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Who will be the best of the 3 this year and why?

Gonna go with Kuzma for this year... oldest, most aggressive, most ready.

Listening to media day kuzma name was mentioned a lot.

I'll take the best player of the 3, Lonzo.

Ingram.

Yeah, it's BI... Followed by Zo but later in the season... Hart is going to have a breakout season too, basically because he's an excellent compliment to this team...
I think Kuzma is this team's Nance... He'll have spectacular nights, but I think by the end of the season, he may be firmly on the Bench for better options. Don't believe in a Kuzma/Ingram/LeBron lineup in actual practice...

Dloading24 wrote:Who will be the best of the 3 this year and why?

Lonzo has been and will be the better of the three. He is elite defensively and the other two are nowhere close to being great defenders.

Ingram easily


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I would say Ingram, Kuzma, Hart and then Ball....in that order.

And only because Lonzo's shooting percentage last year (both field goal and free throw), his current injuries and tweaking his shot has me very concerned.

TyCobb wrote:Gonna go with Kuzma for this year... oldest, most aggressive, most ready.

not to mention that he has been working with Rondo and Kobe on his defense.

Kuzma, he seems to be the player with the most ambition and the best work ethic. In addition, I think he will thrive next to LeBron more than the other players.

Spanish_Laker wrote:Kuzma, he seems to be the player with the most ambition and the best work ethic. In addition, I think he will thrive next to LeBron more than the other players.

Id argue Ingram has the better work ethic, considering how hes 2 years younger than kuzma and puts the same numbers I'd argue his work ethic is stronger because it took more work to reach the same level but at a younger age. The thing with BI is that hes just not as outspoken about it and doesn't post about it like Kuz does.

Ball, Kuzma, then BI. Not entirely sold on Ingram. I think Ingram will need to make the biggest adjustments to his game. At this point in his career he's most comfortable driving to the paint and I'm not sure he'll have too many of those opportunities this year.

Ball I think has the most talent and will be considerably better this year.

Kuzma is extremely driven and eager to learn. Offensively he's already far ahead of Ingram and Ball.

Dloading24 wrote:

Spanish_Laker wrote:Kuzma, he seems to be the player with the most ambition and the best work ethic. In addition, I think he will thrive next to LeBron more than the other players.

Id argue Ingram has the better work ethic, considering how hes 2 years younger than kuzma and puts the same numbers I'd argue his work ethic is stronger because it took more work to reach the same level but at a younger age. The thing with BI is that hes just not as outspoken about it and doesn't post about it like Kuz does.

Was just about to say this. I can't say I agree 100% with the work ethic comments, but I think Kuz is just getting a lot more attention because he is more visible and outspoken.

Ingram. I think he will get more open looks (hopefully) from 3 and that will mean he goes from only 1.7 shot attempts per game from beyond the arc (which lets face it, is horrible) to a solid 3-4 along with just better efficiency across the board (wouldn't shock me if he had a 50-40 season).

Kuzma too i think will get a lot of love as a P.F though i do worry a bit that he may be doing a bit too much spot up shooting (much like Love did) rather than being able to attack the basket.

Ball, who knows, he may end up being amazing or mediocre again.

Watch the Rondo media Day interview where he talks about watching film with Kuzma. The dedication and work ethic is real. All the vets rave about the effort he puts in above anyone else.

dockingsched wrote:Watch the Rondo media Day interview where he talks about watching film with Kuzma. The dedication and work ethic is real. All the vets rave about the effort he puts in above anyone else.

I don't think there is any doubt that its real. He obviously works hard. But its hard to gauge if he works harder than BI. Kuz focused his training in the Lakers facility so he was able to be more visible to the new guys. I don't know how long BI did this, but BI was training with Micah Lancaster away from the Lakers facility and away from LA in general. In that sense, BI might not have been able to see Rondo or Lebron on a day to day basis.

I think Kuzma will be the second leading scorer on the team.

But Ingram will be all over the place. 18 PPG, 6 RPG, 5-6 APG and much better defensive numbers.

Tough question... Should almost be broken into 3 categories...

1st: Who will make the biggest jump from last season? I go with Jason Hart... He closed the year out strong & blew up in summer league... LBJ loves him...

2nd: Who will have the biggest impact this season? I would love to say Ball but the injuries & Rondo’s precense will affect his minutes... I would go with Kuzz as he will thrive with LBJ & Rondo & get minutes... Dude is working his butt off...

3rd: Who has the most upside (long term)? Ingram or Ball... I think Ball is special but is soft so I give the edge to Ingram... Kuzz is closer to his ceiling now...

Bottom line: We have some talent boys... Lakeshow Baby...