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Chicago • Any self-respecting socialite knows one of the finer details of attending a party is knowing the right time to leave.

Kyle Kuzma had a coming-out party this week at the NBA combine, impressing in a Thursday 5-on-5 session with 20 points, five rebounds and two assists. So on Friday, the former Utah forward decided to go out on top, bowing out of the rest of his combine events.

"I had a great day," he said. "I proved a lot, that I can compete with the best. There's not much more I could do that could help me than the day I had yesterday."

Kuzma sat out his second scheduled 5-on-5, opting to complete medical evaluations instead. Recently signed with Priority Sports, Kuzma now is shifting his focus forward to his team workouts, which could help him build on his strong combine.

One of the things he most wanted to show was his 3-point shooting: Kuzma said he's been working on his perimeter aim for the last month. He was 4 for 5 from deep in the session.

DraftExpress.com publisher Jonathan Givony said he had heard that Kuzma was having good early workouts even before he showed his skills on Thursday.

"He was working out in the UIC gym, and a lot of people were telling me that he was the best player in those workouts, and couple of first-rounder and lottery-pick guys have been there," he said. "We had a guy filming his workout on Monday and Tuesday, and he came back and said he was the best guy. People said it was going to happen and it did."

While Kuzma came into the week ranked just inside the top 60 on many draft boards, he's hopeful that his measurements and scrimmage performance will push him to become Utah's third consecutive first-round pick, following Delon Wright and Jakob Poeltl.

"A lot of people are probably pretty shocked how I'm playing and interviewing this week," he said. "People in my circle knew what was going to happen. A lot of teams, this is their first time really seeing me. This is all part of the plan."

Lindsey keeping

tabs on Baylor

Johnathan Motley wasn't worried this week about not getting a meeting with the Utah Jazz.

Most of the time, the Jazz come to him.

The 22-year-old forward just wrapped up his junior season at Baylor, and he's got a friend in the business: Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey, whose son Jake Lindsey plays guard on the Baylor team. With Dennis coming to a lot of games, Motley is pretty sure that Utah has a solid scouting report on him.

"They've seen me every other day, it seems like," he said. "Dennis is a great guy, really smart. We talk about what I can do better. He's really helped me out a lot."

Motley scored over 17 points per game and averaged 10 rebounds per game for the Bears this season, as Baylor went 27-8. The 22-year-old is ranked No. 40 overall by Draft Express.

He said he feels comfortable knowing that Lindsey is familiar with his game, warts and all.

"He's seen the ups and downs, and everything I have to offer," he said.

Collins surprised by his early success

Two months removed from a standout performance in Salt Lake City and only a month from playing in the NCAA national championship game, Zach Collins said he didn't expect to be at the NBA combine ­— not after only one year.

But since signing with an agent last month, he's worked on getting used to the idea that he's a one-and-done prospect.

"Coming into the summer going into Gonzaga, I wasn't a draft pick," he said. "I really didn't think it would happen that quick. ... Everything in my game, I just kind of worked on."

Collins was one of the prospects who met with the Jazz this week, and he said the organization drew on the nostalgia of John Stockton, a fellow Gonzaga alum. But Collins said consistency was the big draw of Utah.

"I think they're really well coached and have a really classy organization," Collins said.

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