap flexibility.
Tbf we were told for months by fans of other teams that his contract was horrible and had a negative value despite it being a $11m expiring
Pelinka cooked
And they definitely could’ve used a 3 point sniper tonight in their loss against the Knicks.
Buddy Hied on the bench
To be fair, they didnāt have LeBron running plays for him, so they may not have known the potential
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Did u watch, he ran plays for himself lol
He’s a good ball handler, he can legit be a good 2nd/3rd ball handler on a team
His confidence is just awful and he never risks anything
Everybody he played for till now hates seeing this because we all knew it was possible. He just would never ever do it
Honestly I hate that he changed his game so much coming into the league. He was a legit 3 level scorer at Duke, and when he got drafted teams took the ball out of his hands for some reason and made him a spot up shooter. It’s not surprising that his mentor at Duke was JJ, so his confidence is flowing and we’re seeing the old Luke again
That’s true of a lot of guys. They were stars running the show in high school and college, but there are only so many spots for primary ball handlers in the NBA so they end up as role players who are capable of more in a pinch.
That’s the nba lol. There’s only so many teams, it’s hard to win with lead ball handlers who are much better than Luke Kennard
Id imagine someone like JJ coaching and having 2 of the all time great floor generals passing you the ball expecting you to shoot is probably really good for the confidence.
Hawks had a players only meeting and after that he started being super aggressive.
But no way heās playing this well with us, JJ is the perfect coach for him
Yep all those teams and fans are right too
If you have that shooting talent and you do this it’s worse than being a shit shooter tbh
You’re losing millions, he’s also not limited as a shooter, he can handle and put it down and pass decently he’s not just catch and shoot
Just wasted talent
Well weāre sure fucking glad heās decided to stop wasting. This man could have my children.
Can they cook and chop wood? Iāll take them if Luke wonāt.
after Luka and Reaves goes down JJ had Luke locked in the room and force him to run every single play until he get use to it
He shot 54% from 3 on 6 attempts his first season for us, no reason why he wasn’t chucking up twice as many attempts outside of him just not wanting to take the shot lol
Thatās why I hate statements like the dude saying āHawks gave him up too easilyā like cmon players need scenery changes to force them to change. With the Grizzlies and Hawks he refused to shoot. Heās an incredible shooter and seemingly didnāt have confidence. Heās a good ball handler, great shooter and genuinely has the talent to be more than heās been the past few years. Heās just refused to. Just look at the 3PA. He had one of his best stretches with the Grizz where he was shooting 45% from 3 on 6.1 3PA per game. Went down to 4 attempts the next season, then 3 attempts this season with the Hawks AND the Lakers! Heās been a 40% 3pt shooter his entire career. Thereās no reason to be taking 3 a game. Heās a great player. He has not had the confidence to do more. Thereās no reason for people to revise history for data weāve had for a while.
Luke honestly has played really well. I like how aggressive he is to the rim at times, using his 3 pt shot to bait the defender as he drives
Awful confidence is a crazy take for the best by percentage 3 point shooter in the league. Itās more that heās not aggressive enough and tries to make the right read even if he should hunt his shot more
My guy his own coach called him out saying he wants him to shoot more and with lower % because it’s still way better than taking 2-3 threes a game for your %
High % on low volume just means you should take more, his shooting talent is incredible
He has no confidence, if Westbrook had his shot he would be Stephen Curry
Look at Marcus Smart, he’s ass but he still has confidence to take threes lmao
Itās good to see that even talented rich people have confidence issues
I’ve heard it’s because he’s not looksmaxxing, if he gets a hair transplant, mews and bonesmashes he’ll come back looking like a chad and be full confident
As someone who casually keeps up with the Grizzlies and Hawks he was usually pretty irritating to watch. He would pass up wide open looks if someone was closing out. He seems to be more willing to shoot with us though
He’s taking the least amount of 3s in his career for the Lakers lmao
No he’s really not and it’s a problem, if u have that jumper you need to let it fly
I do remember when he was with the Clippers he constantly killed Lakers with his shooting and play making, not sure why it stopped after going to Griz
i wouldn’t say his confidence is awful, before the lakers he just played like someone who’s overly self aware of his role as a 3pt specialist and had smart, conservative shot selection
by necessity lakers needed him to take an expanded role on offense and im sure jj, bron, and the rest of the team gave him the runway to cook
My guy his 3 point rate for the Lakers is the lowest of his career
This one game doesn’t change the fact that he should be taking way more threes, way way more
Even JJ said it, you have that shooting you have to take more than 4 threes per game on your career, Marcus fucking Smart a career 32% takes more threes in his career..
