In addition, Kuzma's EQ and strength are also online. After the arrival of Brother Green and Brother Thick Eyebrows, Kuzma set up an internal team of the Lakers to chat with them. Green praised his leadership. In addition, the Lakers have now formed a lineup for the championship. Compared with the Bauer brothers and Ingram, Kuzma's immediate combat power is obviously what they want more. Last season, he averaged 18 points, much higher than the double ranking. The most important thing is his other.
There are two reasons for Kuzma to fish in troubled waters: one is the ability and style of playing ball. Second, his high-priced contract. At one time, Kuzma was the only player in the Lakers, but he was not for sale. He was not sent out more because of his luck.
In the anthony davis deal, the Bauer brothers, Ingram and Hart all left. Kuzma became an old player in the team and hung up the title of the most promising young player in the team. He is now playing football with his two big brothers and has some qualifications and status in the team. It can be said that he got along well, why didn't he get traded away?
First, his cost-effective contract. This is also the biggest reason why he can stay. After the Lakers got anthony davis, the salary was only $32 million, and the pursuit of the third giant has also been put on the agenda. Historical experience tells us that the Big Three teams must have a cost-effective contract if they want to keep the team lineup reasonable, and Kuzma is like this. His salary next season is only 1.97 million dollars, and his contract expires in 2026, 5438+0 years, so the Lakers don't have to consider him. Ingram's strength and talent are above him, but his contract year is next season, and the Lakers haven't decided whether to continue to train him, so it's a good choice to send him away, but Kuzma doesn't have this problem, so he was left behind.
Second, Kuzma's style of play suits James. Brother Qiu and Ingram are both players who need the ball in their hands, and the three points are still unstable. Old Zhan doesn't like this kind of player very much. But Kuzma is good at running without the ball. He never drags his feet after getting the chance, attacks cleanly, and has a certain three-point ability. This kind of player will get many opportunities around Lao Zhan, and Lao Zhan's passing ability can also be better played. They are complementary.
For Kuzma, next season is a great opportunity. If he can play a big role in the team, then his next contract will be very impressive, and he may also appear in the Lakers' future planning. Come on, Kuzma.
Kuzma became one of the last two Lakers players in the summer, and the other was James. In the deal with Thick Eyebrows, the Pelican also offered Kuzma, but the Lakers never agreed. The Lakers are also tough, that is, they didn't trade Kuzma. Obviously, Kuzma is better than Ingram and Bauer in managing the Lakers.
Kuzma was selected by the Lakers in the 27th overall pick in the first round of 17, and has been with the Lakers ever since. Kuzma has been working hard. In order to gain a foothold in the Lakers, the Summer League has shown its strength. In his rookie season, Kuzma played 77 games, 37 of which were starters. It is not excluded that the Lakers are basically young players, which means training. However, in this environment, Kuzma averaged 3 1 min and got 16 points, including 38 points against the Rockets, which also showed the Lakers that this rookie has the value of training.
Last season was Kuzma's second season. This season, Kuzma started 68 games, averaging 33 minutes, especially when James was injured. After a season, Kuzma scored 18 per game, and the highest score in a single game was 4 1. This is the second season. It's just too hard. It's been years.
Of course, the Lakers are not only worth training, but also have too many players with training value. Moreover, since Kobe retired, the Lakers have had a bunch of young players in their hands, but they have basically sent them away to Clarkson, Russell and so on. Which one is not worth cultivating? I think Kuzma's attitude is very important. Kuzma's game attitude is worth learning from Ingram. Secondly, Kuzma has a high emotional intelligence, which is very popular among Lakers fans, and he has a good relationship with management.
Kuzma is really nice. The Bauer brothers and Ingram around him were sent away, but Kuzma was left behind. Someone joked that if you look at the photos of him and Lakers owner Jenny, you will know why he is mixed up.
As we all know, the Lakers completed the reorganization and upgrade of their lineup this summer. The team found a bunch of powerful players around James, such as Brother Thick Eyebrows, Cousins and Danny Green, who will all play for Zijin Army next season.
Most of the players who played in the team last season were traded out because of the reorganization of the lineup, including Polgo, Ingram and Hart, who are familiar to everyone, but with one exception, he was able to stay in the team, and that person was Kuzma.
Why didn't Kuzma become a victim of team reorganization? Even he can play a key role in the star-studded Lakers next season?
