Former Duke Men's Basketball Players, Current NBA Players Luke Kennard, Justise Winslow Are Going To Be Teammates Because They're Both Going To Be Playing For The Los Angeles Clippers

Luke Kennard played for Duke in 2015-2016 and 2016-2017!

As a freshman in 2015-2016,

Luke Kennard was Played in all 36 games and made 11 starts
• Averaged 11.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists for the year; posted averages of 12.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists in ACC play
• Led Duke with an .889 free throw percentage, tied for the third-best in program history by a freshman
• For the season, ranked seventh among ACC freshmen in scoring (11.8)
• Averaged 10.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.7 steals in Duke's three NCAA Tournament games
• Led Duke in scoring four times, assists four times and rebounds twice; had one double-double on the year
• Tallied double-figure points 21 times, including seven games with 20-plus points and one 30-point performance
• Had three 20-point games off the bench, the most ever by a Duke freshman
• Made 55 three-pointers to rank seventh on Duke's freshman chart and tied Duke's freshman record for threes in a game with six against NC State (2/6)
• Scored 22 points on 7-of-9 shooting, including a 4-of-5 mark from outside the arc, in a home win over Utah State (11/29)
• Scored 24 points on the strength of a 12-of-13 performance at the free throw line and had eight rebounds against Utah at Madison Square Garden (12/19)
• Shot 7-of-11 from the floor and 9-of-9 from the stripe to finish with 23 points, five rebounds and three assists in a win at Wake Forest (1/6)
• Scored a career-high 30 points on 10-of-15 shooting, going 4-of-6 from long distance, and added eight rebounds against Notre Dame at Cameron Indoor Stadium (1/16)
• Named ACC Rookie of the Week after tying the Duke freshman record with six three-pointers in a game as part of a 26-point afternoon in a home win over NC State (2/6)
• Netted 15 points and knocked down the go-ahead three-pointer with less than two minutes to play in Duke's win at No. 5 North Carolina (2/17)
• Made 10-of-19 shots to finish with 22 points in Duke's win over NC State in the second round of the ACC Tournament (3/9)
• Recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and a game-high 11 rebounds against Oregon in the Sweet 16 (3/24)

As a sophomore in 2016-2017,

Luke Kennard was a A consensus second-team All-American (AP, NABC, Sporting News, USBWA)
• A John R. Wooden Award All-American Team selection
• One of five finalists for the Jerry West Shooting Guard of the Year Award
• Earned All-District 2 honors from the NABC and All-District III recognition from the USBWA
• The only unanimous first-team All-ACC selection in 2017
• Named MVP of the ACC Tournament after averaging 20.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists to help Duke become the first team to win four games in as many days to capture the title
• Earned Hall of Fame Tip-Off All-Tournament Team accolades after averaging 19.5 points and 5.5 rebounds to help lead the Blue Devils to the title
• Played in all 37 games, including 36 starts, and averaged a team-high 19.5 points to go along with 5.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 35.5 minutes per outing
• For the season, ranked second in the ACC in scoring (19.5) and three-point percentage (.438), third in minutes played (35.5), fourth in free throw percentage (.856), seventh in three-pointers made (2.4) and eighth in field goal percentage (.489)
• Ranked 10th on Duke's single-season three-point percentage chart (.438) and 16th on its single-season list for total points (722)
• Averaged 19.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in ACC play
• In conference play, ranked third in the ACC in scoring (19.9) and three-point percentage (.468), eighth in field goal percentage (.492) and ninth in free throw percentage (.828)
• Led Duke in scoring a team-high 16 times and assists on seven occasions
• Led Duke with 35 double-figure scoring games and 19 games with at least 20 points; had one double-double on the year
• Opened the season with 16 points and nine rebounds in the home win over Marist (11/11)
• Led the Blue Devils in points (22), rebounds (5) and assists (5) against No. 7 Kansas at the Champions Classic (11/15)
• Scored 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting as Duke beat No. 21 Rhode Island to claim the Hall of Fame Tip-Off title (11/20)
• Had 18 points and nine rebounds in a home win over Appalachian State (11/26)
• Put up 20 points and 6 rebounds in the home win over Michigan State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge (11/29)
• Poured in a career-high 35 points on 11-of-16 shooting and added eight boards in the home win over Maine (12/3)
• Knocked down 5-of-7 shots from deep and finished with 29 points as Duke defeated No. 21 Florida at Madison Square Garden as part of the Jimmy V Classic
• Scored 24 points on 7-of-10 shooting in a home victory over Tennessee State (12/19)
• Had a 21-point night in the win over Elon (12/21)
• Made 11-of-19 shots from the floor as part of a 34-point day at Virginia Tech (12/31)
• Recorded 23 points at No. 9 Florida State (1/10)
• Willed Duke to victory at Wake Forest (1/28) with 34 points and four assists; went 6-of-6 from the three-point line to become the first Duke player to make at least five three-pointers in a game without a miss
• Netted 20 points and four boards in the home win over No. 8 North Carolina (2/9)
• Tallied 25 points on the strength of four three-pointers in the home win over Clemson (2/11)
• Poured in 23 points on 9-of-15 shooting in the Blue Devils' home win over Wake Forest (2/18)
• Contributed 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists at Syracuse (2/22)
• Had 28 points and five boards at No. 5 North Carolina (3/4)
• Opened the ACC Tournament with a 20-point afternoon in the win over Clemson (3/8)
• Recorded the second double-double of his career with 24 points and 10 rebounds in Duke's win over No. 10 Louisville in the ACC Tournament quarterfinals (3/9)
• Had 20 points and three steals as Duke defeated No. 6 North Carolina in the ACC Tournament semis (3/10)
• Came up with 16 points in the win over No. 22 Notre Dame in the ACC Tournament title game (3/11)

“according to his biography on goduke.com”

Justise Winslow played for Duke for only one season unlike Luke Kennard!

