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Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard has had an up-and-down early career with the Motor City franchise. After finding himself selected by the Pistons with the 12th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft from Duke, the 6-foot-5 swingman has only started for Detroit in 19 games out of 136 appearances. Entering his third season […]

Detroit Pistons head coach Dwane Casey is undecided what guard Luke Kennard’s role is going to be this upcoming season. Casey did admit, though, he likes how Kennard fits with the team’s second unit. “No decision’s been made,” Casey said, via the Detroit Free Press. “I’m not going to put anything on concrete. I like […]

Keith Langlois of Pistons.com recently caught up with Dwane Casey. In the interview, the Detroit Pistons head coach Casey talked extensively about Luke Kennard’s role with the team this upcoming 2019-20 season, especially with their depth at guard. No question and that’s the key – keeping the balance for both units. The issue with Luke […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard says Golden State Warriors All-Star Klay Thompson is even better in person than on TV. When he was at Duke, Kennard used to watch a lot of games of Thompson. When the lefty played the Warriors for the first time in the NBA, he realized Thompson is one of […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard knows he has to be a “knockdown shooter” playing alongside Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson and Andre Drummond. Griffin and Drummond get double-teamed a lot when they have the ball in the post, which frees up guys like Kennard for wide-open looks from beyond the arc. Jackson, meanwhile, can break […]

It looks like Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard is primed for a breakout 2019-20 season. After a strong 2019 playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks where he averaged 15.0 points and shot 60.0 percent from beyond the arc, Kennard has been training relentlessly all summer, working on every aspect of his game. Kennard, the […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard believes Detroit has “one of the best” young cores in the NBA. Kennard says he’s confident the Pistons’ young core — which is headlined by him, Bruce Brown Jr., Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Khyri Thomas and rookie Sekou Doumbouya — is going to make a lot of noise in the league […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard says his confidence increased after the Milwaukee Bucks game planned for him in the 2019 playoffs. After Game 3 of the Pistons’ first round series against the Bucks, Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer said the Bucks game planned for Kennard a little more. Hearing Budenholzer say that gave Kennard the […]

The Detroit Pistons are coming off of a 2018-19 campaign in which they won 41 games, notched the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference and then proceeded to get swept by the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the playoffs. A classic treadmill team, the Pistons are not exactly in a good place right […]

With training camps still in the distance, let’s take a moment to discuss seven young NBA players who are poised to break out as stars in the 2019-20 season. De’Aaron Fox Fox made a substantial jump in his sophomore season, but he still has another notch to go. He finished second in Most Improved Player […]

The Detroit Pistons have continued to sneak into the postseason as of late, though the once heralded Eastern Conference franchise has failed to return to the top of the standings over the course of the last few several years. With several players underperforming along the way, including former Duke Blue Devils swingman Luke Kennard, the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

The Detroit Pistons will be without superstar power forward Blake Griffin on Wednesday when they host the Indiana Pacers. Griffin is still feeling discomfort in his left knee. However, the team will have shooting guard Luke Kennard, who was listed as doubtful on Tuesday due to an illness. Blake Griffin out, Luke Kennard in for […]

Detroit Pistons wing Luke Kennard is known for his shooting prowess, not his no-look passing ability. But during Sunday’s win over the Toronto Raptors, Kennard broke out a new trick, even if it did seemingly come as a last-ditch resort to teammate Thon Maker. .@LukeKennard5 out here throwing no-look alley-oops to @ThonMaker14#PistonsNow powered by @RocketFiber […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard has made some history by becoming only the 10th player in the team’s history with five-plus 3-pointers in two straight games: According to #PistonsPR, Kennard the 10th player in franchise history to record at least two-straight games with five-plus 3-pointers. — VinceEllis (@AlabamaScribe56) March 4, 2019 The momentous event […]

The best stretch of Luke Kennard’s young career has come at the perfect time for the Detroit Pistons. Now that his tough love for the sophomore guard is finally paying off on the court, though, don’t expect Pistons coach Dwane Casey to change his approach. “Whether he’s mad at me, I don’t care. I hope […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard has been on quite a roll lately, scoring in double digits in five of the team’s last six contests. This was highlighted by another huge performance on Monday, with the 22-year-old dropping 19 points (on 7-of-10 shooting), five three-pointers, four rebounds, two assists, a steal, and a block in […]

The Detroit Pistons were one of the teams eager to acquire veteran guard Mike Conley from the Memphis Grizzlies before the trade deadline. Despite numerous discussions from both sides, no deal materialized as the buzzer sounded at 3:00 p.m. ET last Thursday. The Grizzlies were willing to trade Conley to the Pistons, but they were […]

