Bronny James showed out in the G-League for the South Bay Lakers in 2024-25, and he remains motivated to earn a full-time call-up to the Los Angeles Lakers in 2025-26.<\/p>\n
The former No. 55 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft averaged 21.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.9 steals while knocking down 38.0% of his 8.4 three-point attempts in 11 appearances for South Bay, clearly displaying why he could become a dependable role player for the Lakers’ main franchise at the NBA level.<\/p>\n
James’ two-way potential as a 20-year-old incoming sophomore guard has drawn the attention of the team’s head coach and former 15-year veteran shooting guard JJ Redick, but the second-year coach believes that the son of Los Angeles’ 21-time All-Star LeBron James has some developing to do in the cardio department.<\/p>\n
In fact, a recent update<\/a> has revealed that Redick has a player or two in mind that are similar in stature and play-style to James who can aid the late second-round pick in his development.<\/p>\n “Redick points to the 6-2, 205-pound\u00a0Davion Mitchell\u00a0of the\u00a0Miami Heat\u00a0or his friend and former teammate, the 6-1, 190-pound\u00a0T.J. McConnell\u00a0of the\u00a0Indiana Pacers, as examples of the type of game changer James can become,” ESPN’s Dave McMenamin wrote Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n “But part of their skill sets is a two-way relentlessness that requires tremendous stamina, a physical output James has not sustained.”<\/p>\n