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YouTuber Kyle Kuzma: The Milwaukee Buck launches new YouTube channel to share everything he has going on

Hannah Kirby   Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Kyle Kuzma: The Milwaukee Bucks basketball player.

Kyle Kuzma: The fashion icon.

Kyle Kuzma: The philanthropist.

Kyle Kuzma: Supermodel Winnie Harlow's fiancé.

And now, Kyle Kuzma: The YouTuber.

Kuzma recently launched a new YouTube channel, where he'll be posting videos that cover everything he has going on, including hoops, fashion, lifestyle and more. That's according to the description of a July 21 video, welcoming people to his channel.

That intro video gave fans a glimpse of what to expect, from clips of Kuz training, dancing and signing a basketball for a kid to playing with his dogs, getting a haircut and hanging with friends.

"The Offseason: Episode 1" dropped the following day.

Kuzma addressed viewers about the heartbreaking end to his team's season and what his plans for the offseason were: Essentially, grinding and getting in a little R&R.

He was sitting on an aesthetic chair with circular cutouts around the base. Books — a collection on fashion designers and artists — were stacked behind him to the right, below a giant colorful abstract image. On the left: Natural light beaming in from a giant window with greenery outside and a table that matched the chair with a cactus and Patek Philippe book atop. Another coffee table book laid open on a small table in the background.

Several members of Kuz's pack made cameos, including dogs Snoh and Duke — who arguably stole the show — and private chef Joe Perez, who whipped up a mouthwatering sweet-and-sour-glazed salmon with peanuts, cilantro, ginger and garlic, along with a side of rice.

"We eat healthy around here, especially off-season," Kuzma said in the video.

Viewers got a taste of Kuzma's time as a Buck via black-and-white film that was overlaid over parts of the video, as well as shots of him putting in work on a court in Miami.

"Coming off a down year or year that you just don't expect you're going to have, that next off-season is usually going to be something that is going to be a positive for you," Kuzma said.

The former Washington Wizards forward was traded to the Bucks in February in exchange for Milwaukee mainstay Khris Middleton. When Kuz joined the Bucks, he was shooting just 28.1% from behind the three-point line and 42% overall in averaging 15.2 points per game.

During the rest of his regular season with Milwaukee, he shot 33.3% from behind the three-point line and 45.5% overall in averaging 14.5 points per game.

The video wasn't all basketball talk, though. The audience got to tag along with Kuz on a dog walk through a neighborhood and down to a sandy, wooded area along Lake Michigan for some fetch.

"In July and August, Milwaukee probably nice — super-nice," he said. We concur.

And, he shared a very Wisconsin wildlife tale.

Here's a look at Episode 1 and how to watch the video for yourself:

Kyle Kuzma talks basketball, offseason grind

"How our season ended really just left like a bad taste in my mouth," Kuzma said. "Coming over, I think we had high hopes and fell a little short. And, I didn't play how I wanted to play."

During the playoffs — which included a historically bad game for Kuz — he shot 34.3% overall, averaging 5.8 points per game. The Bucks were eliminated from the Eastern Conference playoffs in the first round for the third consecutive season and for the second time in a row by the Indiana Pacers.

This offseason, Kuzma said in the YouTube video, he wants to get back to the fundamentals and basics, stay strong, have a healthy summer and get some rest.

"It's really all about hoops right now," he said. "Just, you know, attacking my skillset, attacking my footwork, tightening up my jump shot, which I really expect to — it's been pretty good so far."

Since Kuzma "can get lost in the work and overwork" himself, he said, citing his previous stress fracture as an example of that. "Being older now" — he just turned 30 — "it's definitely about rest, too."

"In life, the more you see, the more you want, and, you know, the harder you're going to work," he said. "Basketball doesn't last forever. Obviously, it's always about keeping the main thing the main thing. But, you have to touch certain other parts of your life because this is going to end one day and that's all you're going to have for the next 20, 30, 40, 50 years, God willing. So, it's definitely a balance, but it's always about keeping the main thing the main thing."

Kyle Kuzma's official YouTube channel

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