Luke Kennard Discussion

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  1. Cookie

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    We just didn’t let Gabe be Gabe. Of course that’s because he sucked.
     
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    He's going to be really good for us off the bench. For a pure shooter, he's really not afraid to take it inside and finish around the basket.
     
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    wait, but doesn't that mean we did let him be himself?

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    way too early, but i'm wondering what kennard's market will be this summer. i've been preaching using all resources to get defensive guys who can finish plays, but the limited sample here makes me see some real value in having him on the team. and finding someone who can do these things offensively actually isn't that easy.

    i don't think anyone will come with a full mle offer for him, but then again, klay thompson got over that less than two years ago, and this version of kennard is probably better than that version of thompson (though maybe it wasn't clear at that point).

    if he continues being this solid, i'd be open to using some of the space to keep him, but hoping to limit it to more than the tpmle but less than the mle. ideally, he'd be the room exception signing after we use the rest of our space in other ways.
     
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    Uh... I guess so.

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    Rui (a power forward) had three rebounds in 35 minutes. Kennard (a guard) had 7 in 18 minutes.
     
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    Rui is an old-school SG in a huge body who is allergic to rebounding and boxing out. He's hopeless.
     
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    I feel like he should be getting 6-7 three pt shots per game but teams know he's the only lethal shooter on the Lakers so they just stick onto him like glue and force the other role players to shoot the ball instead. He's too good to only be getting 3 3PA per game. Reaves had a few wide open passes to him but forced up some pretty unnecessary shots.
     

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