When?

During the 2014-2015 season!

As a freshman at Duke Justise Winslow was Named to both the NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team and the NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Team
• Selected to the All-ACC Freshman Team and earned All-ACC honorable mention ... also earned a spot on the All-ACC Academic Team ... earned ACC Rookie of the Week once (2/9)
• Named to the USBWA All-District III Team
• Earned a spot on the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic All-Tournament Team
• Was a finalist for the Erving Award, given to the nation’s top small forward in college basketball
• Started all 39 games for the Blue Devils in his lone season at Duke
• Averaged 12.6 points, 6.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.3 steals during the season
• Ranked first on the team in three-point field goal percentage (.418) ... made a career-best three three-point field goals in four games
• Also ranked in the top three for Duke in points (12.6 ppg. - 3rd), rebounds (6.5 rpg. - 2nd), made field goals (173 - 3rd), made three-point field goals (46 - 3rd), assists (82 -3rd), free throws attempted (156 - 3rd), steals (52 - 2nd) and blocks (34 - 2nd)
• Scored in double figures in 30 games, including four with 20 or more points
• Finished the season with seven double-doubles
• Recorded at least one point, rebound, assist, block and steal in 15 games
• Added his name to a number of categories in the Duke freshman record books ... ranks among Duke’s freshman top 10 in double-figure scoring games (30 - t-5th), points (492 - t-8th), three-point field goals made (46 - 9th), double-digit rebounding games (8 - t-5th), steals (52 - t-9th) and double-doubles (7 - 4th)
• Led Duke in scoring six times, including three times during the NCAA Tournament
• Paced the team in rebounds 14 times, including eight of the last 10 games
• Led the team in assists three times
• Played his best during Duke’s championship run, averaging 14.3 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.5 steals per game during the NCAA Tournament ... shot 28-of-55 (.509) from the field during the NCAA Tournament, including 8-of-14 from deep (.571)
• During regular season conference play, posted averages of 13.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.4 steals
• Tallied 11 points, nine rebounds and three blocks in the National Championship win over No. 3 Wisconsin (4/6)
• Scored 19 points and added nine boards and two steals against No. 23 Michigan State (4/4) in the NCAA semifinal game ... went 5-of-7 from the floor and 9-of-11 at the charity stripe
• Finished with 16 points and five rebounds against No. 7 Gonzaga (3/29) ... shot 2-of-4 from deep and was a perfect 6-of-6 from the foul line
• Netted 21 points to go with 10 rebounds and two blocks against No. 19 Utah (3/27) ... finished 8-of-13 from the floor, including 3-of-4 from three-point range
• Filled the stat sheet against San Diego State (3/22), totaling 13 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, four steals and three blocks ... joined Grant Hill as the only other Blue Devil to post a double-double with at least five assists, three blocks and three steals in an NCAA Tournament game ... became the fourth player in Duke history to achieve the feat in either a tournament or regular season contest
• Dished out seven assists against Robert Morris (3/20) to tie a career best ... also hauled in 11 rebounds
• Produced a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds against No. 11 Notre Dame (3/13) in the ACC semifinals
• Recorded career-highs in steals (6) and assists (7) against Wake Forest (3/4) to go with 13 points and six rebounds ... shot 6-of-8 from the field, including 1-of-1 from deep
• Scored a career-best 23 points on 10-of-16 shooting against Syracuse (2/28) while adding nine rebounds, three blocks and two steals ... connected on 3-of-5 from three-point range
• Shot 7-of-12 from the field at Virginia Tech ( 2/25) to finish with 15 points and seven rebounds
• Pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds and scored 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting against Clemson (2/21) ... also registered four steals
• Finished with 16 points and seven rebounds in an overtime victory over No. 15 North Carolina (2/18)
• Became the eighth Duke freshman to record a double-double in three consecutive games against No. 2 Virginia (1/31), Georgia Tech and (2/4) and No. 10 Notre Dame (2/7) ... finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds against the Cavaliers, 15 points and 10 rebounds against the Yellow Jackets and 19 points and 11 rebounds against the Irish
• Tallied 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two blocks against Wake Forest (1/7) ... shot 3-of-7 from three-point range
• Scored 14 points to go with nine rebounds and four assists against Stanford (11/22)
”according to his biography on goduke.com”

Luke Kennard, Justise Winslow former Duke Men’s Basketball players, current NBA players are going to be teammates in Los Angeles where they’re going to play for the Los Angeles Clippers!

Why?

Because Luke Kennard agreed to a four $64 million contract extension on December 21, 2020!

“according to an article by Adrian Wojnarowski on espn.com”

Yesterday it was announced that the Los Angeles Clippers signed Justise Winslow who was a free agent.

Justise Winslow has appeared in 267 career games with averages of 8.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 2.6 assists over six seasons with the Miami Heat and Memphis Grizzlies. The 6-foot-6 forward played in 22 games last season for the Grizzlies, averaging 6.8 points and 4.5 rebounds. He has also appeared in 19 career playoff games, posting averages of 7.3 points and 5.1 rebounds. In his debut season with Miami, Winslow was named to the All-Rookie Second Team after averaging 6.4 points and 5.2 rebounds.

“according to an article on nba.com”