Frank Vogel said Kyle Kuzma has become a ‘hell of a player’ for the Lakers

Kyle Kuzma was approved for the first start of the season on Sunday and he did not disappoint. In 29:09 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kuzma led the Los Angeles Lakers to victory with 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting off the field and 4-of-6 shots from behind the arc, in addition to 3 rebounds. 3 3 help and 3 obstacle in its supporting position. It was weird.

However, the way Kuzma got his point was more impressive than his total. Unlike the past year, Kuzma did not push anything into the crime; All of his shots were in rhythm, and in the flow of the team’s offense. And when the defense stripped him of the look he got in the first half, he became a playmaker, which he would have done in his first two seasons, when his numbers grew.

Kuzma may not be a perfect player yet, but he was closer than he was a year ago, and Frank Vogel has had fun watching his growth reach this point.

“Cuz has really become a player’s hell,” Vogel said. “Last year he played a role where there were games where he wasn’t really involved in the crime and he had to affect the game in a different way, I think in the long run it’s really, really, really going to help his game.

“A lot of young players, in different environments, they come into this league, and they are asked to carry a big load aggressively. And while you’re doing that, sometimes you shortcut some parts of the game and Cuz has really worked on his defense, he’s really working on his bounce, his cutting, running the floor and all sorts of things. “

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It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post, but it is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post.

“Obviously, last year, I was just trying to find ways to find extra minutes and scrap, and even after knowing that, it’s not about scoring with myself, because, the firepower we have and the overall makeup of my team, it Is. Never really about scoring, ”Kuzma said. “So I try to find ways to affect the game and take shots only when I have to.

“He’s made me a better athlete, so it’s a matter of looking at the forest instead of the tree in front of you – behaving like a marathon and, year after year, trying to add to your game, statistics reflect that. I am improving all this year after year. ”

But Kuzma also believes that Sunday was his product that he will get more opportunities in court.

“Obviously, we have two superstars. “But when someone comes out of that person, I just have more chances … every time I get a chance, I just try to catch the moment and try to accomplish this, and in this kind of season , Play back- back, coach and outfit with the organization LeBron and Eddie, it only allows me to work on my game that night and put life to life, with game raps, than what I play I do every day And we play different styles of basketball. “

Luckily for Kuzma, those opportunities are expected to be more available to him this season than they were last season because of the compromising circumstances the Lakers could play this season. And if the Lakers have to pick their chances with this version of Kuzma about “who’s the next man” this season.

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