Luke Kennard in the win: 23/6/2 with 3 steals on 8⁄13 FG
23 points
6 rebounds
2 assists
3 steals
8⁄13 FG, 3⁄6 3PT, 4⁄4 FT
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401869397
It’s Luka Nard now.
Nuke Kennard to be exact.
Nuke Kenomenal to be more exact.
Future finals mvp
Dude, Luka Nard played 42 fucking minutes in a playoff game.
The Nard dog RIDI DI DO DOOO
Luke Skyfucker
This dude is a steal
Luke, Marcus, and Rui are all going to get paid this offseason. I could even see a team overpaying on Jax because he’s a legitimate backup center now
Hayes is a legitimate backup center when he has 2 of the best playmakers ever and a 3rd guy who is also very good himself on the team to make him useful.
I don’t think Hayes would leave anyway. He seems self aware enough to realize what has caused his success and return to Luka/Lakers.
He’s a Slovenian brother now, he can’t leave lol
Depends on if someone is dumb enough to offer a bag
Rui is not getting paid at all.
Neither is kennard. This is a caruso situation. Going to see him making big plays on the spurs thunder or Celtics in two years
Wouldn’t be surprised sadly
Marcus signed a two year
Rui maybe gets 20/m yr
No one has cap space this off-season, especially not contenders
There are not that many teams out there with cap space to pay 4-7 role players
There are plenty of backup centers that are not abusers surely
You know if you guys don’t want Luka we can take him off your backs, we need a PG so badly lmao
For Edwards, Randle, and Gobert?
Hell Nah.
You already took our team name. Let us something you big greedo you
Lakers still say no
I’m actually not sure. Not that it would ever happen, but Gobert, Randle, and Ant would be an amazing trade package that might actually get serious consideration. Ant with a real PG (Reaves) to pass him the ball would be even better than he is now.
Not to mention the morale factor if Lebron stays and Ant gets to play with, in his words, “the best player ever”. He would go absolutely nuclear.
Be serious
If it’s with their current contracts? Lakers probably say no
Who else do the lakers send out to match salary?
Ngl Luka with gobert,Ant and Jaden would be a great fit
Lakers have like 4 , now 5 if you include luke lmao
Pelinka cooked picking up Luka and this dude for a couple of farts in the wind 💨
JJ turned this dude into a demon, He is so confident right now that i havent seen it before through his career
He was just letting it fly. I was shocked at his shot selection today
The turnaround three was like…
WTH
Probably the type of player he loves to coach tbh
He turned himself into a demon. JJ was forced to give him more mins with the injuries. Would have never gotten these mins without them.
JJ is like the ideal coach for him though. They’re both similar sized sharpshooters from Duke lol, it’s a match made in heaven
Stephen Curry handing the keys of Rockets ownership to Luke Kennard before this series started is the only explanation.
Came up with 19 loose balls
Dude it felt like every loose ball fell into his hands
Pause ⏸️
Give JJ Reddick major credit for this. Idk if he’s ever played this well, he def wasn’t playing this well with us. JJ has done an incredible job coaching him.
He was that dude in Detroit, then he ended up on a Clippers team that was full of ball-dominant players. No, not just Kawhi and PG, I’m talking Lou Williams, Russell Westbrook, John Wall, Reggie Jackson, Norman Powell, and Marcus Morris were all getting touches before him, so he got relegated into purely a sharpshooting specialist and was perceived as that throughout the league.
He’s been this same player all year. JJs the one who was holding him back in the rotation lol
Worst trade of all time:
AD for Luka
Gabe Vincent for Luke Kennard
The gap between Kennard and Vincent is bigger than the gap between Luka and AD was.
Unironically true
thats my white boy
Lakers are trying to collect the whole set
gotta catch ‘em all
How many are left to get?
They just need Tyler Herro to complete the set.
This years draft class really made getting the final collection pieces a grail journey
Caruso for Smart might be fair-ish to help the whiteboy agenda
I miss AC so much. Come home bby 🦅
Whole clan
If you woulda told me Bam would break Kobe’s 81 point record and Luke Kennard would be getting MVP chants in a playoff game I woulda thought I was in a simulation.
But if you woulda told me KD showers once every few days because he likes to “keep it musty” I woulda thought I was back in reality.
Getoffmylukekennardson
Does he still have the ‘please shoot more’ moments often or has Reddick coached him out of that
he did during the regular season but he’s been letting it rip in the playoffs
Redick somehow gave this dude Luka’s confidence
White shooters know each other.
During the regular season, every now and then, but he’s stepped it up in the playoffs. Taking 360 threes lol
I want him shooting 15 a game icl
Nard dog came to play!
Outplaying rockets entire future. They need to find some shame man.
Amen had decent success against him for a while though but his ball handling seems to create problems for them. He is able to just freeze rockets defenders with such ease
As expected from Luka, Luka Nard that is.
am i tripping or does this guy play exactly like Chris Mullin
If he had the confidence his whole life he mightve
Like a smaller Mullin
Thank you Gabe 🙏
I don’t really want to but gotta praise Pelinka for pulling of this absolute robbery lmao
Luka Kennard
Luka Nard
Luka Kennard out here balling
Steph Curry put on a Lakers jersey to extend his ownership
Rockets got luke Kenndard playing like prime JJ Redick.
does it count as a steal if kd just throws you the ball? yes. yes it does.
Got this for Gabriel Nmaadi Vincent LMAOOOOOO
MVP!
Luke and Marcus set the tone for the game early.
White Luka Doncic
White luka doncic
Lakers are the perfect situation for him coaching and teammate wise