Kyle Kuzma was one of the league’s most surprising players (let alone rookies) and by surpassing his draft position is heading into next year with some extremely lofty expectations. Whether he can meet those will make quite the difference in what the Los Angeles Lakers are capable of.
To discuss Kuzma’s rookie season and look ahead to him as a sophomore, I welcome Aaron Larsuel of “The Official Lakers Podcast.” He’s now considered a friend of the show now that he’s been on twice. Them’s the rules.
Before we get into the details of the thing, here’s brief refresher on the format of this series of player previews:
In segment one, we discuss the season(s) the player had to get them to where they are now.