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https://behindthebuckpass.com/kyle-kuzma...pact-bucks

In seven games since joining the Milwaukee Bucks, players are shooting 36.7 percent from the floor with Kuzma as their primary defender.

To make things even better, they've shot 11-of-40 (27.5 percent) against Kuzma in three games since returning from the All-Star break. Among players to defend at least 40 shots in the league across that span, Kuzma boasts the best percentage. Second on the list is Ivica Zubac, the center the Bucks just faced in a recent meeting, at 35 percent.

Kuzma is achieving these numbers when facing very recognizable names. Miami's Andrew Wiggins hit just one of his six shot attempts against Kuzma. Former Buck and current Wizard Khris Middleton was 1-of-3 with a turnover. Clippers' offensive maestros James Harden and Kawhi Leonard combined to sink just one of their seven shot attempts with Kuzma as the primary defender.

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