Scoring efficiency
68.9% true shooting places Luke Kennard at the 97th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The next question is how much of that efficiency survives harder shots or a larger role.
Inspect the record ↓Players Luke Kennard
LukeKennard
#8 · Guard· 6' 5"· 30 years
Inside the game of Luke Kennard.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARD2026-27 · Regular season
1 games · PHXPoints / G11.0
Rebounds / G4.0
Assists / G1.0
Minutes / G18.3
Field goal66.7%
Three-point60.0%
Early returns 1 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-24. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Clip / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
0:22
ESPN · 2026-10-11
Luke Kennard hits the trey vs. San Antonio Spurs
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02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
1682 recorded minutes
League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume14.0 PTS / 36
33rd percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production3.7 AST / 36
58th percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production3.9 REB / 36
15th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite55.3% of FGA
75th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume15.6 FTA / 100 FGA
22nd percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency68.9% TS
97th percentile
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗Three-point appetite
55.3% of attempts from three places Luke Kennard at the 75th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The willingness is in the record. Whether defenders stay attached is a separate film question.
Inspect the record ↓How much should you trust the jumper?
47.8% from three on 245 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
2.90 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
6 attempts
1 of the last 1 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 75.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
Games in this sample
2026-10-24 vs GSW ↗The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current PHX teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker ↗ | G | 33.6 | 6.0 | 33.0% | 370 | 3.9 |
| Dillon Brooks ↗ | G-F | 30.4 | 1.8 | 34.4% | 369 | 3.6 |
| Collin Gillespie ↗ | G | 28.5 | 4.6 | 40.1% | 578 | 4.1 |
| Jalen Green ↗ | G | 25.9 | 2.8 | 31.3% | 227 | 3.6 |
| Jordan Goodwin ↗ | G | 22.5 | 2.2 | 37.1% | 302 | 4.9 |
A comparison worth investigating
Similar box-score profiles.
2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.
Cameron Johnson ↗14.4 PTS / 36 · 2.9 AST / 3653.9% of attempts from three
Svi Mykhailiuk ↗14.6 PTS / 36 · 2.9 AST / 3666.3% of attempts from three
Sam Merrill ↗17.3 PTS / 36 · 3.3 AST / 3677.5% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Kennard’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2026-27 regular season · 1 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
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| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 1 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 91.7% |
| Last 10 | 1 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 91.7% |
| Last 5 | 1 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 91.7% |
| Off bench | 1 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 91.7% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
91.7%True shooting
91.7%Effective FG
100.0%
Two-point1 attempts60.0%
Three-point5 attempts—
Free throws0 attemptsShare of points11 total points
Two-pointers 18.2%Three-pointers 81.8%Free throws 0.0%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
The next chapter is on the court.
Reviewed player analysis appears here as game reports are published.
Open the latest game ↗Every recorded appearance ↓
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | PHX | 1 | 18.3 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 66.7% | 60.0% | — |
| 2025-26 | ATL / LAL | 78 | 21.6 | 8.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 53.3% | 47.8% | 91.3% |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 65 | 22.6 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 47.8% | 43.3% | 89.5% |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 39 | 25.6 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 44.8% | 45.0% | 88.9% |
| 2022-23 | TOT | 59 | 22.3 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 49.2% | 49.4% | 94.9% |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 24 | 24.6 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 52.6% | 54.0% | 94.7% |
| 2022-23 | LAC | 35 | 20.7 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 46.4% | 44.7% | 95.0% |
| 2021-22 | LAC | 70 | 27.4 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 44.9% | 44.9% | 89.6% |
| 2020-21 | LAC | 63 | 19.6 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 47.6% | 44.6% | 83.9% |
| 2019-20 | DET | 28 | 32.9 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 44.2% | 39.9% | 89.3% |
| 2018-19 | DET | 63 | 22.8 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 43.8% | 39.4% | 83.6% |
| 2017-18 | DET | 73 | 20.0 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 44.3% | 41.5% | 85.5% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
5 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24 | Regular season | PHX vs GSW ↗ | 18.3 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% | 60.0% | — | +6.0Box only · provisional |
| Oct 14 | Preseason | PHX vs SAS ↗ | 13.6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25.0% | 0.0% | — | -1.5Box only · provisional |
| Oct 10 | Preseason | PHX vs SAS ↗ | 25.0 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 53.3% | 40.0% | — | +7.6Box only · provisional |
| Oct 7 | Preseason | PHX vs CHI ↗ | 13.3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | +7.0Box only · provisional |
| Oct 5 | Preseason | PHX vs DET ↗ | 15.2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60.0% | 33.3% | 100.0% | +0.2Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 24, 2026 · PHX vs GSW
Bench · 18.3 minutes
Impact+6.0
- PTS
- 11
- REB
- 4
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
Luke Kennard scored 11 points, shooting 66.7% from the field. He shot 60% from three on 5 attempts. He added 4 rebounds and 1 steal.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 66.7% 6 attempts
- 3PT
- 60% 5 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +15
- True shooting
- 91.7%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +11.02
- Defensive box value
- +3.20
- Minutes baseline
- -8.26
- Game impact
- +5.96
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 14, 2026 · PHX vs SAS
Starter · 13.6 minutes
Impact-1.5
- PTS
- 4
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 25% 8 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 2 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -1
- True shooting
- 25.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 15, 2026 · 04:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 10, 2026 · PHX vs SAS
Starter · 25.0 minutes
Impact+7.6
- PTS
- 20
- REB
- 5
- AST
- 4
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 53.3% 15 attempts
- 3PT
- 40% 10 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +11
- True shooting
- 66.7%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 7, 2026 · PHX vs CHI
Bench · 13.3 minutes
Impact+7.0
- PTS
- 8
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 4
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 60% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- 100% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +4
- True shooting
- 68.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:31 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 5, 2026 · PHX vs DET
Bench · 15.2 minutes
Impact+0.2
- PTS
- 9
- REB
- 2
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 60% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 33.3% 3 attempts
- FT
- 100% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -7
- True shooting
- 76.5%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:32 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Kennard got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 206 lbs
- Age now
- 30 years
- Born
- 1996-06-24
- Hometown
- Middletown, OH
- College
- Duke
- Draft
- 2017: Rd 1, Pk 12 (DET)
- Experience
- 10th Season
Signed on 07/14/26
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$6.06M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$6.06M
2027-28
$6.37MPlayer option
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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