Kyle Kuzma is the last man standing among the young core of the Los Angeles Lakers (with all due respect to Moe Wagner, Isaac Bonga, Alex Caruso, and the rest of the South Bay squad). There are a several factors that play into why that might be the case, but the Lakers are making it clear that how he slots in alongside Anthony Davis and LeBron James is the primary reason that Kuzma is still here:
Pelicans happy they got the haul they wanted for Anthony Davis by getting Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, Josh Hart and three first round picks from the Lakers, per sources.