Three former Runnin ‘Utes are preparing to restart the NBA season in the coming days. Part of that preparation came in the form of scrimmages held at the Disney World Resort in Orlando.
Although these games have nothing to do with, much less post-season seeding, they provided fans with NBA basketball after a five-month hiatus. The quality of the game was solid, not exceptional, but the summer championship was bad considering the time away from the game, and this includes the game of past Utah stars Kyle Kuzma of the Los Angeles Lakers, Delon Wright Dallas Mavericks, is Jakob Poeltl of the spurs of San Antonio.
Before the counting games begin on Thursday, here is a rundown of the three Utah NBA players exhibited during their three scenes in Orlando.
Kyle Kuzma, Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers are considered one of the best contenders for the NBA title in this reboot season Kyle Kuzma has a pretty significant role in this Los Angeles team. Playing alongside stars like LeBron James and Anthony Davis, one of Kuzma’s teammates, considers him number 3 in the team.
“Our third guy is Kyle Kuzma. Now it has Kyle Kuzma been exactly consistent with where you got this third guy. I think people need to realize they are behind AD and that Bron is sometimes able to move on to 4 [Kuzma’s] minutes, ” Jared Dudley has explained. “But every time AD lost a game, I guarantee that if you look at those numbers, he averages over 20. I think he even scored 30 in that OKC game. So for me, in my eyes, Kyle Kuzma he’s our third guy. “
After a tough first exit with only 9 points on 4-13 shooting in their first scrimmage against the Dallas Mavericks, Kuzma came back with 10-13 shots from the field and a high 25 points in the victory over Orlando Magic.
Medium scrimmage (26.0 minutes per game): 17.0 points per game, 7.0 rebounds per game, 1.0 assists per game and 53.8 percent target shooting (14 by 26).
