A biography for Kyle Kuzmahasn’t been written yet.
“I don't want to be one of those guys who makes it somewhere and forgets where they come from. Flint is very important to me.”
“I can be pretty much anything I want.”
“I've always kinda guarded perimeter guys. I'm a little bit more comfortable guarding guys off screens. It kinda keeps me engaged in the game, locked in.”
“I've got a chance to be really special.”
“Sure, there's a lot of negativity, but basketball is such a huge thing in my community. Flint has a very rich tradition in basketball.”
“Until you're a rookie, you don't know what NBA game shape is.”
“I've always been a self-motivated guy for basketball.”
“Once I got to college, I didn't know defensive rotations; my footwork was sloppy. I used to travel every other play.”
“A lot of people think it takes millions of dollars to give back or inspire, but just you showing up means a lot.”
“Growing up, I was a Detroit Pistons fan, being from Flint. During not the Bad Boys but Chauncey Billups and Ben Wallace era, and growing up, I always wanted to be a Piston.”
“People don't really understand how important our voices are. I think there's a lot of athletes that don't use their power that really should.”
“On draft day, I wasn't really nervous at all. Then you turn on the draft, the first five picks go by, and then you still thinking, 'Oh man, I don't know where I'm going to go.' It's really just, by the time draft hits, that's when you get nervous.”
“People really don't watch TV no more - it's all about social media. I think it's a great platform for showing off your brand, who you are, interacting with fans, interacting with people in general.”
“I just want to be one of the greatest players to play. That's my mind set. That's how I approach the game.”
“There's always going to be obstacles and people that doubt you. So it's about proving people wrong and bettering yourself and trying to be the best you.”
“I never really had role models or guys in the NBA to show me the ropes or be a friend, mentor to me like that.”
“Flint is a big, industrial city. But when I was growing up, they had the recession, lead in the water, and all this other stuff. The city was really depleted.”
“I have a very high love for the game. My mom would always drop me off at the YMCA downtown in Flint, and I'd stay there all day. If she couldn't take me, I'd take the bus there and be there until she'd pick me up when she got off work. I've always had the love for basketball.”
“When I joined the Lakers and moved to L.A., I started getting more serious about collecting sneakers and dressing from the feet up.”
“I'm really looking to facilitate, find my teammates.”