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Kyle Kuzma

Milwaukee Bucks · #18 · Rotation
PF6'8"221 lbage 309 yrs expUtahFlint, MI
9th best of 15 on MIL
OFF72DEF69
Capable interior finisher & scorer
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Eastern · Central · proj. 30-52 (▼10.5)
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A big-bodied combo forward who can put up points in a pinch — 13 a game on solid 58% true shooting — but doesn't move the needle much beyond the box score. The shooting comes and goes (34.7% from three) and the perimeter defense is a real liability, so he profiles as a streaky secondary scorer rather than a difference-maker.

13
PPG
4.5
RPG
2.7
APG
0.7
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 69MPG 26.2FG% 49.23P% 34.7FT% 72.6TS% 58.1USG% 21.8PER 14.1BPM -2.3VORP -0.1EPM -0.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Inside finishing80
Scoring76
Playmaking76
Rim protection75
Rebounding74
Shooting69
Perimeter defense62

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2017-18 to 2025-26 · 9 seasons
16.6
PPG
6.1
RPG
2.7
APG
610
GAMES
Points 10,106Win Shares 16.3Starts 451Best season 2017-18 · 16.1 ppg
Games played, last three seasons83%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 28 → 30
▼Declining

Kyle, at 30, is trending downward — 2.1 → 1.0 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 2.0 wins (+1.0)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age takes about 0.5 wins off at 31. Range 0.3–3.7 wins.
Production (BPM)-1.1 → -2.3-1.226-27 forecast -3.1
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: -1.1 · 70 games2024-25: -4.9 · 65 games2025-26: -2.3 · 69 games2026-27: -3.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.1 → 1.0-1.126-27 forecast 2.0
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 2.1 · 70 games2024-25: 0.0 · 65 games2025-26: 1.0 · 69 games2026-27: 2.0 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $4.5M vs $20.3M salary−$15.8M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$20.3M salary2023-24: $4.7M · 70 games2024-25: $1.5M · 65 games2025-26: $2.8M · 69 games2026-27: $4.5M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $20,345,152 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$20,345,152Guaranteed
12% of the club’s payroll · 3rd of 15 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$4,516,000 /yr
Surplus−$15,829,152
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.