Los Angeles Lakers rising junior forward Kyle Kuzma is in a curious position this upcoming season. With the arrival of All-NBA power forward Anthony Davis, big man DeMarcus Cousins, along with LeBron James' stated change of position to point guard, the 24-year-old Kuzma is seemingly ready to contribute to a contender-hopeful Lakers team at either forward spots.

First, he'll have to produce more effectively and shoot at a greater efficiency starting in the fall.

Despite averaging 18.7 points per game last season, the 6-foot-9 power forward for LA only shot 45.6% from the field—including a ghastly 30.3% from 3-point range. Kuzma's rookie season had a more favorable percentage from deep, 36.6%, albeit on slightly fewer attempts per game; but, nevertheless, James and the Lakers needs Kuzma to be a consistently strong perimeter presence for Davis to operate in the post, too.

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Kuzma has done just that in the offseason, though. Per Cari Champion and ESPN, via SB Nation's Silver Screen and Roll:

“My shooting. That’s the biggest thing. I didn’t really shoot the ball well last year like I wanted to, but this year, I kind of always had moves, but I didn’t really know how to shoot out of those moves. So just learning those techniques, (next year) should be fun.”

Honing his shooting mechanics and technique should portend a better 3-point efficiency for Kuzma next season. Los Angeles was also the second-worst 3-point shooting team in 2018-19, at a team average 33.3%, while being in the bottom 33rd percentile in 3-pointers made, at 10.3 per game.