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Los Angeles Lakers: Best quotes from media day and what they mean

ByJason Reed|
EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts as he speaks to the media during the Los Angeles Lakers Media Day at the UCLA Health Training Center on September 24, 2018 in El Segundo, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
EL SEGUNDO, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers reacts as he speaks to the media during the Los Angeles Lakers Media Day at the UCLA Health Training Center on September 24, 2018 in El Segundo, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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2. Josh Hart on Kyle Kuzma’s progression

  • “Me and Kuz work out together, and there were a couple times I’m sitting there like, ‘Man, how am I supposed to stop this guy?’ I’m forcing him to take tough shots, and he’s making tough shots.”

Kyle Kuzma was one of the best and most surprising rookies last season. If it were not forDonovan Mitchell, Kuzma would have been the consensus pick as the best sleeper pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.

In fact, Kuzma did not get as much love as he should have in the media due to the Rookie of the Year battle between Mitchell andBen SimmonsandJayson Tatum‘s success on the Boston Celtics. Kuzma was as good, if not better than Tatum last season.

Josh Hartconfirmed to the media that Kuzma is only getting better. Even now, Kuzma sort of falls out of the limelight with LeBron, Ball andBrandon Ingram. While he will likely be the Lakers’ sixth-man, he is going to be explosive off the bench and be a huge asset to this Lakers team.

Kyle Kuzma on LeBron: “Playing against one of the greatest players of all time is only going to make you better.” Referenced how he was (in Magic’s words) dominating 5-on-5’s until LeBron got back in town.

— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter)September 24, 2018

Just from all of the rumblings from within the Lakers and the things we have been told by the Lakers’ brass, Kuzma looks to be the leader of the young core and might have leapfrogged Brandon Ingram as the team’s second-best player.

Hart was nice to Kuzma this time, I am sure we will start seeing the two go at it yet again with the season underway.

Quote courtesy ofNBA.com.

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