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Kyle Kuzma, entering his eighth NBA season with Washington, could be traded due to the team’s youth focus and high draft pick potential. He’s coming off a strong season and has three years left on his contract. Kuzma also mentioned his admiration for Heat president Pat Riley.

“I’ve always admired him,” Kuzma said. “I just admired his no-nonsense approach when it came to basketball, and being professional, because that’s me. When I’m off the court, I’m very fun, I have all these different passions, but when I step (on the court), I’m very serious because I love it and it’s important to me.

“I just love what he stands for and his tutelage of the sport. From the Showtime (Lakers) years up until just building what the Heat culture is, it’s pretty phenomenal.”