The NBA trade deadline has come and gone with the Los Angeles Lakers opting to make just one move by acquiring Luke Kennard. The Lakers had a lot of needed to address, with one of them being 3-point shooting, and Kennard is one of the best in that regard.<\/p>\n
Kennard led the league in 3-point shooting in the first half of the season with the Atlanta Hawks, shooting 49.7% from deep, albeit on low volume at 3.2 attempts per game.<\/p>\n
Playing alongside Luka Doncic and LeBron James should lead to more open looks and hopefully make those attempts rise, which JJ Redick will encourage<\/a>. <\/p>\n A fun fact of Kennard’s is that he broke James’ high school scoring record in the state of Ohio, which could make for a nice icebreaker between the two, as he talked about in an interview with ESPN Los Angeles<\/a>:<\/p>\n “Yeah, obviously that was a great moment. A big-time accomplishment when I was in high school, and I’m heard about it every now and then and just kind of full-circle now being able to play with him and getting to know him a little bit more. I might mention it, but we’ll see.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n James is well-aware that Kennard broke his record as he brought it up a few years ago after a matchup between the two:<\/p>\n \u201cLuke Kennard who broke my scoring record in high school \u2014 he\u2019s a laser from the 3PT line\u201d<\/p>\n LeBron on Luke Kennard pic.twitter.com\/ceGtDlGBzp<\/a><\/p>\n — \ud835\udc0f\ud835\udc2e\ud835\udc2b\ud835\udc29\ud835\udc6e\ud835\udc90\ud835\udc8d\ud835\udc85 \ud83c\udfc6 (@PurpGolded) February 5, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n