Since 2010, the Los Angeles Lakers have had nine first-round selections in the NBA Draft, including four lottery picks between 2014 and 2017, and none of them signed rookie contract extensions with the team. In fact, the last player to sign a rookie contract extension with the Lakers was Andrew Bynum in 2008.
Kyle Kuzma, who the Lakers drafted with the No. 27 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft, is hoping to become the next player to sign a rookie contract extension with Los Angeles, but he’s not losing sleep over it.
“We’ve talked,” Kuzma said during his media day press conference on Thursday.