The Lake Show: Why Kyle Kuzma is the most NBA ready Laker

After watching a relatively unknown rookie out of Utah erupt for 21.9 points and 6.4 rebounds per game and claim the Summer League Championship MVP honors, this is exactly what you began to hear from fans and analysts alike.

You can’t blame anyone for being skeptical. In his sophomore year at Utah, Kyle Kuzma put up just 10.8 PPG on 25% shooting from three. Not exactly numbers that jump out at you. It wasn’t until his junior year that things really started to click for the Michigan native. He set out to better his three-point shot. He improved from 25% to 32% shooting from beyond the arc, scoring 16.8 PPG in the process. Regardless, most experts didn’t expect Kuzma to be drafted at all, let alone in the first round.

NBA, Op-Eds, SportsGregory HarrisDecember 21, 2017Kyle Kuzma, Lakers, Utah, Los Angeles, NBA, Los Angeles LakersComment

SUPERGriff: How Blake Griffin is evolving the Clippers

Is Blake Griffin a superstar?

I don’t know. After eight years in the league, I’m still not sure.
I also don’t know if he’ll live up to his five-year, $173 million contract. But I do know Blake Griffin can do three things very well: he can punch very well, he can dunk very well, and he has the potential to change the game when he’s able to be on the court and healthy.

NBA, Basketball, SportsGregory HarrisNovember 8, 2017Blake Griffin, LA Clippers, Los Angeles, Sports, NBAComment

Rebuilding Los Angeles: How The Lakers Aim to Win Big This Season

Lavar Ball thinks the Lakers will win at least 50 games this season. That’d be a 24 game increase of last year’s win total. The Cavs won just 20 more games when LeBron came back to Cleveland, and they traded for Kevin Love. So, you can do the math. Maybe Lavar’s prediction was just a little bit much. He’s been known to exaggerate his opinions a tad.

NBA, Basketball, SportsGregory HarrisOctober 3, 2017Los Angeles, Lakers, Lonzo Ball, Kyle Kuzma, Brook LopezComment

New Team, Same Vision: How the Clippers can become Contenders in 2017-18

The Clippers lost their best player in franchise history in Chris Paul. There’s no replacing that. At the same time, they did find a nice way to bounce back and fill a few of the pieces and actually come back with more depth than ever before. As part of the trade that sent Paul to Houston, the Clips received defensive pest Patrick Beverley, former Sixth Man of the Year Lou Williams, solid big Montrezl Harrell, and developing wing Sam Dekker.

NBA, Op-Eds, SportsGregory HarrisAugust 9, 2017Los Angeles, LA Clippers, Austin Rivers, Blake Griffin, De'Andre Jordan, Sports, NBAComment

L is for Lavar: The Big Baller Brand’s Underperformed Release of the ZO2 Prime

Two hundred and sixty-three. That’s how many pairs of Lonzo Ball’s first shoe, the ZO2 Prime, Big Baller Brand managed to sell in its first day. Now, keep in mind the shoes retailed for $495, which is enough to buy four pairs of Steph Curry’s signature shoe with enough change to buy yourself a good meal. So if you do the math, that’s just over $130,000 in sales. For 24 hours, it actually doesn’t sound bad. But, it is.

Op-EdsGregory HarrisMay 15, 2017Lavar Ball, Lonzo Ball, Big Baller Brand, Los Angeles, The Game, Slim Thug, Z02 PrimeComment

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