The Los Angeles Lakers won the Las Vegas Summer League championship, led by a first-round draft pick who dropped 30 points and was named most valuable player of the finals.

No, it wasn't Lonzo Ball, who sat out of the game with a strained calf. It was Kyle Kuzma, the unquestionable breakout star of summer league, averaging 21.9 points and 6.4 rebounds while shooting a scorching 48 percent from deep through play in Las Vegas. 

Yes, the Lakers' other first-rounder, who was selected with the No. 27 pick, was an absolute monster every time he stepped foot on the Thomas and Mack Center hardwood court. Kuzma lifted he Lakers when they needed it the most, and now they'll try to translate that to the regular season. 

Kuzma was a solid college player, but to watch him dominate in Las Vegas was astonishing. Time and time again Ball found Kuzma in transition, pushing the ball up court for easy points in the paint. If the defense was protecting the rim, he'd simply line up a three-pointer. He drained 24 of his 50 three-point attempts

To put that into perspective, only one player made more threes than Kuzma during summer league play (Bryn Forbes, 25 total), and did so while shooting nearly 10 percent worse than Kyle. 

Kyle's game is perfectly suited for the modern NBA if he can build on the success he found in summer league. He's a lean power forward who is confident and comfortable he can play multiple positions on the court. Defensively, he can switch onto smaller guards or battle bigs in the post. He's also a willing passer, dishing out some eye-popping assists through summer league. 

Considering three-point shooting and defense have been the two areas the Lakers' front office wanted to focus on this summer, they've uncovered yet another deep first-round gem. Larry Nance, Jr. was also taken by the Lakers 27th overall, and Kuzma shows signs of being the latest young brick in the brand new purple and gold foundation Magic Johnson is laying down.

"I didn't know I was that aggressive, I wasn't like that in college. Definitely not that aggressive. When I'm locked in and focused I can do pretty much anything," Kuzma said when asked what he learned about himself during his two weeks in summer league.

Every player has his story, and Kuzma has only begun telling his. Lakers' general manager Rob Pelinka revealed that Kyle was homeless at one point, delving into the versatile forward's background during a halftime interview.. Now, Kyle's a breakout star for one of the biggest franchises in professional sports. 

"It's a great feeling. Coming from where I come from, Flint, Michigan, not a lot of people could make it here and say they're MVP. It's a really tough place, and for me to come out of Flint and prove a lot of doubters wrong, I'm very excited," Kuzma said. 

If this was only the beginning of the player Kuzma can become in the NBA, the Lakers should be just as excited about having drafted two summer league-MVP worthy players on their roster in one swoop.