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Luke Kennard

Guard · Phoenix Suns · #8

Last: vs Denver Nuggets · Tipped off 10:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Injury report: Day-To-Day · Oct 25

NBA / G
Points per game10.02 games
Rebounds per game2.52 games
Assists per game1.52 games
Threes per game3.02 games
Minutes per game17.22 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average10.0
2 games · 2 with data
11
9
GSOct 24
OKCOct 26
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-26.

The Edge

Role and usage

Kennard's profile stands out most on potential assists per game (53rd percentile) and rebound chances per game (5th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game17.2 min
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
Usage rate13.8%
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
True shooting90.9%
below the floor of 3+ games and 10+ minutes
Touches per game26.5
32nd percentile of 307 players
Time of possession per game1.0 min
25th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game1.0
15th percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game4.0
53rd percentile of 307 players
Pull-up attempts per game0.5
30th percentile of 307 players
First basket rate—
0 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection

No picks recorded on Luke Kennard yet.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Hypothetical threshold · no verified market line: 10.5

10.5
11
9
DEN
GSOct 24
OKCOct 26
DENnext
Over 1 of 2 · 50%Under 1 of 22026-27 season vs hypothetical 10.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
10.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-26

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the season median 10.5

home, away, 2+ days rest, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 11 FGA

Where he scores

73% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 63%, 28.2 percentage points above the league rate there (8 attempts so far).

  • Restricted areaNo shotsNo restricted area attempts yet
  • Three-pointers60%▲ 25.7 vs league91% of attempts · 10 FGA · small sample
  • Mid-range100%▲ 60.0 vs league9% of attempts · 1 FGA · small sample
73%63% FG18%50% FG0%no shots9%100% FG0%no shots0%no shots
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area0% / 29%No attempts · league 66% FG
  • Paint (non-restricted)0% / 19%No attempts · league 44% FG
  • Mid-range9% / 10%1 of 1 · 100% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 318% / 6%1 of 2 · 50% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 30% / 5%No attempts · league 34% FG
  • Above-the-break 373% / 31%5 of 8 · 63% FG against 34% for the league

Distance buckets and the period split are not available: this player's shots for this season are not in our shot chart yet.

Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 10:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: vs Denver Nuggets

Denver Nuggets defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Tyus Jones has guarded him most: 36.8 partial possessions, 6 points on 2 of 3.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Denver Nuggets: the 16th-best defense at an average pace; about average against guards on points.

Defensive rating112.0
16th-best defense · middling
Pace99.4 poss
average tempo · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating108.3
22nd-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards12.7 per game
average · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.3 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.4 per game
average · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards1.7 per game
average · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards19.4 per game
average · per game vs guards

Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 337 guard-games against DEN · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

4 meetings on record: 5.3 points, 0.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists per game (last on Mar 14). The vs DEN window above shows each game.

DEN injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor.

On and off

The team is 59.6 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 18 min+34.2
    Off · 78 min-25.4
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 18 min151.4
    Off · 78 min98.1
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 18 min117.1
    Off · 78 min123.5

Points per 100 possessions · 1 game · as of Oct 26.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Who guards him

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

First basket

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Game log

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Hit rates by window

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Hustle

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Injury report

Available

Observations through 2026-10-25.

Matchup

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Next game

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Prop hit rates

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Recent form

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Role and usage

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

Available

Observations through 2026-10-26.

Shot profile

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.

Shot quality

Available

Observations through 2026-10-30.