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By Cole Sullivan
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The NBA trade deadline is set for Thursday afternoon, and while everyone is waiting to see what the Milwaukee Bucks will do with superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, several other notable moves have already taken place across the league.
Getting in on the action just hours before the deadline, the Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a deal with the Atlanta Hawks, trading Gabe Vincent and a second-round pick in exchange for sharpshooter Luke Kennard, who is on a one-year, $11 million deal with Atlanta.
The Lakers were in desperate need of shooting, ranking in the bottom half of the league in team three-point percentage, and Kennard brings that skill to the roster — something Vincent had struggled to provide during his time in L.A.
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Kennard last appeared for the Hawks in their most recent game on Feb. 3, scoring 12 points on 4-for-6 shooting from three-point range in 23 minutes of action.
This season, the former Duke star is averaging 7.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game while shooting 53.8% from the field and an impressive 49.7% from beyond the arc.
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Across his nine-season NBA career with four different teams — soon to be his fifth with the Lakers — Kennard has a career three-point shooting percentage of 44.2% on 4.4 attempts per game.
His game fits perfectly alongside players like Luka Doncic and LeBron James, who excel at drawing attention on drives to the basket and then creating open shots off kick-outs — a skill set where Kennard’s elite three-point shooting will be especially valuable.
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