For the LA Lakers, the likes of Alex Caruso, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Quinn Cook have been effective playing in the role of a shooting guard. But mostly, the LA Lakers’ forward line has been their most dominant weapon outside of the LeBron-Davis combo.
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Kyle Kuzma, the LA Lakers’ pick to keep in the squad when they traded for Anthony Davis, has had to endure an underwhelming season. While he was a starter for his first two seasons in the franchise, he’s now been relegated to the microwave scorer role coming off the bench.
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LA Lakers & Kyle Kuzma Conundrum
Kuzma’s scoring average for the LA Lakers has dipped from 16 points per game in his first couple of seasons on 46% shooting, to 13 ppg on 43% this season. However, veteran free agent signing Jared Dudley is of the opinion that Kuzma is still destined for great things with the LA Lakers.
Speaking about his relationship with Kyle Kuzma, Dudley said,
Dudley says that with two great MVP talents like LeBron and AD on the LA Lakers’ roster, it is Kuzma’s chance to improve whether on or off the court. Kuzma has been criticized in the past for having a tunnel vision, and he’s been guilty of settling for tough drives instead of easy spot-up shots.
According to Dudley, his relationship with Kuzma started off before the LA Lakers’ young’un was drafted with the 27th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft. He reveals that he was taken in by Kuzma’s talents when he saw him hooping at Impact in the summers - back when the LA Lakers forward was in Utah.
Jared Dudley further continued and said,
While Kuzma can’t exactly get on the route to being an All Star like Devin Booker or D’Angelo Russell, Dudley believes he has a lot offer to the LA Lakers. According to Dudley, he could have a star impact coming off the bench as well when the NBA restarts on July 30th at Disney World in Orlando .
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