Luke Kennard
What does Luke Kennard actually supply on the floor?
Luke Kennard's strongest evidenced functions are shooting, passing, creation; the weakest available areas are interior finishing, rim protection, event creation. These are full-season values across multiple teams, so team-specific fit is withheld.
Function profile
2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | — | Specialist | High evidence | 61 | 45 | 74 | 68 | — | 25 | — | — | 27 | 40 | 47 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | — | Mixed coverage | 55 | 46 | 68 | 64 | 52 | 31 | 52 | 55 | 28 | 46 | 38 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | — | Mixed coverage | 44 | 48 | 69 | 54 | 45 | 41 | 64 | 62 | 30 | 29 | 34 |
| 2022-23 | — | — | High evidence | 35 | 33 | 75 | 38 | — | 22 | — | — | 28 | 32 | 45 |
| 2021-22 | LAC | — | High evidence | 51 | 33 | 79 | 58 | 51 | 28 | 62 | 57 | 39 | 34 | 32 |
| 2020-21 | LAC | — | Mixed coverage | 50 | 48 | 75 | 56 | — | 37 | 43 | 47 | 40 | 29 | 55 |
| 2019-20 | DET | — | Mixed coverage | 65 | 54 | 71 | 69 | — | 34 | — | — | 37 | 21 | 32 |
| 2018-19 | DET | — | High evidence | 57 | 51 | 72 | 59 | — | 44 | — | — | 31 | 25 | 50 |
| 2017-18 | DET | — | High evidence | 55 | 42 | 72 | 59 | — | 20 | — | — | 36 | 49 | 43 |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Luke Kennard.
Replacement evidence
CJ McCollum · Nickeil Alexander-Walker · Onyeka Okongwu · Jalen Johnson · Dyson Daniels
shrunk net 7.8390 over 924 possessions
on floor 1713 possessions · off floor 6199 possessions
LAL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Luke Kennard.
Replacement evidence
Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Doncic · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves
shrunk net 6.9440 over 219 possessions
on floor 1846 possessions · off floor 6070 possessions
MEM had a supported lineup path without Luke Kennard: [Jaren Jackson Jr., Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Zach Edey, Jaylen Wells] at 12.9 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 470 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Jaren Jackson Jr. · Ja Morant · Desmond Bane · Zach Edey · Jaylen Wells
shrunk net 12.8860 over 470 possessions
on floor 2910 possessions · off floor 4978 possessions
LAC did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Luke Kennard.
Replacement evidence
Russell Westbrook · Paul George · Marcus Morris Sr. · Kawhi Leonard · Ivica Zubac
shrunk net 5.1080 over 223 possessions
on floor 1316 possessions · off floor 6390 possessions
MEM did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Luke Kennard.
Replacement evidence
Steven Adams · Dillon Brooks · Jaren Jackson Jr. · Ja Morant · John Konchar
shrunk net 4.8460 over 328 possessions
on floor 1235 possessions · off floor 6728 possessions
LAC was highly dependent on Luke Kennard. Removing him cost about 26.1% of shooting production, and lineups with him performed 8.2 points per 100 possessions better than lineups without him. The best supported replacement group was [Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris Sr., Reggie Jackson, Ivica Zubac, Terance Mann] over 336 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Nicolas Batum · Marcus Morris Sr. · Reggie Jackson · Ivica Zubac · Terance Mann
shrunk net 1.6480 over 336 possessions
on floor 3356 possessions · off floor 3931 possessions
LAC had a supported lineup path without Luke Kennard: [Serge Ibaka, Nicolas Batum, Patrick Beverley, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard] at 8.3 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 497 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Serge Ibaka · Nicolas Batum · Patrick Beverley · Paul George · Kawhi Leonard
shrunk net 8.3250 over 497 possessions
on floor 2552 possessions · off floor 5233 possessions
DET did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Luke Kennard.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 1600 possessions · off floor 4012 possessions
DET had a supported lineup path without Luke Kennard: [Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson, Andre Drummond, Reggie Bullock, Bruce Brown] at 8.4 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 556 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Blake Griffin · Reggie Jackson · Andre Drummond · Reggie Bullock · Bruce Brown
shrunk net 8.3520 over 556 possessions
on floor 2755 possessions · off floor 4720 possessions
DET did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Luke Kennard.
Replacement evidence
Blake Griffin · Ish Smith · Andre Drummond · Reggie Bullock · Stanley Johnson
shrunk net 4.0900 over 494 possessions
on floor 2572 possessions · off floor 4557 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.No governed contract-calendar events name this player.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.