Warriors vs Hawks: Despite moving on from franchise cornerstone Trae Young, the Atlanta Hawks showed no signs of slowing down. Atlanta rolled past the Golden State Warriors with a 124–111 victory on Sunday night at the Chase Center.
The Hawks and Warriors linked up in San Francisco with Atlanta looking to pick up their third straight win. Without Kristaps Porzingis and Zaccharie Risacher, the Hawks rolled with Vit Krejci and Onyeka Okongwu in the starting lineup.
During the game against the Golden State Warriors, the Atlanta Hawks suffered an early loss. Their 3-point specialist, Luke Kennard, had to exit the game early in the second quarter.
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The Atlanta Hawks signed Luke Kennard to a one-year, $11 million contract over the 2025 offseason. He spent over two seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies before moving to Atlanta.
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The Atlanta Hawks added much-needed shooting this summer after acquiring Kristaps Porziņģis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Luke Kennard. Atlanta finished
The Atlanta Hawks struggled from beyond the arc last season, ranking near the bottom of the league in 3-point efficiency. Despite having talented scorers like Trae Young and Jalen Johnson, Atlanta’s lack of consistent outside shooting often stalled its offense.
Offseason addition Luke Kennard brings much-needed outside shooting to the Atlanta Hawks. The guard provides elite three-point shooting to an offense that struggled to take advantage of open looks last year.
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Luke Kennard is one of the best shooters in the NBA. The 29-year-old finished the 2024-25 season with averages of 8.9 points, 2.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest while shooting 47.8% from the field and 43.3% from the three-point range in 65 games for the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Atlanta Hawks announced today that they have officially signed Luke Kennard. Earlier this week, the Hawks announced the acquisitions of Kristaps Porzingis and Nickeil Alexander-Walker.
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The Atlanta Hawks have added some serious shooting firepower to their roster. Veteran guard Luke Kennard agreed to a one-year, $11 million contract with Atlanta.
The Indiana Pacers missed out on a free agent target that the organization hoped to sign. Former Memphis Grizzlies guard Luke Kennard was reportedly a target for the Indiana Pacers, but he ended signing elsewhere.
NBA free agency is set to begin in about an hour, and the Atlanta Hawks are expected to be very active in their attempt to build a winner around star point guard Trae Young.
The Houston Rockets are preparing to move aggressively when NBA free agency opens this evening, with meetings reportedly in the works for Dorian Finney-Smith, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Luke Kennard, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic.
Luke Kennard came off the bench to score a career-high-tying 30 points and Ja Morant added 28 and seven assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the visiting Utah Jazz, 122-115, Wednesday night.
Two NBA teams on different paths will face off Saturday night in Memphis. The Memphis Grizzlies are on a roll, having won five straight with a 139-126 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday.
The Memphis Grizzlies are running it back with three-point wizard Luke Kennard.
On Friday, the Grizzlies and Brooklyn Nets agreed to a trade that sent Ziaire Williams to Brooklyn, with Mamadi Diakite coming to Memphis. That deal saved the Grizzlies just under $4M in cap space.
The Memphis Grizzlies recently declined Luke Kennard’s $14.8M team option, but the expectation has been that the two sides will reach an agreement on a new contract.
The Grizzlies did not exercise Luke Kennard‘s $14.8M team option for 2024-25 prior to Saturday’s deadline.
Grizzlies shooting guard Luke Kennard, who has been sidelined since November 14 with a left knee bone bruise, is nearing his return to the 5-14 club.
The Clippers made a move for a veteran shooter at the deadline. They also sent one away.
A career 42.5% shooter from distance, Kennard converted on a career-best and league-high 44.9% of his three-point attempts this season.
According to ESPN Stats and Info, it's the second-largest comeback in the play-by-play era (since 1996), behind only a 36-point comeback that the Utah Jazz pulled off in 1996.
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