Luke Kennard Stats, Shot Chart & Advanced Analytics — PHX 2026-27

Inside his season

Through Nov. 12

Kennard is 226th in the site's Player Rankings, at −1.6 points per 100 possessions against an average player, after 134th last season, and his three-point attempts have risen the most, to 12.6 per 100 possessions from 6.9.

He's taking 51.8% of his shots from three above the break, up from 36.6% last season.

Tonight against the Lakers

Last time, March 29, 2025: no points on 0 for 0 shooting, 2 assists and no rebounds in a 134-127 loss.
In 20 games against the Lakers, he has averaged 8.7 points, 2.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds.
Of the Lakers, Austin Reaves has guarded him the most in their careers: 165 possessions over 19 games. Kennard has 18 points on 7 for 14 shooting against him, about half his usual scoring rate or less.
On the Lakers' injury report as of Nov. 15: Austin Reaves (out).

His passing

12.6

points his passes create per 100 possessions he plays, from 12.1 last season

Finishing them: Miles Bridges 4, Jordan Goodwin 3, Ryan Dunn 3.
56% of the baskets he set up were threes.

Where his shots come from

Zone	Share	Last season	Made	Last season
At the rim	1.8%	14.4%	100.0%	64.1%
Rest of the paint	12.5%	17.6%	85.7%	57.7%
Midrange	7.1%	12.6%	75.0%	58.9%
Corner threes	26.8%	18.7%	46.7%	51.8%
Threes above the break	51.8%	36.6%	41.4%	45.7%

He takes 16.1 free throws per 100 shots, from 15.6 last season.

With him on the floor

The Suns have outscored teams by 7.1 points per 100 possessions with him on the floor, 123.1 to 115.9, with garbage time left out. They're minus 4.9 overall.

What changed from last season shows after nine games and 200 minutes.

Lineup numbers leave garbage time out and count points per 100 the NBA’s way; ages are exact, game by game, from 2015-16 on.

Inside his season

His last game

Nov. 12, a 101-96 win over Charlotte

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His shots in the order he took them: made in blue, traced to the rim, missed in orange.

Before this game he averaged 8.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 9 regular-season games.

Shot making: 8 points from the field on 9 shots0.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones
Biggest shot: Made a 12-foot fadeaway4th quarter, 6:24 leftchance to win 72% to 77%
Guarded by: Salaün: 8 poss, 0 ptsAllen: 8 poss, 0 ptsWilliams: 5 poss, 2 pts
He guarded: Salaün: 9 poss, 0 ptsWilliams: 4 poss, 0 ptsO'Neale: 4 poss, 0 pts
On the move: 1.47 miles4.29 mph on average31 touches
Hustle: 1 deflection2 shots contested1 screen assist
Rating: Performance Score −3.6+0.06 wins added44.4% true shooting18.4% usage

His last game

His season

2026-27 so far, 10 games

Best game: 11 points against Golden State on Oct. 24, +5.3.Box score

Impact

His Player Rankings card

−1.6

points per 100 possessions against an average player, from this season’s lineup data

226th of 271 players with 317 possessions or more, likely 91st to 257th.
Offense −0.2 (127th), defense −1.4 (252nd).
0.0 wins added so far over a replacement player, likely −0.2 to 0.3, 270th in the league.
The Suns are 10.1 points per 100 better with him on the floor than off it (359 and 655 possessions).
10 games in, his box score, minutes and team’s results this season are about 95% of the rating; nothing carries over from last season. Counting last season, he would be at +0.1, 115th.

His season

His game

Regular seasons

In the half court, Kennard has scored 22.6 points per 100 shots more than the league does on the same shots since 2024-25, the best in the NBA (642 shots).

85% of his baskets since 2025-26 came off a pass, 9% of those from Luka Dončić, who no longer does.

Since 2017-18 he has made 43.7% of his above-the-break 3s; the league makes 35.0%.

