The Washington Wizards star forward Kyle Kuzma shared his thoughts on his rise with the team: “As soon as I got traded, I was ready to be more … Being in Washington is really just helping me be myself. I had to show a shell of myself in L.A., playing with greatness, and rightfully so.”

Kuzma is averaging 7.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists to go along with 20.6 points in the second season of the three-year, $40 million contract he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.