Kuzma, who left the Lakers, also found his own rhythm in the Wizards, becoming a player who is very core of the Wizards, as a player who attacks strong and defends weakly, Kuzma has his own advantages, but as far as defense is concerned, Kuzma's room for improvement is not very large, he is still a player who is not very good at defending. Of course, it is his own defense is not very good, so for some players who are well defended, Kuzma is also more attentive, and when interacting with netizens, he was asked: Who are the favorite defenders in the process of growing up?
Kuzma said 7 names, Tony Allen, Artest, Kobe, Wade, Prince, Howard and Ben Wallace. Of course, there are many defensive players in the league, but Kuzma is talking about his favorite defender when he grew up, so the 7 names kuzma mentioned are indeed one of the best defensive players in the NBA this century, such as Tony Allen, worthy of the reputation of Kobe's terminator.
Tony Allen never really ended Bryant's offense, but can be regarded as one of Kobe's finishers, and has also been highly praised by Kobe Bryant for his defense, which shows that Tony Allen's defense is really good, the key is that Tony Allen's defense is still very clean and does not deliberately use small moves, which should be where Kobe most appreciates Tony Allen.
Kuzma put Tony Allen's name in the first place, which shows tony Allen's defense, but also deeply touched Kuzma's heart, helplessly, if Kuzma can have Tony Allen's defense, perhaps Kuzma's career will be on a higher level.
Who wouldn't want to get a good evaluation of attack and defense? Kobe Bryant is such a good offensive and defensive player, and kuzma is the most envious one. Bryant is a strong offense with a variety of different scoring methods, but we shouldn't forget that Kobe Bryant is also a good defender. Maybe Kuzma didn't mention Jordan's name, in fact, Kobe Bryant is another epitome of Jordan, they are the opponent's trouble on the offensive end, and they are also the opponent's trouble on the defensive end, and trying to score in front of Kobe is as difficult as blocking Kobe's score, and it is really only the basket that has the final say.
It is worth mentioning that Kuzma's favorite defender in the growth process, he said 7 names, there is Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, but there is no James, it did cause controversy, but Kuzma and James did not have a contradiction, Kuzma also respected James, it is precisely because James played a very important role in Kuzma's growth process, and even led Kuzma to a championship, so Kuzma did not put James on the list of favorite defenders, It doesn't mean that James' defense isn't recognized by Kuzma.
Kobe Bryant only needs to focus on two things on the field, scoring and defending, but James needs to be everywhere on the field, scoring, rebounding and assisting, and also taking on the organization of the team and so on. James has limited energy, and to do everything, it is difficult to resonate with the strongest in a certain field, just as James was never considered a super scorer, but James scored more career points than Kobe Bryant with fewer games.
In addition, James's defense is not weak at all, but James is not as diligent as Kobe Bryant on the defensive end, James always closes the play, so that James will not focus on defense every game, especially after the age of 30, James, he paddled on the defensive end and was sprayed by the famous mouth once or twice, but when James really seriously defended, it is difficult to break the defense against James, and it is difficult to break the defense against James, you must do your best to score on James, and never forget James's chasing hat, that is also part of the defense. He brought the winning factors to James in many key moments.
Even if no one wants to put James on the list of favorite defenders, it will not affect James' defense, in fact, it is the nightmare of many players, and only a star like Kobe Bryant can understand how terrible James's defense is.