{"id":8128,"date":"2024-12-06T03:45:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8128"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:45:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:45:48","slug":"breaking-former-no-1-pick-urges-lakers-to-cut-bronny-james-in-favor-of-emerging-guard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=8128","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Former No. 1 Pick Urges Lakers to Cut Bronny James in Favor of Emerging Guard.."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\" class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"h-responsive\">\n<figure class=\"h-responsive__inner\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2185164025.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2185164025.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2185164025.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2185164025.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"bronny james\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-img-load-time=\"1276\" data-dom-ready-time=\"2113\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-post-image-caption-text\">Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Things are starting to get ugly for the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers. After a solid 12-8 start to the season, the team has lost back-to-back games by a combined 70 points.<\/p>\n<p>Though\u00a0Bronny James\u00a0hasn\u2019t played a game for the Lakers since Nov. 10, many have set him in their sites amid the team\u2019s struggles. Former Laker and No. 1 Kwame Brown believes the team needs to cut James and replace him with South Bay Lakers guard Quincy Olivari.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a kid who does not deserve his job,\u201d Brown said of James on a Nov. 27 video posted to his YouTube channel. \u201cWhy can\u2019t they just cut Bronny and bring up Quincy, somebody to help the Lakers? They just got their [expletive] whooped by 25.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Olivari is scoring 21.4 points per game in the NBA G League and has certainly caught some attention. James has only played in two G League games and averaging 5.0 points a game. Olivari may end up getting a chance to get some action for the Lakers even without them cutting James but that remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the team\u2019s struggles, they do need something to give them a boost but Olivari is an undrafted rookie who has yet to play in an NBA game yet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-youtube-com\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Play\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8TSr8MTMT-s?start=1&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Cutting Bronny James Is Highly Unlikely<\/h2>\n<p>At this point in the season, it\u2019s hard to imagine the Lakers would actually consider cutting James. That could cause a bigger distraction than it would bring any sort of help.<\/p>\n<p>Also, why would the Lakers want to irk\u00a0LeBron James while the team struggling? The last thing he needs to be worrying about is his son\u2019s status with the team. Even if Olivari were to replace Bronny James, it\u2019s highly unlikely he\u2019d be able to make much of an impact.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers have far bigger problems than the younger James right now and that\u2019s what they should be focused on.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>LeBron James Talks Loss to Heat<\/h2>\n<p>On Wednesday, the Lakers suffered their worst loss of the season against the\u00a0Miami Heat. Los Angeles lost 134-93 and LeBron James was the only player to score more than 14 points.<\/p>\n<p>While many are placing blame on rookie head coach JJ Redick, James believes that the players simply aren\u2019t executing at a high enough level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no schemes or Xs and Os that are gonna get you through that,\u201d\u00a0James said\u00a0after the game. \u201cIf you don\u2019t want to come to compete, then that\u2019s other issues. We gotta figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers are playing some bad basketball right now, but they are still in the mix at 12-10. James is confident that the team can start to turn things around if the players step up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we squash it, for sure,\u201d James said. \u201cAnd just see when you\u2019re individually [expletive] up and you\u2019re trying to rely on everybody else to cover for you, I think it starts on individuals first. All of us have to take accountability. It\u2019s great to see it on film and address it right there \u2014 right then and there. And then go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James. Things are starting to get ugly for the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers. 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