After his early struggles within the NBA and G League, Bronny James is beginning to hit his stride.
Over his final three video games for the South Bay Lakers, he’s averaging 20.7 factors on 43.1 p.c taking pictures whereas exhibiting flashes of the perimeter defender the Lakers hoped he might flip into once they drafted him No. 55 general this yr. Moreover, Bronny’s three-ball is lastly beginning to join after he bricked 14 consecutive photographs from deep throughout seven video games within the NBA and G League.
Lakers head coach JJ Redick — a vocal supporter of Bronny for the reason that Summer season League in Las Vegas — could not cease raving concerning the development of the 20-year-old whereas chatting with reporters on Tuesday.
“He is very coachable,” Redick mentioned of Bronny, by way of ESPN’s Dave McMenamin. “I believe he is bought to get to the purpose the place it is OK to fail. And I believe he has an actual reservation to fail. And I believe a number of that’s he is had a digicam on him since he was eight years outdated… He is had consideration on him, I am cognizant of that. I believe, as soon as he develops that, he’ll take off, like actually take off.”
Redick mentioned Bronny “has completed something” requested of him by the teaching workers and has purchased into the Lakers’ plan for his growth.
