The Lakers received appreciable criticism for limiting Bronny James‘ G League appearances to house video games in the beginning of the season. Many analysts felt the son of LeBron James was receiving particular therapy and that such a transfer could irk his teammates on the South Bay Lakers.
All that modified Thursday when Bronny suited up for South Bay throughout an away sport in opposition to the Valley Suns. The 20-year-old would shine in his G League street debut, pouring in 30 factors, three rebounds and two assists in simply 25 minutes, albeit in a 106-100 loss.
Bronny’s breakout efficiency got here after he struggled mightily in three earlier G League begins and 7 video games off the bench with the Lakers. The younger guard had gone 0-of-14 from three (10 in G League, 4 with the Lakers) and had bother ending across the rim, too.
On Thursday, he shot 3-of-9 from deep however muscled his solution to the rim and feasted from midrange. Bronny additionally displayed the power to return off screens and cease on a dime for a number of pull up jumpers. It was evident that South Bay Lakers coach Zach Guthrie made a concerted effort to get him concerned in a number of actions, in contrast to in earlier video games when Bronny dealt with the ball on fewer events.
One wonders if enjoying away from the brilliant lights of Los Angeles helped Bronny regain his confidence. Whereas it is untimely to place an excessive amount of inventory into one efficiency, he confirmed why the Lakers chosen him with the No. 55 choose on this 12 months’s draft.
Bronny is now averaging 14.0 factors, 3.0 rebounds and a couple of.5 assists from 4 G League begins.
