Kyle Kuzma went on a meteoric rise after being selected by the Los Angeles Lakers 27th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft. He shined in Summer League and earned MVP honors in the championship game, and capped off a debut season by being named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
“That was one of the goals I had at the beginning of the year,” Kuzma said from the Lakers’ facility shortly after the NBA made the official announcement. “Wrote it down on Media Day. Everybody had a type of goal, and that was mine. To see it come true is pretty rewarding.