Career

10 seasons

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	3PM	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
2017-18DET	DET	73	20.0	7.6	2.4	1.7	0.6	0.2	0.9	.443	1.1	.415	.855	.560	+1.6
2018-19DET	DET	63	22.8	9.7	2.9	1.8	0.4	0.2	0.9	.438	1.7	.394	.836	.560	+0.9
2019-20DET	DET	28	32.9	15.8	3.5	4.1	0.4	0.2	1.5	.442	2.6	.399	.893	.589	−0.8
2020-21LAC	LAC	63	19.6	8.3	2.6	1.7	0.4	0.1	0.8	.476	1.6	.446	.839	.608	−0.4
2021-22LAC	LAC	70	27.4	11.9	3.3	2.1	0.6	0.1	0.9	.449	2.7	.449	.896	.619	+2.6
2022-232 teams	2 teams	59	22.3	9.3	2.7	1.5	0.5	0.1	0.8	.492	2.3	.494	.949	.684	+3.6
LAC	LAC	35	20.7	7.8	2.4	1.1	0.5	0.1	0.9	.464	1.7	.447	.950	.623	+2.7
MEM	MEM	24	24.6	11.3	3.1	2.3	0.5	0.0	0.7	.526	3.1	.540	.947	.758	+4.9
2023-24MEM	MEM	39	25.6	11.0	2.9	3.5	0.5	0.1	1.4	.448	2.7	.450	.889	.641	−4.8
2024-25MEM	MEM	65	22.6	8.9	2.8	3.3	0.8	0.1	1.1	.478	1.7	.433	.895	.631	+1.9
2025-262 teams	2 teams	78	21.5	8.4	2.3	2.2	0.7	0.1	0.8	.533	1.5	.478	.913	.689	+0.5
ATL	ATL	46	20.5	7.9	2.2	2.1	0.7	0.1	0.7	.537	1.6	.497	.914	.713	+0.1
LAL	LAL	32	23.0	9.0	2.6	2.4	0.7	0.1	0.9	.527	1.3	.448	.912	.661	+1.1
2026-27so farPHX, so far	PHX	10	17.0	8.3	1.3	1.8	0.1	0.0	0.5	.518	1.9	.432	.667	.692	+2.8
NBA rank			218th	166th	261st	155th	261st	260th				30th			86th
Career10 seasons	10 seasons	548	23.0	9.6	2.7	2.3	0.6	0.1	0.9	.466	1.9	.442	.881	.619	+1.0

Blue: his best season in each column (20 games or more, four in the playoffs; 3P% with two tries a game, FT% with one).

Career bests

Performance Score, 587 games

Best game+17.630 points on 10 for 11 shooting against Houston, March 24, 2023The story Best four games+31.518.3 points a game, March 22 to 28, 2023The story

Where his points come from

This season, against the league

Source	Kennard	NBA avg
Paint	16.9%	41.2%
Mid-range

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	FG	3P	FT	TO	PF	+/−
Nov 12	vs CHA	W101–96	20:36	8	1	1	0	0	4–9	0–5	0–0	0	0	+16
Nov 10	vs LAC	W133–110	21:37	14	1	3	0	0	5–7	3–5	1–3	3	2	+12
Nov 9	vs SAS	L96–122	14:26	3	1	0	0	0	1–4	1–3	0–0	0	0	−30
Nov 7	vs HOU	W102–99	13:31	11	1	2	0	0	4–7	3–6	0–0	1	0	+4
Nov 5	vs ORL	W117–104

Distance	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Under 8 ft	2–2	3.6%	38.9%	100.0%	59.1%
8–16 ft	7–9	16.1%	13.4%	77.8%	43.9%
16–24 ft	1–1	1.8%	4.6%	100.0%	39.0%
24+ ft	19–44	78.6%	43.1%	43.2%	35.1%

Type	Made–Att	Share	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
Dunks	0–0	0.0%	5.8%

