Bronny James is spending most of his rookie season within the G League after he was chosen by the Los Angeles Lakers on the finish of the second spherical of the 2024 NBA Draft. James was all the time seen as a long-term developmental prospect by the Lakers, and getting reps within the G League is crucial for his continued progress. On Friday night time, the 20-year-old James had the very best recreation of his skilled profession to date.
James put up 31 factors on 10-of-22 taking pictures from the sphere and 5-of-11 taking pictures from three-point vary to steer the South Bay Lakers to a win over the Rip Metropolis Remix. The 31-points represents a brand new career-high for James, who by no means scored greater than 15 factors throughout his lone season at USC.
James punctuated his career-game with an incredible poster dunk over the Rip Metropolis defender throughout the third quarter. Look him Bronny stand up:
What a dunk. A man whose authorized title is LeBron James Jr. must be a very good run-and-jump athlete, and Bronny actually is. Too unhealthy he doesn’t have his dad’s peak.
Bronny nonetheless has an extended solution to go earlier than he’s a stable NBA function participant, however with the ability to put up massive numbers in a G League recreation is a optimistic signal for his growth. The dunk goes to get all the eye, however taking pictures 5-of-11 from three is much more encouraging. If Bronny goes to hit his potential, he’s going to need to be a defensive pest on the level of assault in opposition to level guards, and he’s going to need to house the ground and knock-down pictures as an off-ball offensive participant.
Watch full highlights of Bronny James’ 31-point recreation within the G League right here:
Nice recreation from Bronny. Even higher that he bought his first actual poster out of it.
