Former Duke Men's Basketball Players, Current NBA Players Luke Kennard, Tyus Jones Are Going To Be Teammates Following Luke Kennard Being Traded From Los Angeles (Clippers) To Memphis

FAs a freshman in 2015 -2016,

Luke Kennard 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”

As a freshman at Duke in 2014-2015,

Tyus Jones Garnered Final Four Most Outstanding Player honors and NCAA South Regional All-Tournament Most Outstanding Player recognition to become the first Blue Devil to earn both ... received All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Freshman Team accolades ... named to the All-ACC Academic Team

• Started all 39 games ... averaged 11.8 points, 5.6 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game, while adding a Duke freshman-record 2.86:1 assist to turnover ratio

• Led Duke in assists (217) and steals (59), while ranking second and eighth, respectively, in the ACC in those categories ... also ranked second in the nation among freshmen in assists per game (5.6)

• Just the second freshman in Duke history to record 400 points and 200 assists in the same season

• Finished second on the team in three-point field goals made (47) and free throw percentage (.889) ... shot 37.9 percent from beyond the arc, third-best among his teammates

• Scored in double figures 23 times with seven 20-point efforts ... led Duke in scoring eight times

• Posted 24 games with five or more assists and two games with 10 or more assists ... served as team’s assist leader in 30 games

• Averaged 10.6 second-half points against nationally ranked opponents ... shot 11-of-25 (.440) from beyond the arc and 59-of-65 (.908) from the free throw line in the final half of games against nationally ranked opposition

• Registered two steals in five straight NCAA Tournament games leading up to the national championship

• Posted a game-high 23 points on 7-of-13 (.539) shooting in the national championship game against No. 3 Wisconsin (4/6) ... nineteen of 23 points came in the second half, including 10 in the final 7:04 ... hit a pair of threes in the final five minutes of the game to secure the Duke win

• Contributed six assists without a turnover and 15 points against No. 7 Gonzaga (3/29), guiding Duke to the NCAA Final Four

• Hit 9-of-10 free throw attempts and added three field goals to score 15 points and push Duke past No. 19 Utah (3/27)

• Scored 10 points and dished seven assists while committing just one turnover in a win over Robert Morris (3/20)

• Had a career-high 24 points, 17 coming in the second half, to go along with six rebounds and seven assists versus North Carolina (3/7), making him the first Duke freshman to record at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in first two games against North Carolina ... in first game against Tar Heels (2/18), netted 22 points and closed regulation by scoring Duke’s final nine points

• Netted 10 points while shooting 2-of-2 from beyond the arc and 2-of-3 from the free throw line in a Duke rout of Wake Forest (3/4) ... also recorded five assists and four rebounds in the game

• Recorded back-to-back games with nine assists in victories over Clemson (2/21) and Virginia Tech (2/25)

• Set a career-high 12 assists in a win over Florida State (2/9) ... also scored 16 points and brought down six rebounds

• Dished seven assists without a turnover and added 12 points in a lopsided win over No. 10 Notre Dame (2/7)

• Helped guide Duke to a victory over second-ranked Virginia (1/31) on the road, scoring 17 points and hitting a crucial three-pointer as the shot clocked expired and 11 seconds remained on the game clock to seal the Blue Devil victory

• Posted a 14-point game on 5-of-11 (.455) shooting from the field and add two assists versus No. 8 Notre Dame (1/28)

• Made all 10 of his free throw attempts en route to a 22-point scoring effort against St. John’s (1/25)

• Went 7-of-11 (.636) from the field and 4-of-6 (.667) from beyond the arc to score 22 points against Pittsburgh (1/19)

• Started a five-game double-digit scoring streak after providing 10 points and eight assists in a Duke win over No. 6 Louisville (1/17) on the road

• Connected on 9-of-9 free throw attempts and shot 2-of-3 (.667) from beyond the arc to score 15 points against Toledo (12/29) ... registered eight assists with just one turnover

• Shot 5-of-11 (.455) from the field and 9-of-10 (.900) from the charity stripe to score 21 points against Connecticut (12/18) ... brought down six rebounds and contributed three assists

• Scored a team-high 22 points, including 14 in the second half, on 7-of-11 (.636) shooting against second-ranked Wisconsin (12/3) ... also added four assists and six rebounds

• Posted his first double-digit assist game of the season against Army (11/30), registering 10 assists and adding 16 points

• Shot a near-perfect 4-of-5 (.800) from the field and went 7-of-7 from the free throw line to score 17 points against No. 19 Michigan State (11/18) ... also had four assists without a turnover

• Opened college career by scoring 15 points on 6-of-8 (.750) shooting from the floor in Duke win over Presbyterian (11/14) ... added seven assists

  Tyus Jones was drafted as the 24th pick in round 1 of 2015 NBA Draft by his hometown Minnesota Timberwolves where he played four seasons 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017, 2018 2019.

  Following that season Tyus Jones became free agent where he signed with Memphis Grizzlies where he currently following resigning with Memphis Grizzlies on July 6, 2022.

  Luke Kennard was drafted in 2017 NBA Draft as the 12 pick by the the Detroit Pistons. There Luke Kennard played three seasons 164 games, started 44 games averaging 23.3 minutes per game before being acquired by Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for draft rights of Jayden Scrubb, four second round draft picks (Portland 2023, Detroit 2024, 2025, 2026.

  Luke Kennard is being traded yet again this time, to Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets , Los Angeles Clippers have completed a three team trade.

  “According to James Herbert article on cbs.com”

  The trade from Los Angles (Clippers ) to Memphis makes him teammates with former Duke Men’s Basketball Guard, Most Valuable Player of 2015 Final Four Tyus Jones.

  Following the trade from Los Angeles (Clippers) to Memphis Luke Kennard shared his thoughts!

  What were they?

  They were excited to be apart of this team lets get it via his social media account Luke Kennard 5 on Twitter.