First of all, I think this is of course because of Kuzma's good strength, and the management of the Lakers attracted him to stay in the team. Indeed, among many young people in the past, Kuzma was indeed the best one, and his staying in the team also proved the Lakers' affirmation of his ability.
Secondly, Kuzma's game style is to James' taste. Kuzma's offensive ability is outstanding. Most of his attacks are without the ball, so he doesn't control the ball. In addition, Kuzma also has a good three-point shooting percentage on the perimeter, which ensures that he can stay with James J.S.Wong to assist.
Finally, I think the most realistic reason is that the contract value of Kuzma next season can be said to be cost-effective. The Lakers only need to pay him $654.38 +0.97 million next season, which is obviously enough to impress the Lakers and let him stay.
In short, in my personal opinion, staying with the Lakers is good for Kuzma and the Lakers. Personally, I am very optimistic that Kuzma can continue to perform well next season and help the Lakers return to the playoffs, even further.
After reading this picture, everyone will understand that it must be because he is handsome, tall and has a good life with Jenny.
Of course, the above is impossible. If the Lakers and Jenny kept Kuzma because he was handsome, why didn't they put me first? —。 —
Anyway, it can't be said that the Lakers left Kuzma this year because of his rich life. There are no more than three reasons why the Lakers left Kuzma this year.
Durant was badly injured this year. Whether he can't leave the Warriors or not means that there will be a one-year vacuum in the once dynasty of Warriors. At this time, other teams are needed to quickly reinforce and pull the warriors down from the position of big brother.
The Lakers just saw this opportunity and took aim at the two giants in the future, Brother Thick Eyebrows, with James J.S.Wong as the core. Coincidentally, the Pelican team won the first prize, so the Knicks didn't have follow-up guarantee and didn't dare to play poker, so they lost the chance to get Brother Thick Eyebrows. Here, the Lakers won the No.4 draft, but gave the opportunity to the Lakers.
The next negotiation, as long as the Lakers can maximize their interests on the premise of getting anthony davis, will be successful. To put it bluntly, we should selectively keep one of Ingram, Bauer and Kuzma.
Bauer's salary next season is 87 1 0,000, Ying Ge's 7.26 million, and Kuzma's only10.97 million. Kuzma is not worried about renewing his contract next season.
If you choose to keep Ingram, the Lakers will face the problem of renewing his contract after next season. If it's less than 20 million yuan, you shouldn't stay, and Ying Ge is equivalent to chicken ribs for the Lakers who own Davis. It's a pity to abandon it. However, Kuzma still has two years left on his contract. After the end of next season, there is still a team option of 1 year, and the salary is only 3.56 million. 170,000 is enough for the Lakers to complete a decent reinforcement in the free market.
The extra millions will give them a top salary of 3 1 10,000.
So after pursuing Brother Thick Eyebrows, the Lakers began to pursue Leonard. It is because of Kuzma's contract and the security money that Brother Thick Eyebrows gave up that he gave the Lakers capital.
More than 30 million space can sign many excellent role players. After all, basketball is a team sport. So I signed Danny Green. After all, there is a man named Green in the champion team every year. And reinforced other bench players, and directly became the champion favorites, which is inseparable from Kuzma's contract.
When every penny is spent on the cutting edge, the words "Kuzma is very cheap" are one of his greatest values to the team. The Lakers refused to agree to send Kuzma away just because keeping him will not only ensure that the team will have a very cheap and reliable real-time fighting capacity in the next two years, but also will not affect their subsequent preparations.
Compared with the two second-place shows, Kuzma's football style is more suitable for the survival of giants, with fewer injuries and more guaranteed attendance in the short term.
Ying Ge and Qiu Ge usually hold the ball in their hands, while Kuzma runs well without the ball. He can get space by cutting or running, and has certain ball control and passing ability. On the defensive end, Kuzma has excellent defensive pick-and-roll ability and keen defensive rebounding consciousness.
In the management's view, James J.S.Wong and Brother Thick Eyebrows are the main outputs. We just need someone who can provide some help and actively defend.
The management should have lost confidence in Ying Ge. Kobe Bryant has been one of the best defenders in the league for three years. Ying Ge has been in the league for three years, can it still be in the forefront today?
Fans believe in the process, and businessmen only look at the results.
Brother Qiu is unpopular because of his talkativeness. He is naturally taciturn and unsociable.
