Over his last five against the best three teams in the league, Kuzma is averaging 25.8 on 16.2 shots with 8 boards. Over the 4 game stretch against GS, Houston and Cleveland he has been what Celtics fans think Tatum will be someday, at least offensively. That makes up for some terrible defense.
His biggest issue on defense seems to be his lack of strength, he gets muscled quite a bit, Bell and Draymond were shoving him around effortlessly last night. He's 22, but it seems reasonable to assume he will fix the strength issues with more time in an NBA S&C program. Just incredible that they got this with the 27th pick. It is certainly lucky, and makes the D Russell debacle palatable.
His biggest issue on defense seems to be his lack of strength, he gets muscled quite a bit, Bell and Draymond were shoving him around effortlessly last night. He's 22, but it seems reasonable to assume he will fix the strength issues with more time in an NBA S&C program. Just incredible that they got this with the 27th pick. It is certainly lucky, and makes the D Russell debacle palatable.