Upon Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka taking control of the Los Angeles Lakers front office, they immediately began to move toward a plan that would put the team in position to sign two free agents to max contracts in 2018.
With that came rampant speculation not only pertaining to free agency but trade rumors as well. That was particularly true last season, though Kyle Kuzma doesn’t necessarily consider that to have been the case.
“Were there trade rumors last year with us?” Kuzma responded when asked if he’s found it easier to ignore speculation a second time.