On the contrary, Kuzma is integrated into the team owner and team management with his superb EQ. Now, it is also the eldest brother James and the second brother Davis who take him to dinner or watch a ball game every day. This has a lot to do with his own popularity and emotional intelligence.
Why did Kuzma live so well in L.A.? Personally, I think there are three reasons for this problem:
First of all! Kuzma's EQ is super high, and he is handsome. After the Lakers failed to pursue Leonard this summer, the team quickly signed many players. At this point, Kuzma showed his elegance as a veteran of the Lakers. He welcomed new and old teammates one by one. Some netizens even bluntly said that Kuzma has become the hostess of the Lakers. Besides, Kuzma is the most beautiful young man in the Lakers. Can Kuzma with high face value and emotional intelligence not be liked?
Second! Kuzma's game style matches James's. From last season's Lakers game, we can see that Kuzma's style of play is the most suitable for James. Average 18.7 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. In this respect, it is not unreasonable for the Lakers to keep him, because James also needs strong help.
Then! The Lakers management especially likes Kuzma, which can be seen from Jenny Bass. 20 17- 18 NBA Awards Ceremony was held in Los Angeles. Jenny Bass posted a photo on social media and wrote: This may be my favorite photo tonight. Reading between the lines, I can see that the Lakers owner likes Kuzma very much. Who can move the player the boss likes?
Therefore, personally, it is normal for Kuzma to get along well. On the one hand, Kuzma plays very well, and his combination with James can help the Lakers win. On the other hand, Kuzma is not only handsome, but also a social expert. With such a player on the team, the atmosphere in the Lakers will not be too bad, and with the support of the Lakers management, he will naturally get along well.
When you think of Los Angeles as an entertainment circle, everything is obvious.
It is said that Los Angeles is a famous place to make money. Since it is vanity fair, it is a crowing. If nothing else, every game and the big coffee on the sidelines make the players feel great pressure. What kind of people does Vanity Fair like? Naturally, people who are handsome, lively, powerful and have high emotional intelligence are the most popular. Such people, even if they can't get along in vanity fair, at least they are not bad.
It's much easier to compare these projects and look at Kuzma. Kuzma people nicknamed it "Shuai Neng Dozen", and its external image is excellent, with a little yuppie temperament in its comeliness, which can be said to be the most in line with the taste of Vanity Fair. Although the draft pick is not high, only the 27th pick in the first round, the young man has worked hard enough to shine under the circumstance that the Lakers already have a double second place. In other words, Kuzma added a lot of points to himself in the external image, and this inspirational aura is also very good for LA's taste. After all, they have been away from the playoffs for several years and just need something positive to motivate them.
Most importantly, Kuzma's EQ is still very high. He not only gets along well with his teammates, but also gets close to his boss in the team. After the Lakers traded Davis, Kuzma watched the summer league with James and Davis, and this treatment was gone. No minor injuries. Will the bosses take you to play? In terms of management, Kuzma is also adept at winning the favor of Lakers owner Jenny Bass. The boss is quite a person, so his position will be quite stable. Last season, the magician, the former president of the Lakers, tried to step on Wharton many times, but Bass disagreed. In the end, Wharton successfully coached the whole season. It can be said that even if the Lakers have a chance to keep one of Ingram and Bauer, if the boss insists on not sending Kuzma, then the management can only find another way.
In contrast, the Ingram and the Bauer brothers, although starting from a higher level, have not been as popular as Kuzma in the past two years. Ingram has the best congenital conditions, and the future visible to the naked eye can be expected. Regrettably, however, compared with his predecessors, his speed of redeeming talents is too late. Maybe he will be a late bloomer, but at least, in a giant like the Lakers, there is really not so much patience waiting for you to grow up slowly.
So winning at the starting line is sometimes deceptive. The start is good, but the strength is not good. People come from behind and can only do nothing. Anyway, the Lakers' deal changed the fate of many players. There is no doubt that Kuzma will be reused in the new season, and he will be trained as the third master besides James and Thick Eyebrows. Ingram and Brother Ball, without the protection of the home team, in a brand-new team, the past glory can be said to be swept away, and the future can only rely on their own efforts and opportunities.
In order to get Davis, the Lakers are willing to send almost all players except James. But in the subsequent draft, when Kuzma won the fourth place as a representative, Kuzma smiled like a flower.
