Kuzma can provide some degree of playmaking along with his scoring chops. He’s the only player on the Lakers aside from their stars who’s a dual threat, but his assists are way down from last year — 1.7 assists per 100 possessions vs. 3.6 last season — as Davis and Rajon Rondo have dominated the ball in the second-unit lineups that Kuzma often plays in. His ability to score without occupying the ball is a tremendous asset for a superstar-driven team, but the Lakers have taken that to an unproductive extreme as Kuzma can go several minutes without a touch. That makes it very difficult for a scorer to establish a rhythm.
