My Take
Luke Kennard is one of those players who quietly earns your respect the more you watch him. A Duke guy drafted 12th overall by Detroit in 2017, he had the pedigree right out of the gate — but the NBA is brutal, and he's had to carve out his role the hard way, bouncing from the Pistons to the Clippers to Memphis to Atlanta and eventually landing with the Lakers. What he brings is that smooth, almost effortless shooting touch that six-foot-six wings dream of; his three-point percentage with the Clippers was genuinely elite by any measure. He's never been the guy on the poster, but the coaches who know basketball know exactly what he does for a lineup. I'd love to see him get one consistent situation and just cook.
Overview
Luke Douglas Kennard ( kə-NARD; born June 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils and was drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the 12th pick in the 2017 NBA draft. He has also played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Memphis Grizzlies, and Atlanta Hawks.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Luke Kennard
- Name (Japanese)
- ルーク・ケナード
- Reading
- るーく・けなーど
- Born
- June 24, 1996 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
- Origin
- Middletown, Ohio, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 198 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Franklin High School
- University
- Duke University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.