The Los Angeles Lakers remained committed to keeping Kyle Kuzma out of their trade with the New Orleans Pelicans this past summer, but when the third-year forward will get to take the court with Anthony Davis and LeBron James is unclear.
Kuzma has been sidelined by a stress reaction in his left foot that ended his time with USA Basketball. He underwent an MRI when the Lakers returned from China, was cleared for non-contact basketball activities and deemed day-to-day.
That has entailed dribbling and shooting drills with assistant coach and player development guru Phil Handy during and after recent practices.