Why did so many teams pass on Kyle Kuzma?

[MikelArteta]

Was a 6'9 190lb junior playing for Utah only shot 32 percent on college three's

 

[10bandz]

because other teams dont have the gawd Ryan West. He has an eye for talent just like his dad. His picks later in the draft have been pretty good the last few years. Larry Nance, Clarkson, Zubac, and now Kuzma. Josh Hart could end up being a serviceable role player as well.

 

[010101]

From all accounts he was killing it from 3s in the combine

actual in game buckets matter more
he improved from college though sure
still streaky doe

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[Recca Gatsby]

 

[the cool]

He played at Utah. /close thread

 

[Rell Lauren]

He was an older player.

 

[Cynic]

Labled as soft to some scouts

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[Reid2Achieve]

People keep referencing his shooting, but he’s way more then a shooter. He scores in a variety of ways and is a playmaker. AND he is a decent positional defender already that competes on that end.

It seems teams just didn’t check for him like that because he never was ranked highly on the grassroots level and played for Utah.

 

[ade]

I didn't say his shooting mechanics weren't there
He was a streaky shooter coming out of college. That's a fact and it still shows in the pros now. I don't get the point of your reply

Relax I agreed with you. All I'm saying was the skillset was apparent. And it was obvious that he would improve and be even more effective at this level. Dude is an agile, fairly athletic hybrid shooter/scorer at 6'9. Those kind of players don't just grow on trees

And he's shooting over 50% from the floor and 34% from 3 over 17 games. He's past streaky now.

 

[MF budz]

Flint michigan stand up!!!! :Jimgotcha:

 

[hayesc0]

I don't get it.

Great size and length
Underrated athlete
Solid defender
Elite shooting skills

Dude isn't some one dimensional shooter either..he puts the ball on the floor and scores from midrange and even slashes to the rack.

How did he fall to 27th?

I get that the draft had a lot of young talent....I get that he's "old" at 22 coming in and therefore lacks the precious upside that these scouts look for. But these execs had to have known that his game would translate beautifully in today's Nba and still allowed him to plumit

Didnt he basically admit he didnt figure it out until he got to the nba lol?

 

[OC's finest]

Whatever the reason is, it's clear he's a stud

Lakers came up huge with this pick

 

[MikelArteta]

He played at Utah. /close thread

crazy how utah has had 3 straight first rounders, wright, poetl and kuzma and all are serviceable nba players

 

[BlackAchilles]

crazy how utah has had 3 straight first rounders, wright, poetl and kuzma and all are serviceable nba players

Remember back in the day when The Great White Hype Keith Van Horn was killin it at Utah

 

[L&HH]

People keep referencing his shooting, but he’s way more then a shooter. He scores in a variety of ways and is a playmaker. AND he is a decent positional defender already that competes on that end.

It seems teams just didn’t check for him like that because he never was ranked highly on the grassroots level and played for Utah.

I was going to say fukk his shooting, his touch near the basket is fukking incredible for a rookie. He doesn't miss near the basket.