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Luke Kennard has continued to solidify his reputation as one of the league’s most efficient marksmen entering the 2024-25 season, though his availability has remained a central storyline for the Memphis Grizzlies. After re-signing with Memphis on a multi-year deal in the summer of 2024, Kennard battled lingering foot and knee soreness that limited his preseason workload and delayed his regular-season debut. When healthy, however, he has given the Grizzlies exactly the kind of floor-spacing they lacked during their injury-plagued 2023-24 campaign, reconnecting with Ja Morant in dribble-handoff actions and punishing defenses that collapse into the paint. His catch-and-shoot gravity remains elite—opponents close out aggressively, opening driving lanes for Memphis’s wings and bigs.



Beyond his on-court value, Kennard’s contract has made him a recurring name in trade speculation as the February 2025 deadline approaches. With the Grizzlies balancing long-term salary flexibility and a desire to deepen their rotation, executives around the league view his salary and proven shooting as movable assets that could net defensive reinforcements. Yet Memphis has shown little urgency to move him when healthy, recognizing that his presence as a complementary offensive weapon is difficult to replace on the buyout market. Whether he finishes the season in Tennessee or not, Kennard’s ability to stretch defenses at a near-40-percent clip from deep keeps him relevant in any contender’s roster calculus.

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