NEW YORK — Kyle Kuzma is now a known quantity. Playing for one of the league’s marquee franchises in the Lakers, the 23-year-old established himself last season as one of their core young players and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie first team.



So when Kuzma went to Flint, Mich., last week to hold a camp for kids, he returned to his hometown a markedly different person.



“You get treated differently because you’re an NBA player, for sure,” Kuzma said. “It’s a little different when you’re just that kid growing up and you come back and you’re a grown adult, you play for the Lakers. It’s definitely a little bit different.”



But change is the norm for Kuzma now. In addition to seeing his profile explode over the past year, this summer brought its own new arrivals. Last month, the Lakers signed LeBron James to instantly become a must-watch team again. James, like he has for all of his past...