Luke Kennard was in the midst of a breakout season. After two years of being “the guy taken before Donovan Mitchell”, Kennard had finally found his groove, averaging 16 points per game while shooting 40% from behind the arc. His impact on the court was finally being felt after two years in which he did not make any major contributions to the team.
Then, the injury bug once again plagued the struggling Detroit Pistons.
On December 26, when the Detroit Pistons announced that Kennard was going to miss significant time with left knee tendonitis, many people were worried about who would fill that gap of production left.