Kennard, who has been a major rotation with the Clippers for the past few seasons, was abandoned by the Clippers before the recent trade deadline, when the Clippers, Rockets, and Grizzlies reached a three-way deal, and the Grizzlies only sent a Danny Green and three second-round picks in this deal, and then got Kennard as a sharpshooter from the Clippers.
The Grizzlies narrowly beat the Magic, and Kennard came off the bench to hit four three-pointers to score 16 points
Since only Bane's outside front sight is more reliable in the team, Kennard's arrival this time is also very optimistic by Grizzlies fans, hoping that he can improve the team's weak outside projection. As a 3D player with good defensive ability, Kennard really showed his excellent three-point ability in Memphis. Earlier in the Grizzlies' five-point victory over the Magic, Kennard shot 4-of-5 from the bench for 27 minutes off the bench with a 16 points, five rebounds and five assists, helping the Grizzlies win a seven-game winning streak and their 33-5 home record, which has broken the team record.
Joining the Grizzlies was reused, Kennard shot more from three-point range than from the field
Not long ago, Kennard shot a terrifying 10-of-11 three-pointer against the Rockets, and in the last three games, Kennard made a total of 25 shots from beyond the three-point line, hitting 18 shots and shooting 72%. After coming to Memphis this time, Kennard, as a sixth-man character, can be said to show his excellent shooting skills to the extreme, in 19 games for the Grizzlies, he averaged 10.4 points per game, 55% three-point shooting rate is even higher than 51.6%.
The Grizzlies were able to hold the top two positions, and Kennard played a role in the outside
Not long ago, Morant was banned from the league for a gun incident, and the reason why the Grizzlies once again showed the competitiveness of "no Mo Bear", Kennard is definitely indispensable, if not for his support on the outside, the Grizzlies want to stabilize their current second position in the West, the difficulty can be imagined.