The Los Angeles Lakers reportedly will only trade small forward Kyle Kuzma for a high-end rotation player, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.

The New York Knicks have had exploratory conversations with the Lakers on Kuzma:

This season marks the first time Kuzma is playing on a Lakers team with championship aspirations. The talented forward is learning what it takes to contribute to winning besides scoring.

The Lakers are 37-11 on the season in their first year with the Anthony Davis-LeBron James pairing. Kuzma is averaging 13.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 39 games this season. He’s shooting 43.2 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the free-throw line.

Kuzma’s status with the Lakers has been in question ever since his trainer called out LeBron, but it sounds like those rumors were overblown.

The NBA trade deadline is on Feb. 6. It’s unknown if the Lakers are going to make a trade to bolster their roster. They've been linked to Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose, free agent guard Darren Collison and Memphis Grizzlies forward Andre Iguodala, who hasn't played a single game all season.

Kuzma was the only youngster from last year's team to survive the Davis trade with the New Orleans Pelicans, as Lonzo Ball, Josh Hart and Brandon Ingram were sent to New Orleans.

Now, we have to see if Kuzma will survive the 2020 trade deadline.