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Lakers Nation > Blog > Lakers News > Lakers News: Kyle Kuzma Includes Magic Johnson In NBA All-Time Starting 5 Lineup
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Lakers News: Kyle Kuzma Includes Magic Johnson In NBA All-Time Starting 5 Lineup

Dan Duangdao
Published: 05/16/2018
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After Game 1 between the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2018 NBA Eastern Conference Finals, Kyle Kuzma took questions from basketball fans on Twitter to discuss numerous topics from his top-five underrated players in the league right now to the best player to never win a championship.

While plenty of focus is on where LeBron James places among the NBA’s greatest talents, another of the most-debated topics over the last couple of years has been all-time starting lineups.

While some players get creative with theirs, Kuzma selected his based on position and included two former Los Angeles Lakers in Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:

Magic
Jordan
Bron
Timmy D
Kareem https://t.co/74hBCYO5Ju

— kuz (@kylekuzma) May 13, 2018

Based on each position, Kuzma’s all-time starting lineup is standard for the most part among basketball fans. There will be debates about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at the center position, but he is widely underrated and is perhaps the greatest player of all-time.

While Kuzma is learning by watching the 2018 NBA Playoffs, there are high expectations for him and the Lakers as they prepare for the 2018-19 NBA season.

Coming off 35 wins which were a nine-game improvement from the previous season, the Lakers are expected to make the playoffs with or without two max-contract free agents.

Unlike previous seasons where the Lakers were looking to speed up the rebuilding process by signing a max contract free agent, the young core of Kuzma, Lonzo Ball, Brandon Ingram, and Julius Randle are looking to grow into those roles.

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Dan Duangdao was the managing editor at Lakers Nation (2013-16, 2018-20). He is currently the founder at LA Sports Media, Lake Show, Raiders Nation, Rams Nation, Kings Nation, Galaxy Nation, and MMA Rumors. Born and raised in Southern California and a lifelong Los Angeles sports and mixed martial arts fan, his first NBA game was Kobe Bryant and the Lakers against the Golden State Warriors with Michael Jordan in attendance during the 1998-99 NBA season. He was previously a contributor at HOOPSWORLD (now Basketball Insiders) and an NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @DanDuangdao.
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