Personal details

The professional basketball player, Kyle Kuzma was born on 24th July 1995. His star sign is Leo. He was born in Flint, Michigan. His birth name was Kayle Alexander Kuzma. He is of American nationality. He is of African-American ethnicity. Kyle belongs to English, Ukrainian and German ancestry. He is 6 feet and 9 inches tall. Kuzma was born to Karri Kuzma. Karri raised him as a single mother. She is Caucasian. His mother was a constant support all through his career.

Karri herself was a Shot Put champion during her college days. Kuzma attended Rise Academy, located in Philadelphia. He then went to Bentley High School in Michigan. He attended University of Utah. Kuzma has earned a graduate degree in Sociology. He is a professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA as a power forward position.

He got selected in the NBA 2017 draft in the very first round by the Brooklyn Nets. Kuzma used to play college basketball for the Utah Utes. Kuzma played high school basketball at Rise Academy, located in Philadelphia. He is currently single and there is no source of information available on any romantic affairs.

Career

Kyle Kuzma recorded 21.9 points, 2.7 assists, 1.1 steals per game, 6.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in the year 2017 NBA draft. He was called the Summer League Championship after recording 10 rebounds and double-double of 30 points in a 110-98 win over the Portland Trail Blazers. In the year 2017, he recorded 13 rebounds and 21 points, in a 124-112 win over the Brooklyn Nets.

Kuzma was named the western conference rookie of the month for the games in October/November. He was the first ever NBA rookie to record 120 rebounds, 33 points and 30 three-pointers in his first 20 games. Kuzma recorded a career-high of 70% shooting and 38 points in a 122-116 win over Houston. He is the first player to record 400 rebounds, 1000 points and 130 made 3-pointers.

He ranks 9th in rebounds in the top rookies. Kuzma scored 31 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves and was in the record books henceforth. He was recognized with the All-Pac-12 First Team honor. Kuzma has also become the ninth best paid players of the Los Angeles Lakers. He has not been involved in any controversies. Kuzma has an enormous fan following.

He has accomplished in maintaining a good public image. Kuzma was listed as the 25th best Power Forward in the Nation. ESPN featured him as a four-star commit that he could be the centerpiece of a team. He has emerged as one of the top scorers in the game. He has been the team's greatest scoring rookie. Kuzma is known to show a great deal of talent and skill in the game.

The great athlete has earned a salary of around $3.1 million. He has been earning a handsome amount of salary according to his contract which is $1,423,560. The sparkling basketball star has 25,875 likes and 25,132 followers on Facebook. Kuzma has 284,847 followers on Twitter. He has 1.4m followers on Instagram. Kuzma has an enormous fan following.