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Luke Kennard
PHX
Phoenix Suns

Luke Kennard

#8 · Phoenix Suns · 6-5 (196 cm) · 206 lb · Duke

Luke Kennard plays for the Phoenix Suns. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at shooting guard and #3 at point guard. Luke Kennard is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 10 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 17.0 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (61 %) and small forward (18 %). He averages 8.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Tristan da Silva, Vít Krejčí, and Keaton Wagler, who score 24.3 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Vít Krejčí.

Next game

vs
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Los Angeles Lakers ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Suns vs Lakers → Suns schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Shooting Guard 2nd
  • Point Guard 3rd

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

See the full Suns depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
10
Min/game
17.0
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard61 %
  • Small Forward18 %
  • Center10 %
  • Point Guard6 %
  • Power Forward6 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 10 17.0 8.3 1.3 1.8 0.1 0.0 51.8 43.2 66.7 69.2 15.8
2025-26 78 21.5 8.4 2.3 2.2 0.7 0.1 53.3 47.8 91.3 68.9 13.1

Game log

In his last 5 games: 9.6 pts, 1.0 reb and 2.2 ast in 18.2 min (1.3 pts above his season average, 8.3)

Best games of the season: 14 pts vs Clippers (Nov 10) · 4 reb vs Warriors (Oct 24) · 5 ast vs Magic (Nov 5)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 12 vs
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
W 101-96 20:36 8 1 1 4-9 0-5 0-0 +16
Nov 10 vs
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers
W 133-110 21:37 14 1 3 5-7 3-5 1-3 +12
Nov 9 vs
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 96-122 14:26 3 1 0 1-4 1-3 0-0 -30
Nov 7 vs
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
W 102-99 13:31 11 1 2 4-7 3-6 0-0 +4
Nov 5 vs
ORL
Orlando Magic
Magic
W 117-104 20:52 12 1 5 4-8 3-6 1-2 +8
Nov 4 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
L 119-132 14:09 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 -13
Nov 2 @
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
L 113-116 17:42 6 2 1 2-6 2-6 0-0 +15
Oct 30 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
L 120-127 12:23 9 1 2 2-4 1-3 4-4 +7
Oct 26 @
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
L 114-125 16:08 9 1 2 3-5 3-5 0-0 -5
Oct 24 vs
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
W 131-122 18:19 11 4 1 4-6 3-5 0-0 +15

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
325
Pts/100 poss.
24.3
FG%
50%

Opponents he guarded most in 10 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Tristan da Silva 18 9 3/5
Vít Krejčí 17 0 0/0
Keaton Wagler 13 1 0/1
Keldon Johnson 12 0 0/0
Josh Dix 12 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
307
Pts/100 poss.
22.5
FG%
46%

Defenders who guarded him most in 10 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Vít Krejčí 15 3 1/3
Will Richard 14 0 0/1
Josh Dix 14 0 0/2
Gradey Dick 13 2 1/1
Tristan da Silva 12 3 1/2