Under the eyes of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the South Bay Lakers began their G-League season with a big victory (110-96) against the Salt Lake City Stars. All eyes were on Bronny James, but the rookie didn't spark with 6 points on 2 of 9 shots.
On the other hand, Quincy Olivari was brilliant with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, while Armel Traore signs a nice double-double coming off the bench with 10 points, 11 rebounds, but also 4 interceptions and a block. Thanks to Maxwell Lewis' 27 points, the Lakers were up to 23 points ahead, before slowing down in the last quarter.
The same systems as in the NBA
“I felt good going out on the field and playing my game,” reacted Bronny James, who had played the day before in the NBA against the Sixers. “ There is no big difference. I just played basketball and felt good. »
For his coach, the goal is really to help his development, but also for all the young people who will travel back and forth between the NBA and the G-League.
“That’s the beauty of what we do here. The important thing for us is that there is no real transition. South Bay and Los Angeles are the same »recalled Zach Guthrie, the new coach of the franchise. “We have the same terminology, we use the same words, the systems are the same, the defensive schemes are the same. His transition is therefore smooth. It's as if Christian [Koloko] had played against Memphis. That's what we want to do, which is have a smooth transition between the two teams, play hard, execute the same things. Everything we ask them to do in Los Angeles, we ask them to do in the South Bay. »
As planned, Bronny will only play home games, and his next outing is scheduled for November 17 against the Stockton Kings.
