Quotes from Kyle Kuzma

A lot of rookies don't come into the league and have that type of leeway that Coach Walton and his staff really gave me.

Everybody is going to have tough shooting nights. It's natural.

Everybody wants to be a starter, and I feel like I'm a starter in this league, but I can't necessarily control that.

It's very important, especially in the basketball culture. We like our fashion. Coming into the NBA, you definitely have to step it up because you're competing on and off the floor. Not only on the court, basketball-wise, but a lot of us take pride in our style, too.

Utah is a very special place for me. It helped me a lot.

Lifestyle-wise, like L.A. in general, Utah is very conservative, very laid back, and L.A. is nothing like that.

I went to school at the University of Utah, and they had outstanding facilities and coaches that helped me grow and mature as a person.

I think I can bring to the NBA versatility. I feel like the league is going toward four men that can pass, dribble, shoot, rebound, defend. I think I can do all that and bring that to the table at the highest level.

It's one thing to talk to a vet about something, but when you're talking to a fellow rookie going through the same struggles you are, you kind of understand it - and you grow together like that.

Everyone said I would be a second-round pick or undrafted guy - that's all I heard coming to the draft - but I had a higher faith. I knew I was way better than that, better than how people pegged me.

I just try to be a regular dude.

Really, every time I post something, it goes viral.

That's one thing I try to take pride in: not changing up. Just being who I am, and having people love me or hate me for who I am.