Player card
- Team / role: Phoenix Suns movement shooter and floor-spacing reserve
- Healthy rotation: 15 MPG
- Season projection: 68 GP, 15 MPG
- 9-cat line: .500 FG (2.1/4.2), .890 FT (0.5/0.6), 1.4 3PM, 6.1 PTS, 1.6 REB, 1.5 AST, 0.4 STL, 0.1 BLK, 0.5 TO
- Projection confidence: Medium-low
- Formats: Threes/percentage streamer; more useful in very deep roto than points; low-upside dynasty veteran
Role and evidence
Phoenix signed Kennard to a multi-year deal after he shot 53.3% from the field and a league-leading 47.8% from three across 78 games. Source: Suns signing release, 2026-07-14. Confidence: high.
His 2025-26 fantasy baseline was 8.4 points, 1.5 threes, 2.2 assists, .534 FG, and .913 FT in 21.5 minutes. The new projection regresses those historic shooting percentages and trims minutes because Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin also need guard time while four starters are wings/guards. Source: Hashtag Basketball, updated 2026-07-02. Confidence: medium-high on baseline, medium-low on exact role.
Kennard's spacing may be more important to the real offense after Grayson Allen and Royce O'Neale departed. That can make him a closing specialist even if his nightly average stays modest.
Category shape
- Wins: Threes, FG%, FT%, very low turnovers.
- Neutral: A few assists if used as a secondary handler.
- Costs: Points volume, rebounds, steals, blocks.
- Build fit: Roto percentage protection or short-term three-point streaming.
Points and dynasty outlook
Kennard's stat set is poorly rewarded by most points formats unless they strongly value made threes and efficiency. Hashtag's July dynasty board ranked him No. 278, consistent with a stable specialist but little long-term growth. Source: Hashtag dynasty rankings, updated 2026-07-02. Confidence: medium.
Floor, base, ceiling
- Floor: 10-12 minutes and schedule-streamer status when Phoenix prioritizes defense.
- Base: 15 minutes, 1.4 threes, excellent percentages on too little volume for 12-team value.
- Ceiling: 23 minutes after a guard/wing injury, with two-plus threes and top-120 category stretches.
Draft verdict
Kennard should be monitored rather than drafted in ordinary 12-team leagues. His rare efficiency is real, but even elite percentages cannot carry category value on four field-goal attempts. Add when his playing time crosses 20 minutes.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Duke, two seasons (2015-17): 11.8 PPG as a freshman, then 19.5 PTS / 5.1 REB / 2.5 AST on .489/.438/.856 as a sophomore — consensus Second-team All-American, First-team All-ACC, ACC Tournament MVP (2017). Draft: 2017, Round 1, Pick 12, Detroit Pistons.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 21 | DET | 73 | 20.0 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .443 | .855 | 0.9 |
| 2018-19 | 22 | DET | 63 | 22.8 | 9.7 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.7 | .438 | .836 | 0.9 |
| 2019-20 | 23 | DET | 28 | 32.9 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | .442 | .893 | 1.5 |
| 2020-21 | 24 | LAC | 63 | 19.6 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | .476 | .839 | 0.8 |
| 2021-22 | 25 | LAC | 70 | 27.4 | 11.9 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 2.7 | .449 | .896 | 0.9 |
| 2022-23 | 26 | LAC | 35 | 20.7 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.7 | .464 | .950 | 0.9 |
| 2022-23 | 26 | MEM | 24 | 24.6 | 11.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 | .526 | .947 | 0.7 |
| 2023-24 | 27 | MEM | 39 | 25.6 | 11.0 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.7 | .448 | .889 | 1.4 |
| 2024-25 | 28 | MEM | 65 | 22.6 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | .478 | .895 | 1.1 |
| 2025-26 | 29 | ATL | 46 | 20.5 | 7.9 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | .538 | .914 | 0.7 |
| 2025-26 | 29 | LAL | 32 | 23.0 | 9.0 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.3 | .527 | .912 | 0.9 |
| Career | — | — | 538 | 23.1 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.9 | .466 | .885 | 0.9 |
Durability: The knees are the career's central fact: bilateral knee tendinitis truncated 2019-20 at 28 games, and he has cleared 70 appearances only twice in nine seasons (73 as a rookie, 78 across ATL/LAL in 2025-26). The 39-game 2023-24 and 59-game 2022-23 continue the pattern. 2025-26 was actually his healthiest year since 2017-18.
Trajectory: The record shows the best three-point shooter of his generation by percentage — .442 career, two league-leading seasons with the Clippers, and a 2025-26 league-best .478 across Atlanta and the Lakers — who has never carried the volume or defensive events to be more than a specialist. In 2026-27 he competes for the first-shooter-off-the-bench role in Phoenix at a projected 15 minutes behind a crowded perimeter. He becomes fantasy-relevant when his minutes cross 20 — a guard/wing injury or a closing-lineup role — at which point two-plus threes on elite percentages plays in roto and category builds; below that he is percentage-protection streaming only.
Career sources: ESPN career stats · Wikipedia
Open questions
- Is Kennard the first shooter off the bench or a matchup-specific option?
- Can he close games without compromising Phoenix's perimeter defense?
- How much do his percentages regress from a career-best season?