The 2017-18 rookie class is looking good. Really good.
There are 10 youngsters averaging in double figures through the first three weeks of the season, six averaging four-plus assists, and six averaging at least six rebounds.
Most of that production is coming from lottery picks like No. 2 pick Lonzo Ball, No. 3 pick Jayson Tatum, No. 9 pick Dennis Smith, Jr. or (2016) No. 1 pick Ben Simmons.
And then there's the No. 27 pick, Kyle Kuzma.
He's putting up 14.8 points on 52.2 percent field goals with 6.5 boards in 30.0 minutes per game, continuing an upward trajectory that Lakers scouts noticed during his time at Utah that continued through the NBA combine, the Summer League in Vegas* and the preseason.