DETROIT, Mich. – The Detroit Pistons announced today that the team has exercised its team option for the 2020-21 season on Luke Kennard. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Kennard, 23, was drafted 12th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft and has averaged 8.6 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 136 career NBA games. Last season, he averaged career highs in points (9.7 ppg), rebounds (2.9 rpg) and assists (1.8 apg) while shooting a team-high 39% from the 3-point range and connecting on a career-high 106 3-pointers.
In the 2019 NBA Playoffs, Kennard averaged 15.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists and shot 49% from the field and 60% from beyond the arc.
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