Kuzma has had too many surprises this season, and today's Wizards see him as the core of the team. Kuzma, who is on the Wizards, has unlimited firing rights, especially during the season when Beal is reimbursed, Kuzma is the team's thigh. Kuzma averaged 17.2 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.9 blocks per game this season, all career highs, and the scoring consistency is high.
Kuzma is actually very hard in the Lakers' four seasons, before James came, Kuzma was already the core of the Lakers' key training, even in the first season of James' arrival, Kuzma also averaged 18.1 points per game, which was higher than Ingram and The Ball Brother in that period. However, since that year, Kuzma has no longer been the key training object of the Lakers, and the data has begun to decline year by year.
The Vogel period was a turning point in Kuzma's career, and from this period onwards he was basically a substitute role, and a role that always depended on the coach and the core face. Kuzma doesn't play well in one game, and in addition to being criticized, the next game will be sharply reduced. There is no stable playing time, there is no ball in hand, although Kuzma got the Contract of the Lakers, but leaving the Lakers is already doomed.
Being a Wizard has changed drastically, and Kuzma will also make mistakes on the court, but his position on the team is different, and the coach will carefully teach him and assign him a more important role. This season, whether it is a kill or a big double-double, Kuzma has taken it, which is different from the Lakers. If you are not afraid of failure, you can overcome failure, which definitely helps Kuzma's growth.
Not only Kuzma, but also the Lakers who came to the Wizards, in addition to Harrell being traded out for clamoring for unfair distribution of the ball, Pop also entered his role. He is still a very qualified starting quarterback, the team gave him the opportunity to be a scorer, and Pope himself admitted that he can be himself in this team, not only because of the data improvement, but from the respect of others.
I have to say that Since Kuzma and Pop came to the Wizards, although they played a low-end game, the team gave enough respect. And now the Lakers play high-end games, there is no high-end to where to go, and the record is basically similar to the Wizards. This season's Wizards' record is expected, but the Lakers' current record is definitely unexpected.