SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Kyle Kuzma wasn’t sure how things would play out when he announced plans in late March to test the NBA draft. The Utah Utes junior forward was well aware of the doubters and didn’t immediately hire an agent to keep open the option to return for his senior year.
A month later, Kuzma has hired an agent and is rising up the pre-draft rankings after a superb NBA combine and strong individual workouts.
”I just got more confident, I’m not going to lie, throughout the whole process,” Kuzma said Tuesday. ”Working out every day with the NBA ball and just imagining yourself down the road.