During the course of this season, …

During the course of this season, Kuzma’s minutes, points, field-goal percentage and 3-point percentage were all lower than in each of his two previous seasons. This next portion of the season, he thinks, will be important for his own legacy. “It means a lot and that’s why I’m taking this so serious,” Kuzma, a Flint native who splayed part of his prep career at Burton Bentley, said of the NBA’s restart on July 30. “Over this whole quarantine I’ve kind of just been preparing my mind and my body and just getting ready for this opportunity. Not many players have opportunities to win rings. I have a chance to do that in my third year. Kind of really make moves in my career going forward. That’s important.”