He has legit ball skills and weaponizes the threat of his three to blow by closeouts a ton.
he can dribble and create for him self. He’s a legit 3rd option playmaker.
Imagine shooting 800% from 3 and not being confident with his shooting lol
Yeah, heās surprisingly good off the dribble. Iām just saying LeBron was coordinating a lot of the team and making sure they stuck to the game plan. Props to JJ too for out coaching the fuck out of Ime and trusting Kennard to have a bigger role as a guard. Clearly he has more in his bag than the Hawks thought he had
This is not what happened at all
Kennard’s 3P% literally went down from Hawks to Lakers lol
why do you think the Lakers GM is called rob?
Hawks got Mr Reliable in the trade.
Hawks Gabe him too easily
Yeah but the Hawks got this legend in return Pelinka been cookin
Jalen johnson couldnt unlock white steph curry only one man can
The Hawks gave him up for a freaking pick.
Spoiler for the first 20 seconds of First Things First on Monday:
Kevin Wildes: “Kennard went Lukeclear on Saturday against the Rockets scoring 27 points with a perfect 5 for 5 from three”
Luke aināt white - heās clear.
He plays like Luka Doncic if Luka Doncic was white
space jam
Luke Kennard… IS AMERICAN!
Dude we got him for Gabe Vincent
Rare win-win trade.
Lakers won by getting Kennard, and the Lakers won by getting rid of Vincent.
Thatās a creative reimagining of āwin-winā
This is how Pelinka pitched the AD trade
But the hawks got way better too, although completely unrelated to this trade
Got a chuckle out of me
Addition by addition
Scammer Gabe can’t hurt us anymore š
Gabe out there on a treadmill tripped up a bit
Put respect on Gabe, he was the trade bait and he did his job. š
praise Gaben!
Better then the Luka trade.
Okay let’s not too ahead of ourselves lol š
Luka has won the Lakers 0 games this series, while Luke has won them 100% of the games this series. seems clear.
The math checks out to me
Best white boy with a name starting with Luk for the lakers post season so far and it’s not even close!!!
Undefeated in playoffs when Luke plays, Lukan’t would never
Rob actually cooked
Hey, Gabe had himself an evening too!
Cardio G strikes again
He went from someone I hoped could be at least a better shooter than Gabe to someone I absolutely hope we resign this summer.
People were hating on this trade when it happened like we didnāt just turn no value to something. I mean I didnāt think he could step up this big, but we were working with nothing and we got a shooter. No hesitation on his shot tonight and just kept attacking.
Who knew Lakers had Steph on their teamĀ
that RDC quote when he was playing lebron “HOW DID EVERY TEAM GET A STEPH CURRY EXCEPT THIS ONE”
Which skit was this lol
iirc 2023 Lakers vs Nuggets ConF loss. In reference to Jamal Murray hitting multiple shots in the clutch
Imagine LeBron running plays for Steph in the playoffs?
NUKE KENNARD! I still remember him dropping 30 in that 35-pt comeback playing for the hospital Clippers. Came with a 4-pt play game winner too. What a stud.
That shit was fucking insane
Against the Wiz right?!
Link?
Lakers elite at turning every white boy into a star*
*Unless your name is Dalton Knecht
Dalton jumps like a black man so the rule doesnāt apply on him
LaRavia is pretty athletic so what’s the rule there?
i think its cause JJ Reddick empowers them.
dalton is so ass at defense he’s nearly unplayable and he hasn’t shot lights out enough to overcome that
To be fair though, y’all had prime Dalton Knecht for a five game stretch looking like y’all fleeced the league and got new Klay lmao
people really thought that he wasn’t an upgrade over gabe vincent damn
“Not worth the second” damn that
That’s Luke “Literally 2nd All Time in 3pt %” Kennard to you
Which people?
The entire laker base heaved a sigh of relief at the gabe trade before thet even saw luke incoming
Pretty much everyone thought Kennard was an upgrade. The only questions were how much of an upgrade, how much he would shoot, what his skills extended to etc..
Next someone is going to say that ‘and they said leBron was going to be a bust ..’ with as much reality
Youād be surprised at the amount of people calling this a ānothing tradeā and āRob did nothing againā lol
Thank you Gabe for your minutes today against us
Dumbass fans talked up Gabe’s defense like he’s Alex Caruso and Luke’s like he’s Cam Thomas. They’re less than 0.5 points per 100 apart on almost every aggregate metric you can find lol
Luke Kennard saved my fucking life
“Im literally just Luke Kennard”
I look at the NBA, which Iāve watched for four decades, and I say this now with Luka Nard, āHey LeBron, we are good, bro. You can go. You donāt have to. You can hang around. Still great, but you can go. Weāre all good here.ā
Lakers have 3 Lukas
Luka āLukaā Doncic
Austin āTeen Lukaā Reaves
Luke āMiddle age Lukaā Kennard
this is hilarious since AR is older than Luka
That is a wild fact
Austin is older then Luka btw, he is the prototype.
