Utah forward Kyle Kuzma dunks against Oregon State during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 28 2017, in Salt Lake City. (Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP)

Position: Power forward

Year: Junior

Draft projection: No. 39 (2018)

Season stats: 16 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 2.6 apg

Why him? Kuzma is a double-double machine and the primary reason the Utes managed to become the No. 4 seed in the Pac-12 Tournament despite a mass exodus of players from last season.

They said it: “My versatility and my rebounding ability, I think, is pretty special. I can get rebounds and push it down the break and crash the offensive boards. That just comes with the motor that I have.” — Kuzma to Basketball Insiders 


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