Washington Wizards star Kyle Kuzma has been known around the league to be one of the flashier players when it comes to his fashion sense as well as his hair designs, but this season has brought out a different version of the former Runnin' Ute. Kuzma recently spoke to Vouge regarding the stark contrast in his style from seasons past compared to this season, and the 29-year-old had an insightful outlook on his new decision. “I don’t want to be a part of that type of community where you have to put on a fit,” Kuzma said .
“I’m really taking a backseat to all of that. (I was) a pretty evident person within the tunnel years ago, I can speak from experience that when you’re a younger player, you don’t want to wear the same thing twice. A lot of times we get played into thinking, oh, we gotta switch it up, we gotta buy something new.
And now we’re just buying clothes to impress people or to stand out. It’s ludicrous." Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images The former first-round pick is having a slow start to his eighth season as he is averaging 17 points per game at a measly 32.
7% clip from the field and an uncharacteristic 27.8% clip from beyond the arc. Kuzma accompanies his shooting stats with an average of seven rebounds and 3.
7 assists per game, both near the higher end of his career averages. A sought-after trade target for the past three seasons across the NBA, Kuzma still has two more seasons on his contract after this campaign, and as his salary numbers trickle dow.
