Luke Kennard’s Lakers tenure has been a quiet one since Los Angeles acquired him from the Hawks ahead of the trade deadline.
The veteran sharpshooter’s season averages in points and minutes have ticked up since the move from Atlanta, but his shooting percentages—which were frankly incredible to start the year, prompting the interest from the Lakers—are not quite the same as they were. After shooting an absurd 49.7% from three on 3.2 attempts per game with the Hawks, he’s connecting on 44.3% with L.A., still very good, though his impact has been fairly muted since the deal. Kennard only had six double-digit scoring nights entering Saturday, and he had been held without a point in two of the Lakers’ last three nights.