I know, just going by physique. Reaves is smaller than Luka.
Middle age is 35ā¦. Right right??
And 4 LeBrons
and Ay-ton of fun
Charmander, DK
Charmeleon, LK
Charizard, AR
Mega Charizard, LD
People were dooming after the acquisition. “He wont shoot”, “lakers fan gonna hate this guy” lol.
Its literally Cardi G for this dude thats already a positive
people also said I was gonna hate Ayton but he played with so much heart today so idk
Heās had a mixture of good and bad games. Today was obviously one of his good games, and itās a lot easier to stomach the bad when heās getting paid aytmillion instead of 33 million.
Luke in his first Laker playoff game scored more than Gabe has in all the Lakers playoff games combined. Gabe’s 3/1/1 can’t hurt me anymore.
If Luke Kennard is going to shoot like Ray Allen the rest of this series the Rockets are toast lol
For gabe fuckass vincent
91% FT shooter with FT being his lowest % tonight…but only cause everything else was amazing
Luke “50/40/90 splits are rookie numbers” Kennard cooked today.
Never seen a more delicious white boi in my life if Iām being honest
Hol up… Nevermind keep going!
Point Nard
gabe vincent is a laker legend
Nard dog
They turned Gabeās 30m 0 points into this 9⁄13 big dick killer what a move. The Lakers havenāt been making enough trades but the ones they made solid.
Best player on the floor
LUKE WAS THE REAL TRADE
JJ really only guy that would believe and trust in Luke to do this
IDK how his trade value was so low
I’ve been a Duke fan forever, and the 2nd this trade went down, I knew Luke would finally be unlocked playing for one of his mentors in JJ. People forget Luke was a bucket in college, putting up almost 20ppg as a sophomore with Tatum on the team, then he changed up his game to accept his job as a role player in the NBA
JJ knows his Duke sharpshooters, that’s for sure.
Got him for G*be Vincent š
check to see if Monstar’d Steph Curry
I hope he stays consistent for the whole series. Good pick up
I thought lakers would struggle more than this BUT I also didn’t expect KD to miss a game of this series so…if KD misses time rockets are in trouble. Even if KD comes back this series is going to be much more competitive than I thought.
Also Ayton actually played good. Keep it up dominayton
Luka Doncic would not have been this efficient from the foul line
Turning Gabe Vincent into this guy is straight brigandry
Luka Nard is a dope nickname though he balled
Curry walked so Kennard could runĀ
He Hawks dumping him was so weird
I love you, Cool Hand Luke.
What impresses me is how he is just a good all around player. Can handle the ball, makes good decisions, and at least tries on defense. He is very much a winning player. The shooting being elite is the huge cherry on top.
Dude got to the Lakers for Gabriel Nnamdi Vincent and a bag of pears
Trading Gabe and a 2nd for him lowkey as good a move as the Luka one
Luka, you can rest, we’re good over here
I like Luke “Skywalker” Kennard, but this is great as well.
Makes me so happy seeing my boy play good even if he was on the Lakers of all teams.
Nobody in the league can go white boy for white boy with the Lakers.
OK Luka Nard is genius
Greatest shooter of all time
love this man
Here we go again. He’s gonna have a great game then completely go away.Ā
5⁄5 from 3 is crazyyy š¤Æ
Nuke Kennard
Best role player acquisition in YEARS!! They must retain him at all cost this offseason, they cannot let a player this good walk.
PSA: the Hawks traded Luke for Gabe to generate a $11 million Trade Exception (TPE).
Because the Hawks took on Gabe salary using a pre-existing trade exception, Kennardās entire outgoing salary was used to “spawn” a brand-new exception. Which expires February 2027.
Hawk did not trade Luke for Gabe or a 2nd round pick lol. They wanted the TPE.
FOR CARDIO GABE
few people will ever be as unstoppable as a sold white role player on a lebron james playoff team
5⁄5 is pure white boy swag
Knew that Reddick would be a Kennard whisperer because of the Duke connection when the Lakers traded for him. Awesome trade
Mother fkn Luke KennardoÄiÄ š āļø
LeāNard goes hardĀ
I was saying in the game thread we need some iso plays or something and get him some looks. He needs to keep shooting till his arm falls off if we wanna win this. Also, Jaxson Hayes was getting punked even by the smaller players. we need Maxi to get aome minutes