{"id":13972,"date":"2024-12-24T08:24:42","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13972"},"modified":"2024-12-24T08:24:42","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T08:24:42","slug":"breaking-nba-insider-reveals-what-scouts-said-about-bronny-james-after-nba-g-league-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13972","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: NBA Insider Reveals What Scouts Said About Bronny James After NBA G League Showcase.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bronny James, son of\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0star\u00a0LeBron James, is returning to the team with plenty of things to work on in his game.<\/p>\n<p>That much is clear after the two games he played with the Lakers&#8217; G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, in the\u00a0NBA\u00a0G League Winter Showcase this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p>James had a rather inconsistent showing. While he tallied\u00a016 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals in their 98-90 loss to the Greensboro Swarm, he failed to replicate those numbers in the next game.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-efe796a99f18479b92bd6b960a568925\" data-google-query-id=\"CPeyiJr7v4oDFSGI6QUdXEkLWg\" data-ad-size=\"adhesion\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/aa44626d691ad01a75d683ce18ead646.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Against the\u00a0Osceola Magic, he registered just\u00a0six points on 3-of-7 shooting from the field in the Lakers&#8217; 120-104 win.<\/p>\n<p>After he was\u00a0recalled by the Lakers\u00a0on Sunday, NBA insider Marc Stein\u00a0reported what he had heard\u00a0around the league about James&#8217; performance and what he needs to improve. Apparently, the prominent view is that the 20-year-old needs to work on his &#8220;point guard play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The unanimous view I heard from watching scouts at the Showcase is that James needs as much time as he can get in the G League to improve all aspects of his point guard play, from his floor game to (especially) his ability to make shots,&#8221; Stein wrote on his Substack newsletter.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-ee654f3c55a548a1b4ed1fc21408e5c3\" data-google-query-id=\"CPq7h5r7v4oDFeKH6QUd5rsIcg\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_6__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/aa44626d691ad01a75d683ce18ead646.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-40\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"0\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExMjQyNDE5NTAzNTA3NDE1\/usatsi_24554239.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExMjQyNDE5NTAzNTA3NDE1\/usatsi_24554239.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExMjQyNDE5NTAzNTA3NDE1\/usatsi_24554239.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjExMjQyNDE5NTAzNTA3NDE1\/usatsi_24554239.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjExMjQyNDE5NTAzNTA3NDE1\/usatsi_24554239.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExMjQyNDE5NTAzNTA3NDE1\/usatsi_24554239.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjExMjQyNDE5NTAzNTA3NDE1\/usatsi_24554239.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James (9).\" width=\"5761\" height=\"3841\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjExMjQyNDE5NTAzNTA3NDE1\/usatsi_24554239.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James (9).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">\u00a9 Candice Ward-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bronny James has played a total of seven games so far in the G League, averaging 13.4 points, 3.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.3 steals. However, he has struggled with his shooting, particularly from the 3-point line, where he shot 21.2 percent.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen if James will be able to make huge strides in his point guard play and shooting this 2024-25 season. But based on Stein&#8217;s reporting, it won&#8217;t be a surprise to see the eldest of the James brood get more G League runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bronny James, son of\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0star\u00a0LeBron James, is returning to the team with plenty of things to work on in his game. 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