NBA: Lakers acquire sharpshooter Luke Kennard from Hawks

The Los Angeles Lakers satisfied their need for a 3-point shooter on Thursday by acquiring guard Luke Kennard from the Atlanta Hawks.

Los Angeles, which has shot 34.8% on 3-point attempts this season, sent guard Gabe Vincent and a future second-round pick to Atlanta for the ninth-year pro.

Kennard, 29, leads the NBA in 3-point accuracy as he has drained 74 of 149 attempts (49.7%) in 46 games off the bench. He also boasts a lifetime 44.2% showing from long range. With his .537/.497/.914 slash line, Kennard ranks as the league's only player (averaging at least three 3-point attempts per game) shooting at least 50% from the field, 40% from 3-point range and 90% at the free-throw line.

The Lakers will be the fifth NBA team in nine seasons for Kennard (7.9 ppg), who was selected No. 12 overall by the Detroit Pistons in the 2017 NBA Draft.

Vincent, 29, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Miami Heat and spent four seasons there before signing with the Lakers before the 2023-24 campaign.

In 29 games (seven starts) with the Lakers this season, he averaged 4.8 points and 1.3 assists.

Kennard and Vincent will be unrestricted free agents after the season. — Field Level Media/Reuters