It’s been well-covered how bad the Los Angeles Lakers have been at defense the last few years. The team has set new lows for worst-defensive efficiency in franchise history the last two seasons, and while rookies aren’t generally known for their defense, two of the Lakers’ four 2017 NBA Draft picks have said they want to change that in recent days.
Kyle Kuzma went on “The Popcorn Machine” podcast with the wonderful and talented Joey Ramirez of Lakers.com to say that he wants to improve his defense as a rookie, and his fellow first-rounder Josh Hart went on as well to say he wants to make his name on that end as well during his debut campaign.