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00:00 I'm Jill Painter Lopez for Sports Illustrated joined by Melissa Roland.
00:07 And Melissa, you had a chance to catch up with Kyle Kuzma on a conference call.
00:11 What is his mentality heading into the bubble in Orlando?
00:14 Well, he's really excited.
00:16 He realizes what a unique opportunity the Lakers have.
00:19 Obviously, they're atop the Western Conference with a record of 49 and 14.
00:23 He knows it's very unusual for a guy his age to be playing on a team that's so highly favored
00:29 to win the championship and has such a great chance.
00:32 So he's really looking forward to taking advantage of his opportunity.
00:36 And personally, he talked about how he really wants to create a legacy for himself.
00:40 He's trying to be patient, obviously, with guys like LeBron and AD on the team.
00:44 He's not going to be the superstar, but he pointed to Kawhi Leonard.
00:48 And he said, look what he did over with the Spurs.
00:50 He obviously played behind Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker for a while.
00:55 He worked on his game and look who he became.
00:57 So Kyle Kuzma is hoping that his career trajectory is going to be similar.
01:02 And he's working hard and he wants to really make a name for himself.
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