With the trade deadline just a few weeks away, the Detroit Pistons are one of the teams who are looking to wheel and deal in order to improve their roster. Aside from Blake Griffin, everyone else on the roster could be traded, but the front office might ultimately decide to keep guard Luke Kennard. In […]

Detroit Pistons forward Luke Kennard argued with a member of the Pistons’ coaching staff on Thursday night, and it got to the point where teammates actually had to separate them. It appears Luke Kennard had to be separated from his coaching staff… 🤔 https://t.co/yqfbWpJ4zc — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 11, 2019 Kennard had a rough night […]

Detroit Pistons provided second-year player Luke Kennard with some good news on Tuesday, especially considering the guard is currently on the shelf for several weeks with a shoulder injury. #Pistons announce they’ve exercised the team option on Luke Kennard for next season. — James L. Edwards III (@JLEdwardsIII) October 30, 2018 The Pistons had option […]

Detroit Pistons shooting guard Luke Kennard will miss three to four weeks with a separated shoulder, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The Pistons officially annnounced Friday that Kennard will be re-evaluated in two weeks with an AC joint sprain. Kennard has been seldom deployed by new coach Dwane Casey, mainly utilized as a long-range weapon […]

The arrival of head coach Dwane Casey brings in a new mindset and also a new play style to the Detroit Pistons, who struck gold by hiring the Coach of the Year after he was fired by the Toronto Raptors after being swept in the playoffs. Luke Kennard is one of the players looking forward […]

With the Detroit Pistons making a change at coach this offseason, bringing in Dwane Casey, everyone is going to have to learn a new system. The summer league was the perfect time for Luke Kennard to get some extra practices and games in, and get a jump start on the transition. That idea has been […]

All eyes are on the rookies who are making their debuts in the NBA Summer League this week. It is the NBA’s top stars of tomorrow, who just so happen to be playing today. Who will be the duds and the studs in their Pro Career premieres? Of course, most eyes will be on the […]

The unfortunate truth in the world of professional sports is that there is hardly any tolerance for underperforming players. Just as two-time champion Ray Allen has said about the NBA: “It’s always about what have you done for me lately.” In such a cutthroat system there is no place for slackers. This is a huge […]

The Detroit Pistons will shut down starting shooting guard Reggie Bullock for the remainder of the NBA season, giving rookie Luke Kennard the chance to start for the last four games of this 2017-18 campaign, according to Rod Beard of The Detroit News. With the team already out of playoff contention, Bullock has been one […]

Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond can be added to the ever-growing list of players who find playing video games as a hobby and a great way to spend their free time away from the game to relax. Drummond was introduced to a new game, Fortnite by his teammate Reggie Jackson and he claims to have […]

The Detroit Pistons have seen the Blake Griffin effect kick in right away, as the Motor City is 4-0 after acquiring the big man from the L.A. Clippers. Franchise center Andre Drummond and rookie shooting guard Luke Kennard have seen the change Griffin has had in the lineup and how he’s turned the team around […]

As the trade deadline approaches, more and more rumors are becoming commonplace. In fact, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Detroit Pistons have recently been aggressive in the trade market. They have already floated a few players around to gauge interest, and as a result, teams are now starting to call about the services of […]

Detroit Pistons No. 12 overall selection Luke Kennard was voted as the best shooter in Tuesday’s 2017-18 NBA rookie survey. Kennard won by an overwhelming amount of votes, recording 48.6 percent of the votes, followed by Charlotte Hornets shooting guard Malik Monk (13.5 percent) and three-and-D specialist Terrance Ferguson of the Oklahoma City Thunder (10.8 […]

The Detroit Pistons, in this year’s draft with their first round pick, selected former standout Duke guard Luke Kennard. Since then, Kennard has made a strong impression on his new team as head coach Stan Van Gundy recently voiced that the 21-year-old has been everything that they anticipated him being, according to Keith Langlois of Pistons.com. […]

The long wait is over for the 2017 NBA Draft. Here’s a recap and breakdown of every pick from the night. Markelle Fultz, Washington Round 1, Pick 1 — Philadelphia 76ers Age: 19 Position: PG Stats: 23.2 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 5.9 APG Analysis: The sixth-leading scorer in the nation with a 23.2 points per game clip, […]

The top 20 ranked prospects will take the green room prior to Thursday’s NBA Draft, per DraftExpress. Out of the list, provided by Sean Deveney of the Sporting News, only one of them is an international player, making this one of the strongest pool of American talent in the first round of the draft in the […]

With the 2017 NBA Draft just a few days away, things begin to ramp up around potential trades involving draft picks. One of the latest rumors centers around the possible availability of Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell as Chad Ford of ESPN has hinted that the team could look to move him in exchange for […]