The Lakers are facing a very interesting summer, with the hope of adding two max players in free agency in LeBron James and Paul George, as well as being the preferred destination of Kawhi Leonard in a trade.
Whether they land one, two, or all three of those players remains to be seen, but for the young core the Lakers have right now, there is pressure to get better on a much quicker timeline. Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Kyle Kuzma all could find themselves suddenly needing to play roles on a very good team, rather than a budding young team, and with that comes new expectations — or, they could all get traded for Leonard.
Kuzma seems to be taking the need to improve seriously this summer, at least when it comes to getting his body stronger to compete better in the paint in the NBA. The Lakers forward posted a picture to Instagram of some of his gains he’s made in the gym recently and gave a hat tip to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for the workout tips.
The Rock took to Twitter to confirm that did indeed happen and also offer his stamp of approval to Kuzma’s bulkier arms.
Kuz told me he wanted his best summer ever. Boy’s puttin’ in the work 👏🏾💪🏾 https://t.co/j4z2i1i6mX
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) June 18, 2018
Considering The Rock gave the Lakers a pep-talk earlier in the year, it’s not a surprise that Kuzma would turn to the most electrifying man in all of entertainment for some tips. Few men on the planet put in the time in the gym the way The Rock does, so there are certainly worse people to get some advice from on bulking up. As long as Kuzma doesn’t go too far into the gains and lose some of his quickness, the Lakers forward figures to be a more physical force next season.
