Luke Kennard led the NBA in three-point percentage at .478 — Portis second

PHOENIX — Oct. 15, 2026 — Luke Kennard led the NBA in three-point percentage in 2025-26. Per Basketball-Reference, he finished at .478 (117-of-245) across 78 games split between Atlanta and Los Angeles (Lakers), clear of Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis at .456. Cam Spencer (.449), Jaylon Tyson (.446) and Rui Hachimura (.443) rounded out the top five on a board that rewarded volume and accuracy — Kennard cleared the league’s 82-make threshold with room to spare.

The official yearly leaderboard lists Kennard at .4775 for the combined season (TOT). It is his second three-point percentage title; he also topped the league in 2022-23 at .494. Seth Curry (.456) held the mark in 2024-25, so Kennard’s return to the top of the board came after a one-year gap.

Split season, same touch

Kennard played 46 games for the Hawks and 32 for the Lakers after a midseason move. In Atlanta he shot .497 from three (74-of-149) in 20.5 minutes. In Los Angeles he still hit .448 (43-of-96) in 23.0 minutes while starting six games. Combined he averaged 8.4 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists on .533 shooting overall, with a .665 effective field-goal percentage and a .689 true shooting percentage. Usage sat at 13.5 percent — a specialist’s bite that still produced 4.5 win shares.

Portis, then with Milwaukee, took more threes (135-of-296 in 67 games) and finished second at .456 while averaging 13.7 points and 6.4 rebounds. The gap between first and second was more than two percentage points, unusual for a qualified three-point title race.

How the leaderboard looked

Season-long charts that used a 200-attempt floor put the same names at the top. One widely shared ranking captured the order after the regular season closed:

Highest 3P% last season (minimum 200 3PA):

47.8% — Luke Kennard
45.6% — Bobby Portis
44.9% — Cam Spencer
44.6% — Jaylon Tyson
44.3% — Rui Hachimura
43.9% — Ayo Dosunmu
43.5% — Jamal Murray
43.0% — Cameron Johnson
42.5% — Kon Knueppel
42.3% — Isaiah Joe pic.twitter.com/4vQhIS7s4h

— Booker Muse (@DevinBookerMuse) September 17, 2026

The same stroke shows up in highlight form. A October clip that put Kennard in a three-point shooting challenge still looked like the 47.8 percent season on tape:

Not beating Luke Kennard in a 3-point shooting challenge, of any kind. pic.twitter.com/zVbnCrBDDz

— Stephen PridGeon-Garner 🏁 (@StephenPG3) October 3, 2026

What it means for 2026-27

Kennard is with the Phoenix Suns heading into 2026-27, slotted as a second-unit shooter next to Collin Gillespie in projected depth charts. A league-leading three-point percentage on 245 attempts is a portable skill: keep him near 20–23 minutes with catch-and-shoot looks, and Phoenix’s bench spacing still has a proven finisher from beyond the arc. The regular season opens Oct. 21.