PHOTOS: Looking back at NBA player Luke Kennard’s standout Franklin career

Detroit Pistons guard Luke Kennard will play the next NBA season on the West Coast as he was traded Wednesday to the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Pistons traded 23-year-old Franklin native to the Clippers for the No. 19 pick in Wednesday’s NBA Draft. Detroit drafted Villanova’s Saddiq Bey.

Detroit selected Kennard, who left Duke early, with the No. 12 pick in 2017.

Kennard was a McDonald’s All-American and two-time Ohio Mr. Basketball.

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Michael D. Pitman

Michael D. Pitman has been a reporter in southwest Ohio since 1999. He's covered local governments in Warren and Butler counties, as well as state and national issues. He currently covers the cities of Fairfield and Hamilton.