Kyle KuzmaMilwaukee Bucks · #18
Kyle Kuzma is a veteran scoring forward for the Milwaukee Bucks, a 2020 NBA champion, and one of the league's noted fashion figures. A Flint, Michigan native who starred at Utah, he was drafted 27th in 2017 and won a title with the Lakers before back-to-back 20-point seasons in Washington. Traded to Milwaukee in February 2025, he provides scoring and size alongside the franchise's shifting core.
Kyle Kuzma — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Kyle Kuzma stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Kyle Kuzma — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Kyle Kuzma
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Kyle Kuzma career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 77 | 31.2 | 16.1 | 6.3 | 1.8 | .450 | .366 |
| 2018-19 | 70 | 33.1 | 18.7 | 5.5 | 2.5 | .456 | .303 |
| 2019-20 | 61 | 25.0 | 12.8 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .436 | .316 |
| 2020-21 | 68 | 28.7 | 12.9 | 6.1 | 1.9 | .443 | .361 |
| 2021-22 | 66 | 33.4 | 17.1 | 8.5 | 3.5 | .452 | .341 |
| 2022-23 | 64 | 35.0 | 21.2 | 7.2 | 3.7 | .448 | .333 |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 32.6 | 22.2 | 6.6 | 4.2 | .463 | .336 |
| 2024-25 | 32 | 27.7 | 15.2 | 5.8 | 2.5 | .420 | .281 |
| 2025-26 | 69 | 26.2 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 2.7 | .492 | .347 |
| Career | 577 | 30.5 | 16.7 | 6.1 | 2.7 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Kyle Kuzma
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A Flint-forged scoring forward, 2020 champion, and NBA style icon — Milwaukee's veteran scorer.
Turning pro
Drafted 27th overall, 2017 as a Forward.
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A Flint kid who used basketball as a safe haven — and became a champion, a 20-point scorer, and an NBA style icon.
Chapter
Raised in Flint by his mother, a former shot-put champion, Kuzma starred at Utah and was drafted 27th in 2017 (Brooklyn, traded to the Lakers).
Chapter
He won the 2020 title with the Lakers, then became a 20-point scorer in Washington.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 221 lbs
- College
- Utah
- Experience
- 9th Season
- NBA debut
- 2017
- Draft
- 27th overall, 2017
- Born
- Flint, Michigan
- Age
- 31
- Jersey
- #18
Kuzma is one of the NBA's most recognizable style figures, known for bold pregame 'tunnel' fashion and a genuine business portfolio: a Puma signature deal, co-founding the beverage brand Drink Barcode, and a 2026 ownership stake in an E1 powerboat racing team. He's engaged to Canadian model Winnie Harlow.
His backstory grounds the glamour. Raised in Flint by a single mother, with a father he says he met once as an infant, Kuzma leaned on basketball as an escape from a hard environment. That climb — from Flint to a Utah standout to a 2020 champion and a 20-point scorer — is the throughline beneath the fashion-icon persona.
A confident, high-volume scoring forward and style icon — Flint-forged, championship-tested.
Kyle Kuzma — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Kyle Kuzma, answered.
