Count his college coach among many who didn’t foresee his rapid rise. He was no laughing matter at Utah, but far from a media star when drafted No. Krystkowiak points out that late in the season, with non-playoff teams such as Sacramento and L.A., “you try to get through it, so you find a little bit more comedy.”
“If he’s guarding me, it’s barbecued chicken.” “He can’t guard me down there,” Kuzma said. Video this week caught him warning Sacramento’s Buddy Hield that if Justin Jackson guarded him, bad things would happen. But overall he’s really embraced his rookie season and taken advantage of all the opportunities he’s had so far, and done a great job with it.”Īnd he's done a great job of being entertaining. “Some moments he has not enjoyed, but that’s because he’s a great competitor, so it’s tough to enjoy if you’re not having a good night, or if you’re not seeing eye-to-eye with what we’re asking him to do. “He enjoys a lot of it,” Lakers coach Luke Walton qualified. “He’s opening up and having a great deal of fun,” Ute coach Larry Krystkowiak said on Monday. But his backpack was pure indulgence - leather with decorative studs. He arrived Tuesday in a sweatshirt that, coincidentally, matched the Jazz’s orange “City” uniforms. “I don’t take it for granted.”ĭid you expect Kyle Kuzma would be so productive in his first year?- Deseret News Sports April 4, 2018Īt the same time, Kuzma hasn’t entirely gone Hollywood. than somewhere, like a small market, so I love it,” Kuzma said. “It’s been great, a little more so being in L.A. Sounds like a man supremely sure of himself.Ī man who wears skinny jeans and fur coats because he can.
Before the trade deadline, he entertains reporters by telling them “… there’s rumors of (Ball) getting traded for like a bag of peanuts or something. He trolls teammate Lonzo Ball in social media “wars” and gets tens of thousands of likes. Tuesday he made his second visit to Vivint Arena, a secret no more.
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is saying he loves Kuzma’s attitude. James Worthy, another ex-Laker, tells USA Today that Kuzma has “that feel” of a Klay Thompson: lockdown defender potential, quickness, size, length, range. Magic Johnson is in the audience calling “Koooozzzz!” along with the crowd at the Laker games. I didn’t need an interview, at the moment, but I was feeling a little sorry for him. His turn on the podium wouldn’t arrive for half an hour and, having greeted players from several other teams, he had nothing to do but wait. Kuzma was representing the Utes at the 2015 Pac-12 media day. “Do you want to talk to Kyle?” a hopeful sports information officer asked me. SALT LAKE CITY - Kyle Kuzma was alone at the fringe of the room, looking uncomfortable.
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