As the Lakers unveiled the 2019-20 championship banner to their fans at Staples Center on Thursday, Kyle Kuzma couldn’t help but think about his time with the team.
Four years ago, when Kuzma was drafted with the No. 27 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, he was a relatively unknown talent in a young core that featured a pair of No. 2 overall picks in Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram, a former No. 7 overall pick Julius Randle and a pair of draft day steals in Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr.