NBA forward Kyle Kuzma acknowledged that talent alone does not guarantee a place in the league, admitting that he competed against numerous players who were more talented than him but never reached the NBA.

During a conversation with Patrick Bet-David, Kuzma was asked how many players he had faced throughout his basketball career who possessed greater natural ability but failed to make it to the professional level.

“Other peers of yours were more talented than you… how many people do you know that you played against that never made it into the NBA?” Bet-David asked.

“Yeah, couple hundred for sure,” Kuzma responded.

Bet-David then questioned what allowed Kuzma to reach the NBA while those other players did not.

“Why did you make it and why didn’t they make it?”

“A combination of faith, luck and skill and desire,” Kuzma explained.