Following a fairly disappointing 2020-21 season, the Lakers have a hell of a job to maneuver this summer. In particular, it will be necessary to manage the initial ambitions of certain players. And precisely, one of them could well have implicitly declared his desire to leave on Instagram …
The Lakers’ offseason promises to be busy. LeBron James and Anthony Davis must rest to come back fresh next year, while the front office will have a multitude of files to manage. No less than 11 members of Frank Vogel’s squad are thus at the end of their contract!
On top of that, Californians have to deal with rumors of trading around the few items signed in the long term. And the last action of Kyle Kuzma should not help … He split a move quite disconcerting on social networks:
Now Kyle Kuzma has removed “@Lakers” from his IG bio ???????? pic.twitter.com/YslPfPfVhD
— The Laker Files (@LakerFiles) June 18, 2021
Kyle Kuzma has now removed the Lakers from his Instagram biography ????????
A rather surprising decision on the part of the winger, who had yet released a very different statement a few days ago. But with a playoff campaign as catastrophic as his, perhaps the No. 0 has been right since, especially since he still enjoys a certain rating in the league.
Indeed, two franchises are already in the line to attract Kuz ‘to their home this summer. The Lakers could also use him for the trade of a third superstar, just to surround LeBron and AD. It would then be an interesting counterpart for a lot of teams.
Whatever happens, it will be absolutely vital for the Purple and Gold to properly manage the free agency. The flashy recruiting from last fall flopped, so we’re going to have to adopt a different strategy this time around. Hoping she’s the right one …
Contrary to his recent statements, Kyle Kuzma could therefore well want a change of scenery this summer. Not sure the Lakers intended to hold him back after his disastrous postseason.
