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During a stretch with few bright spots for the Lakers, Kyle Kuzma improving as a playmaker has been a welcome sight.

On Friday against the Detroit Pistons, Kyle Kuzma channeled his inner Michael Beasley for the Los Angeles Lakers and made passing look easy on a night where the Lakers desperately needed playmaking.

With LeBron James, Lonzo Ball and Brandon Ingram sidelined, the Lakers were missing three of their top-five playmakers. Rajon Rondo is ranked second on the team with an average of 7.7 assists per game and Kyle Kuzma is distant fifth, averaging just 2.6 assists per game.

Despite this, it was Kuzma that led the way for the Lakers in the assists column, dishing out a career-high 10 assists while turning the ball over just once.