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Lakers Expected To Prioritize Re-Signing Luke Kennard
April 30, 2026
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The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to prioritize retaining Luke Kennard in free agency. Kennard is on an expiring 11 million contract he signed last offseason with the Atlanta Hawks. Kennard will be a non-Bird free agent, which complicates the situation for the Lakers but they have pathways available to re-sign him. The Lakers were once projected to be a cap space team, but they could instead pivot to retaining the likes of Kennard, Austin Reaves, LeBron James and Rui Hachimura.
Kennard was acquired by the Lakers at the trade deadline from the Hawks for Gabe Vincent. Kennard has played a critical role for the Lakers with Reaves out. Kennard will be playing in his 30-year-old season in 2026-27 and has bounced around with stints with the Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies ahead of this season with the Hawks and Lakers. Kennard is a career 44.2 percent three-point shooter and has been given more opportunities with the Lakers. Kennard is represented by Aaron Mintz and Dave Spahn.
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