Bronny James leaves G-League door open as NBA Summer League struggles continue
NY Post
The beginning of Bronny James’ time as basketball teammates with his father might be delayed – unless LeBron is going to join the South Bay Lakers.
After his latest in a string of rough outings playing with other youngsters for the Los Angeles Lakers during the Las Vegas Summer League, Bronny left the door open to accepting an assignment to the Lakers’ affiliate in the developmental G League once the NBA regular season rolls around.
“I’m just looking forward to any basketball I play,” Bronny said Friday night. “No matter what level I’m playing at.”
It’s a change of course for the James family camp after father-son agent Rich Paul spread the word before the draft that Bronny wasn’t interested in the G-League.
“I got the word out early to teams that if you plan on bringing Bronny in, here’s what you need to know: If you won’t give him a real [contract], there’s nothing to talk about,” Paul told ESPN. “It’s hard to get real development on a two-way deal.”
Selected No. 55 overall by the Lakers in what has been interpreted by some as a nepotism pick given his lack of production during one season interrupted by medical concerns at USC, Bronny has made 6-of-26 shots in his first three Summer League games.
With the Yankees on an impressive run of mostly correct decisions, there’s some reason to leave them alone and just let the best team in the American League continue to roll. But they did raise serious doubt and leave room for suggestions (and even ridicule) following maybe the most inexplicable decision of this season, or any season.
The Giants have never been 0-2 under Brian Daboll, until now. They were 2-0 and flying high in 2022 and 1-1 after a rousing comeback in Arizona in 2023. So, this represents a low point as far as early-season difficulties for Daboll and the Giants. They had no business beating the Vikings in the opener and no business losing to the Commanders in Week 2. But here they are.
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