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Kyle Kuzma is low key a underrated trade piece come trade deadline. I would honestly rather have Kuzma for much less money than take on a contract like Zach Lavine.

Kyle Kuzma is like the modern day Rashard Lewis. He can stretch the floor and hit 3's but can also get to the rim. He's a underrated scorer and as a 3rd option. He is also long and can defend when he's on a team who plays defense. I can see him helping a contender. Imagine this guy on Philly as the 3rd option.


What contenders could Kyle Kuzma help?

He's a proven champion when on a team with two top 5 players

Dominator83 wrote:He's a proven champion when on a team with two top 5 players

Would love to see him in a winning situation again. I feel like his talent is being wasted in Washington.

Kuzma is a 12 PPG guy on a serious team and he’s never been efficient in any role either. Hardly a missing piece for anything.

Hes a really good player and would be the perfect 6th man on any team.

I thought Sacramento was going to go hard after him and think he would have helped them a lot. The sf/Barnes spot is one of their two big weaknesses (other being interior D).

Never really liked his game, so don't care where he ends up.. It says a lot when you have to compare him with Lavine in any capacity.

JustBuzzin wrote:Kyle Kuzma is low key a underrated trade piece come trade deadline. I would honestly rather have Kuzma for much less money than take on a contract like Zach Lavine.

Kyle Kuzma is like the modern day Rashard Lewis. He can stretch the floor and hit 3's but can also get to the rim. He's a underrated scorer and as a 3rd option. He is also long and can defend when he's on a team who plays defense. I can see him helping a contender. Imagine this guy on Philly as the 3rd option.


What contenders could Kyle Kuzma help?

nobody wants zach anyway

,,,,and gsw or lac or sac or phx, the four teams geographically closest to the LEBlakers

The Mavs could definitely use a forward with his size and skill. He's probably out of their price range, though. Washington is doing bad enough that there's no rush to get Kuz out of there without a good offer

LukaMagic wrote:Never really liked his game, so don't care where he ends up.. It says a lot when you have to compare him with Lavine in any capacity.

You good bro?

This sounds personal.

Dominator83 wrote:He's a proven champion when on a team with two top 5 players

He joins the elite company of 250 other guys who can do the same thing when someone else faces all the pressure.

JustBuzzin wrote:Kyle Kuzma is low key a underrated trade piece come trade deadline. I would honestly rather have Kuzma for much less money than take on a contract like Zach Lavine.

Kyle Kuzma is like the modern day Rashard Lewis. He can stretch the floor and hit 3's but can also get to the rim. He's a underrated scorer and as a 3rd option. He is also long and can defend when he's on a team who plays defense. I can see him helping a contender. Imagine this guy on Philly as the 3rd option.


What contenders could Kyle Kuzma help?

Lewis was shooting 38-40% for many years in Sea and Orlando

Kuzma is a 30-36% shooter on easier shots

Not comparable guys

He is a versatile defender who can grab some boards and score a bit off ball, but doesnt make great decisions on offense and a bad passer

A missing 5th piece perhaps.

But no 5th piece is worth 102 million dollars.

Phreak50 wrote:A missing 5th piece perhaps.

But no 5th piece is worth 102 million dollars.

Just realized that his salary will decrease every single season. Contract length is probably too long for him to be interesting as a 5th option, but I could see teams making moves during his penultimate season (25/26) when future projections are somewhat easier.

nzahir wrote:

JustBuzzin wrote:Kyle Kuzma is low key a underrated trade piece come trade deadline. I would honestly rather have Kuzma for much less money than take on a contract like Zach Lavine.

Kyle Kuzma is like the modern day Rashard Lewis. He can stretch the floor and hit 3's but can also get to the rim. He's a underrated scorer and as a 3rd option. He is also long and can defend when he's on a team who plays defense. I can see him helping a contender. Imagine this guy on Philly as the 3rd option.


What contenders could Kyle Kuzma help?

Lewis was shooting 38-40% for many years in Sea and Orlando

Kuzma is a 30-36% shooter on easier shots

Not comparable guys

He is a versatile defender who can grab some boards and score a bit off ball, but doesnt make great decisions on offense and a bad passer

Not to mention Lewis was shooting those percentages when league average was 32-33%. Now it’s 37%.

I could see Kuzma flourishing under Spo, next to Bam.

Not at his salary. Now if he was making half of what he is making now then yes.

lambchop wrote:

Phreak50 wrote:A missing 5th piece perhaps.

But no 5th piece is worth 102 million dollars.

Just realized that his salary will decrease every single season. Contract length is probably too long for him to be interesting as a 5th option, but I could see teams making moves during his penultimate season (25/26) when future projections are somewhat easier.

Could be an against-the-tide move for an up-and-coming team to take him and keep him through '27. He's a slightly positive player who at that point would be making 11 percent of team cap, so you have room for at least three guys better than him that you've developed (not that anybody develops teams for three years anymore.)

The gamble would be if he would be willing to take a back seat after years as a #1 stat padder. Who knows what his actual true and natural role is? I doubt we ever find out. He's at his peak prime right now. I can't see him on a contender.

Kuzma already won a championship as a third/fourth option

he can very easily be some team's KCP, Bruce Brown, PJ Tucker, Andrew Wiggins

basically a guy you want playing in the 4th quarter in the playoffs to close out a game

Per 100 possessions versus other notable scoring forwards