The competition for the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference will be fierce all season. Making the All-Star Game will be no small feat, either.
A player like Kyle Kuzma will have more responsibility on his shoulders due to the devastating injury to teammate DeMarcus Cousins.
With Cousins potentially missing the season, Kyle Kuzma slides into being the clear cut third option on a good Lakers team. Nobody on the Lakers, besides LeBron James and Anthony Davis, is necessarily a shot creator with the exception of Kuzma. This is why he will get a lot of looks.