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Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

BONUS: Lakers Make Move, Acquire 3-Point Specialist Luke Kennard

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Thursday morning brought good news for Lakers fans who wanted to see the team make a move, even around the margins. The team has acquired sharpshooter Luke Kennard from Atlanta in exchange for Gabe Vincent and their remaining tradable second round pick. This is a good, low cost move for LA. While he has shortcomings as a defender -- like, many shortcomings -- Kennard is a spectacularly good shooter. He's currently leading the league in percentage (49.7%), has five straight seasons over 43%, and is a career 44.2% shooter from deep. He is the real deal in this space. He'll rebound when possible, and is a solid passer who understands how to keep an offense rolling. So why is he available for a second round pick? Again, defense, which limits his big-minute playability. (Plus, Atlanta has acquired Corey Kispert in the Trae Young deal, who is a younger version of Kennard, and Wednesday picked up Buddy Hield, too.) Kennard is an expiring contract, so the Lakers don't owe him anything beyond this season. In the process, they also get a little bit more wiggle room below the apron, which could help during the buyout period. Ultimately, Kennard won't fix all of their problems - no one player can - but he shores up a major weakness that should have knock on effects around the roster. All in all, a good deal. HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky Everydayer Club  If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Turbo TaxFor a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today.  DoorDashFrom tipoff to overtime, stay in your bag and order on DoorDash.Get snacks, drinks, gear — whatever gets you through the season — delivered right to your door.DoorDash. In your bag all season long. PrizePicksDownload the PrizePicks app today and use codeLOCKEDONNFL to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup.Click Here: https://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/LOCKEDONNBA QuoMake this the year where no opportunity - and no cutsomer - slips away.Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to http://Quo.com/lockedonnba. BetterhelpThis episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp makes it easy to get matched online with a qualified therapist.  Sign up and get 10% off at http://BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA. IndeedListeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONfor $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. The NBA and NFL seasons are here, visit the FanDuel App today and start planning your futures bets now. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0

The Lakers make a move.

0:01.3

They acquire Luke Kinnard from the Atlanta Hawks.

0:04.3

We'll tell you why that makes them better,

0:05.9

potentially on both sides of the ball.

0:08.3

That's next.

0:15.0

You are Locked-on Lakers.

0:17.3

Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast,

0:19.7

part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:26.7

Thanks to everybody for making Locked-on Lakers first listen to every day, Monday through Friday,

0:30.0

no matter how where you get your podcasts, whether that's Apple, whether that's Spotify,

0:33.9

maybe you're one of the 37,000-plus subscribers to the Lockdown Lakers YouTube channel. No matter how you're doing it, you're part of making the Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network, and this or any other known universe, Brian Kamenetsky, Andy Kamenetsky, a long time covering the Lakers, nearly 20 years with the SPN, the LA Times, the athletic. And over that time, Andy, we have seen many shooters come to the Lakers. Often,

0:56.0

they forget how to shoot, but the Lakers have tried to fix that problem as much as they can

1:01.8

with the acquisition they made on trade deadline day Thursday morning. They acquire Luke

1:07.5

Kinnard from the Atlanta Hawks for a second round pick and Gabe Vincent and

1:13.3

Luke Conard he's got some flaws as a player but you can't complain about the shooting he is

1:18.8

quite literally leading the NBA in three point percentage 49.3% this year he hasn't been

1:26.1

under 40% for a season since i believe the

1:30.6

the uh the 1920 season in nine in nine sees thirty nine point nine percent in nine seasons in the

1:38.4

nbae luke canard has shot below 40 percent twice right and. And one of them was 39%.

1:45.2

39.9.

1:46.3

I believe the other one was 39.7.

1:48.4

Yeah, but I'm just saying, like, those are the only seasons in the NBA.

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