No he wouldn't Props to him for the work ethic and humble approach to the game. Made this a better story than it could be. I still think he's a 2-way player but he did strides this year to be an end of rotation guy. Let's see his growth this year, curious for the summer league
Don’t think the Lakers play 3rd year players in summer league? If Bronny came out of college this year with skill levels he ended the season with, that strength, weight, athleticism and having it pop at the combine in the scrimmages at 21, and with his lineage, you think he’d be seen as a 2-way and undrafted more likely than going mid to later first round? Nah man! That physicality and vertical with current skill levels override that he’s 6’2.
We all knew Bronny had a serious life threatening heart issue on the playing floor at USC and that there was some kind of treatment that dealt with it that the family felt comfortable with. Without (I don’t think) anyone reporting, or as fans … knowing what the Issue and remedy or treatment actually was. If you get into that photo on X where you can zoom further into it, it appears there is a sizable vertical scar there that shows they DID have to cut his breastplate open and spread his rib cage to do some kind of surgical procedure on his heart!? Holy crap that is no small rehab to have been able to come back that same season and play AT ALL, and then straight into the combine and first season with the Lakers. All the respect in the world far as I’m concerned for the improvement he made in G-League and some decent garbage time appearances with the Lakers late in that first season. Plus continued solid progression this past season and getting much stronger, but still nowhere close to just the “start” of his prime physicality and man musculature another 3-4 years from now with the diligence and knowledge from Pops on how to get after it in the weight room and with conditioning.
I don't need to see athletes trying to prove they are working out in the offseason though. That's pretty much expected. What fans care about is the play on the court. If your play doesn't cut it, there's hundreds of hungry guys lined up to take your spot. Hopefully his continued physique development helps him hold his own as an undersized player. Otherwise, he's a very replaceable bench player. If his last name wasn't James, I doubt any of us would feel much attachment for him based upon his play alone.
Would you have followed and rooted for Gigi Bryant? I was all over that until the crash took them. This isn’t completely dissimilar.
I don't really enjoy watching women playing men's sports. I'm sure I'd have noticed the box score from time to time if it was significant enough to look at, but I can't tell if you are trying to compare the offspring of Kobe to the offspring of Lebron. Only one is a lifetime Laker Legend and universally loved.
I’ll cut you a little slack, but basketball is not a man’s sport. It’s a sport that both men and women play.
wish he was a better defender - the lateral elite quickness may not be there. I think he's going to have a much harder time breaking into a rotation if he doesn't have that ability to stay in front of the quicker NBA guards
