If you thought you’d been transported back in time to 2020 this week, you could be forgiven based solely on how much Kuz has been in the news. There was the rumor that the Lakers have “inquired” with the Washington Wizards about a potential trade for him, the news that he is planning to opt out of his contract this summer, and plenty of other Kyle Kuzma related headlines.
The thing that is different from 2020, however, is obviously that Kuzma is no longer on the Lakers. Although, based on what he told Dave McMenamin of ESPN in a recent interview, that may not be the case forever:
Reflecting on the phone call he had with Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka the day L.