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Isaiah Thomas Calls Kyle Kuzma 'Another Special Young Talent In This League'
矮湯稱Kuzma "聯盟中年輕的天賦"
Midway through the 2017-18 NBA season, Isaiah Thomas teamed up with Julius
Randle, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball and Kyle Kuzma following a trade-deadline
move between the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
2017-18球季中，矮湯跟Randle, Ingram, Ball跟庫子馬在交易截止日前相會
Although Thomas only appeared in 17 games before requiring season-ending hip
surgery, he established himself as a mentor to the team’s young core. While
there were scenarios of Thomas re-signing depending on how free agency played
out, the Lakers ultimately signed Rajon Rondo to a one-year, $9 million
contract.
In turn, Thomas eventually signed a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal with
the Denver Nuggets.
雖然矮湯在球季結束前的只打了17場比賽，他依然在這群年輕的核心中起到了導師的作用
，雖然在最後自由球員市場有IT回歸的風聲
湖人最終選擇以一年的合約簽下了Rondo一年，因此矮湯與金塊簽下一年的老將底薪
Despite their short time together, a mutual respect was developed between
Thomas and Kuzma. The latest sign of that came from Thomas during his
appearance on "Tiki and Tierney" in which he praised Kuzma:
"Kyle Kuzma is a very underrated guy. He uses the doubt that everybody has
for his game as motivation. He’s somebody who works very hard and is going
to be another special young talent in this league."
雖然相處時間很短，矮湯與Kuzma依然贏得彼此的尊重，這可以從最近矮湯上電台節目上
對於Kuzma的描述看得出來
"Kuzma是一個嚴重被低估的球員，而他也把大家對他的質疑轉化成動力，他是那種非常刻
苦訓練的人，我相信他會成為聯盟中未來的年輕天賦"
As both players prepare for the 2018-19 season, Kuzma recently participated
at Thomas’ fifth annual Zeke-End Basketball Tournament. With the 23-year-old
displaying his improved ball-handling skills, he will look to take another
step in his development.
After Kuzma averaged 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds in 31.2 minutes per game
during his rookie season, he is projected to be the team’s sixth man.
However, Lakers head coach Luke Walton revealed there will be an open
competition during training camp for the four starting spots alongside LeBron
James.
兩人目前都在準備18-19球季，Kuzma最近也參加矮湯舉辦的Zeke-End 巡迴賽，23歲的
Kuzma的運球技巧明顯的進步了，他正在讓自己成為更好的球員
在新人賽季，Kuzma平均在31.2分鐘拿下了16.1分6.3籃板，他目前被規劃為球隊的第六人
然而，Luke也表示，除了James已外，在訓練營中大家將自由的角逐先發的位置