Will Bronny James Stay A Los Angeles Laker?

Los Angeles Lakers’ future NBA Hall of Famer LeBron James could have been behind the crew’s choice to draft his son, Bronny James, within the 2024 NBA Draft. Still, it appears the crew isn’t essentially behind enjoying the youthful James, opting not to start the second-year participant in a latest sport.

According to Lake Show Life, the writing could also be on the wall relating to head coach JJ Redick’s decision to start Nick Smith Jr. instead of Bronny in a recent game when Luka Dončić and Gabe Vincent were unavailable. Although Bronny signed a assured contract and recurrently rotates between enjoying within the G League (South Bay Lakers) and sitting on the finish of the Lakers’ bench, Smith, who was picked up in September after being reduce by the Charlotte Hornets, was chosen over him.

The author surmises that Bronny solely performs when the Lakers are carrying a substantial lead and resting the starters, or when the crew is already dropping and is sure to lose. That’s often when Bronny is allowed off the bench, except he’s enjoying with the South Bay Lakers (the place his play this season isn’t doing him any favors).

For anybody to have a assured contract, the stats don’t match, and there’s no motive to just accept that he was given, not only a deal, however one which means they must pay him for it. He is averaging a paltry 1.8 factors, with 1.4 assists, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.6 steals, and capturing 32.4%, 29.4% from 3-point vary, whereas enjoying 9 minutes a sport within the 16 video games he has been inserted on this season.

Last season, in 27 video games, these numbers have been 2.3 factors, 0.8 assists, 0.7 rebounds, 0.3 steals, and 31.3% from the sphere, 28.1% from 3-point vary. The numbers don’t appear to be trending upward, casting doubt that nepotism is the one motive he was chosen, given a assured contract, and stays on the crew.

Even in rubbish time, he’s unable to pad his stats, which solely makes his state of affairs worse within the eyes of basketball followers. With LeBron possibly playing his final season (no less than in a Lakers uniform), the place would this depart Bronny as soon as his father is now not a Laker?

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