It is not difficult to understand Kuzma's smile, except his own gloat. Although the Lakers are a giant with deep pockets, it is a bit painful for Davis to send Bauer and Ingram away, but Davis is so attractive. In addition to the above two, it is no problem to wrap it in Hart. But the pelican is not stupid. I practiced blocking shots many times for a while. The Davis Lakers, who are integrated in offense and defense, should change like this? So Kuzma's No.4 signing allowed the Lakers to keep at least one of the many young people, and that was Kuzma.
As far as the young talents of the Lakers are concerned, Ingram and Kuzma are both superstars. Ingram has averaged 13.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game since he entered the league for three years. Kuzma (his current career is only two years, so he chose the second year): he averaged 17.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
The so-called rookie sees three years, that is to say, whether a rookie can play depends on whether he can make explosive progress in the third year. Durant averaged 30. 1 minute and 6.8 rebounds in the third year. The second-ranked Ying Ge draft template is England's three-year average 18.3 points 5. 1 rebounds. England's growth rate doesn't seem to meet everyone's expectations. His figure has changed too much since he entered the NBA. In this way, even if the deal is not traded, there is not much time left for Ying Ge in the Lakers.
Playing around a superstar, if nothing else, the most important thing is that you can open up space. Especially James can play "one star" in the Cavaliers. Of these four shooters, it is understandable for the Lakers to look forward to the stars and the moon in recent years and stay young, but a young man who is incapable of being a shooter can't even open the space. Then why did the Lakers want James? In this respect, Kuzma is obviously better than Ingram. Career 33.5% three-point shooting percentage, averaging 5.8 shots and 2.0 shots per game. Ingram's 32.9% three-point shooting percentage is actually a little lower than Kuzma's, but his playing style doomed him not to throw too many three-points in the game. At present, in his three-year career, he averaged 2.0 three-pointers per game. If Ying Ge is the star of tomorrow, then Kuzma is a space fighting force. Playing next to James and Davis, the Lakers obviously don't need a star of tomorrow. The important thing is to help James win the championship in the golden age of 35.
Kuzma is a player with high emotional intelligence. Whether on the basketball court or in private, he gives others a very positive impression, especially suitable for living in a big city like LA.
Looking back on his past, you will find that he has a very clear career plan, and every step he takes is very clear. Success is not accidental, but inevitable.
As early as after Kuzma was selected by the Lakers, he knew that he needed to prove that he was the No.27 show in the first round, so he won the FMVP trophy in the summer league and fully demonstrated his ability to attack the kaleidoscope in the rookie season, completely eclipsing the second-place ball brother and giving himself a foothold.
In the second season, he knew that he would partner with James, and tried to change his shooting posture, practice running without the ball more, adapt to the new game as much as possible, and win the MVP trophy in the rookie challenge. His strength is beyond doubt.
In the offseason, the Lakers got Big Eyebrow, and they also had two superstars, James and Davis. Great changes have taken place in the team lineup. Knowing that the team was determined to win the championship, he took the initiative to contact former Lakers player Ci Shiping to learn defensive skills, strive to improve his shooting point, reduce the interference of shooting and improve his overall efficiency.
While Kuzma clearly knows his own shortcomings, where is the need for improvement? The positioning is very clear, and every step, the pros and cons are clearly considered.
Therefore, he is a very mature player. Although his talent is not the most outstanding, he can still be the best among young people with his efforts the day after tomorrow.
Kuzma's handsome appearance will attract a large part of female audience. Young people are handsome, and not many of them play the ball so well.
This summer, the Lakers used Brother Ying and Brother Ball, ha.
Add a few draft picks and trade Brother Thick Eyebrows to Los Angeles. However, the Pelicans are more willing to trade Kuzma as a bargaining chip, but the Lakers are reluctant to add Kuzma to the deal. Lakers executives believe that Kuzma is more valuable than the two brothers.
It is because this is a business alliance that no one can escape the result of being traded. Kuzma is valuable to the Lakers now, and there is no guarantee that he will not be traded in the future.
Kuzma has only been in the league for two seasons and has become an indispensable part. Just entering the league season, he can score 16.5 points and make efforts to contribute to the Lakers. As a young talent, it's amazing to cut down such good data. In the second season, due to James' joining, Kuzma got more open shooting space, and his positive attitude improved his data. In 70 games, he scored 18.7 points, becoming the third scoring point of the team.
A positive attitude makes Kuzma
Gradually become the darling of los Angeles. Then in the offseason, he will train his middle and long shots and learn from James seriously. Your efforts will always pay off. Come on, Kumar.