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Los Angeles Lakers: Kyle Kuzma is now the franchise X-Factor

By Ronald Agers

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 03: Kyle Kuzma #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Staples Center on March 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 03: Kyle Kuzma #0 of the Los Angeles Lakers warms up before the game against the Philadelphia 76ers at Staples Center on March 03, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images) /
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Kyle Kuzma is rumored to be in a three-team trade to go to the Wizards while the Lakers get Spencer Dinwiddie.  

If Kyle Kuzma inconsistencies continue throughout the playoffs, start getting used to these trade options. Will this deal happen? Umm…no. The salary cap will be much lower and the salaries have to match.

To take this even further, these trade scenarios are ridiculous because until the season is over and the money is calculated (Also read revenue losses from COVID-19 and the China issues!), no one knows where the salary cap will land. But this will what Lakers fans will be reading through the offseason.

From Bleacher Report: 

"“Dubbed an ‘ideal target’ by B/R’s Eric Pincus, Dinwiddie addresses a need for non-LeBron shot creation and is good enough on the ball to run the offense in relief of the stars. It would help if Dinwiddie were a bit more accurate with his three-ball (career 31.8 percent), but his willingness to fire (5.7 attempts since the start of 2017-18) might be enough to maintain optimal spacing.” “That might open the door to a three-team exchange where Kuzma heads to the Wizards (along with more), Bradley Beal goes to Brooklyn and L.A. native (and longtime Lakers fan) Spencer Dinwiddie comes home.”"

The narrative to sell this blockbuster trade is as follows.

The Los Angeles Lakers would acquire an established veteran.

The Brooklyn Nets would add a third star in Bradley Beal to add with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.

The Washington Wizards would receive assets along with Kyle Kuzma that could help them speed up the rebuilding process. Basically leaving the Wizards and the New Orleans Pelicans with almost every young player the Los Angeles Lakers have drafted in recent years.

Washington has reportedly stated they have no plans to part ways with Beal and undergo a full-scale rebuild especially with John Wall coming back next year. But this is what Kyle Kuzma has to look forward to.

In conclusion, this is what Lake Show Life predicts will happen to Kyle Kuzma.

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