Kyle Kuzma hasn’t had a dream junior season with the Los Angeles Lakers, to say the least. Through 50 appearances for the team this season, Kuzma has averaged career-lows in minutes per game (24.8), field goal percentage (43.5%) and points per game (12.7).
However, in many ways, Kuzma is the same versatile offensive player that Lakers fans almost immediately gravitated towards during his storybook rookie season, and that’s been evident in the few games he’s started this year.
In seven starts this season, Kuzma has averaged 20.3 points per game on 47% shooting from the field, including 34.