Kyle Kuzma on Lakers Teammate: ‘He’s Never Been Coached’

Kyle Kuzma is a big deal for the Los Angeles Lakers, and he was quite a spark for the team in the 101-93 win. The team defeated the Charlotte Hornets and Kuzma finished the night with 24 points.

Kuzma keeps making headlines and this time he made some comments about Andre Drummond.

“I mean, it’s just a process, man. It’s not going to happen overnight. Rome wasn’t built overnight,” Kuzma said. “I think for him, it’s a big adjustment. When you think about it, he’s kind of never really been coached in his career — in Detroit, in Cleveland and then coming here to a championship organization, it’s tough. It’s tough.”

Kyle Kuzma is doing great job with the Lakers

This is an interesting take. The big man has been part of the NBA for a decade. But, some people won’t like it at all, especially Drummond’s coaches. Drummond was part of the Detroit Pistons for eight seasons and played for Stan Van Gundy and Dwane Casey.

Drummond has made the playoffs twice and his teams were bounced in the first round in both occasions.

“It’s a huge difference [between] when you’re playing basketball and winning basketball,” Kuzma said. “He’s handled it well, and it’s an adjustment period, and I think once the two big dogs get back, it’s going to be much, much easier for him because it’s going to be a lot more simplified. And you’ll see some big impact games from him down the road.”

LA to make the playoffs

Kuzma started games against the Hornets, and this is 21^st start of the year. This was one of his best games of the year. Kuzma hit four 3-pointers.

“I’ve been trying to find my touch. I’ve been in a little slump,” Kuzma told reporters after the game. “It was good to see some go in and, hopefully, I can carry it over. It’s a start and I just want to get back to where I was for the majority of the year.”

The Los Angeles Lakers have a big chance to make the playoffs this season. Oh wait, they will surely make the playoffs. LeBron James will soon hit the floor and the same goes for Anthony Davis.

“We have champions on the roster and we have some hard-playing players who really want it,” Kuzma said. “We’ve done a great job the last few games figuring out how to win and how to play within one another. During this stretch, we’ve been really great defensively without our voice in LeBron and a guy that erases mistakes in AD. That’s given us confidence.”