Stat	Avg	NBA rank
Deflections	0.6	255th
Contested shots	0.8	270th
Twos contested	0.1	271st
Threes contested	0.7	241st
Charges drawn	0.00	75th
Loose balls recovered	0.2	194th
Box outs	0.3	182nd
Screen assists	0.2	178th
Points from screen assists	0.4	187th

Per game	Kennard	NBA avg
Distance (miles)	1.30	1.76
Average speed (mph)	4.43	4.43
Touches	22.1	38.0
Passes	18.4	29.0
Potential assists

Split	GP	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG%	3P%	FT%	TS%	+/−
Location
Home	8	8.5	1.3	1.9	53.3%	42.4%	66.7%	69.4%	+2.4
Away	2	7.5	1.5	1.5	45.5%	45.5%	—	68.2%	+4.5
Result

Threes	68.7%	35.2%

Free throws	7.2%	17.2%

Fast break	9.6%	12.7%

Off turnovers	20.5%	16.2%

Unassisted makes	13.8%	34.8%

Usage rate	15.8%	180th
Assist rate	14.2%	126th
Assists per turnover	3.60	21st
Turnover rate (per 100 plays)	6.2	30th
Offensive rating	122.9	11th
Defensive rating	115.2	200th
Net rating	+7.7	65th
Offensive rebound rate	1.2%	248th
Defensive rebound rate	6.2%	242nd
Effective FG%	68.8%
Fouls drawn a game	0.8	236th

Zone	Kennard	NBA	FG%	NBA FG%
At the rim	1.8%	27.7%	100.0%	65.6%
Paint (non-rim)	12.5%	19.0%	85.7%	44.4%
Mid-range	7.1%	10.2%	75.0%	40.0%
Corner three	26.8%	11.7%	46.7%	36.1%
Above-break three	51.8%	31.4%	41.4%	34.8%

Date	Opp	Result	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	FG	3P	FT	TO	+/−
Nov 12	vs CHA	W101–96	20:36	8	1	1	4–9	0–5	0–0	0	+16
Nov 10	vs LAC	W133–110	21:37	14	1	3	5–7	3–5	1–3	3	+12
Nov 9	vs SAS	L96–122	14:26	3	1	0	1–4	1–3	0–0	0	−30
Nov 7	vs HOU	W102–99	13:31	11	1	2	4–7	3–6	0–0	1	+4
Nov 5	vs ORL	W117–104	20:52	12	1	5	4–8	3–6	1–2	0

Layups	1–1	1.8%	25.7%	100.0%	56.0%

Floaters	1–2	3.6%	8.8%	50.0%	45.3%

Hooks	0–0	0.0%	2.1%	—	47.5%

Pull-up jumpers	5–10	17.9%	13.7%	50.0%	37.6%

Step-backs	1–3	5.4%	5.2%	33.3%	37.9%

Turnarounds and fadeaways	3–3	5.4%	5.2%	100.0%	40.3%

Other jump shots	18–37	66.1%	33.5%	48.6%	36.2%

Secondary assists	0.5	0.4

Offensive rebound chances	0.4	2.6

Defensive rebound chances	3.2	5.9

Month

Oct

9.7

2.0

1.7

60.0%

53.8%

100.0%

86.5%

+5.3

Nov

7.7

1.0

1.9

48.8%

38.7%

40.0%

62.5%

+1.7

Luke Kennard

Inside his season

Tonight against the Lakers

His passing

Where his shots come from

With him on the floor

Inside his season

His last game

His last game

His season

Impact

His season

His game

Career

Career bests

Where his points come from

Game log

Shot chart

By distance

By shot type

Hustle

Movement and touches

Pick your games

Splits

Advanced

Shot profile

Last 10 games

Rim defense

Clutch

Trends

His game

Career bests

His last game

His season

Impact

Inside his season

Tonight against the Lakers

His passing

Where his shots come from

With him on the floor

Stat	Kennard	NBA avg
Rim shots defended per game	0.8	2.1
Opponent FG% at the rim	87.5%	64.4%