Kyle Alexander Kuzma is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and was named first-team all-conference in the Pac-12 as a junior in 2016–17. He was selected with the 27th overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2017 NBA draft, but was traded to the Lakers on draft night. In his rookie season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team.
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Kyle Alexander Kuzma is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and was named first-team all-conference in the Pac-12 as a junior in 2016–17. He was selected with the 27th overall pick by the Brooklyn Nets in the 2017 NBA draft, but was traded to the Lakers on draft night. In his rookie season, he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. He is biracial and has a younger half-brother and half-sister named Briana and Andre.
He has described Flint as ‘a really violent place’ and basketball as his’safe haven’ in the city. He also has a brother and sister named Andre and Briana, who are also biracial. He met his father only once as an infant, but viewed the father of his half-Siblings, Larry Smith, as a father figure. Kuzmah was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in October and November. In December, he scored 38 points on 70% shooting in a 122–116 win over the Houston Rockets, ending the Rockets’ 14-game winning streak.
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