Now that he has made history by playing a match alongside his father LeBron, we expected that Bronny James move quickly to the G-League to develop more calmly and ESPN rightly announces that this will soon be the case.
More precisely, it is directly after the five-game road trip of the Lakers (October 28 – November 6), in which he will therefore take part, that the 20-year-old player will experience his first move to the lower level, joining the South Bay Lakers. Note that this “road trip” includes a meeting in Cleveland, on October 30, and that it is undoubtedly no coincidence that the Lakers are taking him on this trip, for this first time, at home.
“ It was always planned from the start that Bronny would alternate between the NBA and the G-League » recalls JJ Redick, his trainer. “ Rob Pelinka and I talked about it, LeBron too. »
No surprise then, when Bronny James had also declared that he was ready to play in the G-League under the orders of Zach Guthrie, in July: “ I look forward to playing basketball no matter what level I play. »