{"id":66466,"date":"2025-06-02T08:17:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=66466"},"modified":"2025-06-02T08:17:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T08:17:14","slug":"report-lakers-could-reportedly-make-surprising-move-with-bronny-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=66466","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Lakers Could Reportedly Make Surprising Move With Bronny James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecoldwire.com\/wp-content\/cache\/webp-cache\/ceacb54cb5d06e0dc5ee9e741833b9ee.webp\" alt=\"Lakers Could Reportedly Make Surprising Move With Bronny James\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"post-454193 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-los-angeles-lakers category-nba entry\" aria-label=\"Lakers Could Reportedly Make Surprising Move With Bronny James\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Lakers Could Reportedly Make Surprising Move With Bronny Jame<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 season ended in disappointment with a Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>That defeat also closed the book on Bronny James\u2019 rookie year, a campaign that attracted considerable media attention as he shared the court with his legendary father, LeBron.<\/p>\n<p>The younger James spent his debut season bouncing between the Lakers\u2019 main roster and their G-League affiliate, finding it difficult to secure steady playing time at the NBA level.<\/p>\n<p>However, a Western Conference executive believes his opportunities could grow substantially next season.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cThe fact is, he was a lot better player in April than he was in October, and definitely in July\u2026 If he can show that wasn\u2019t a fluke, he is going to start getting 10, 15 minutes a night because the team is going to feel like they can trust him. 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He is going to be a regular for them next year,\u201d the executive aid, per Heavy.com\u2019s Sean Deveney.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=The_YB_Vibe&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1929228105006391619&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecoldwire.com%2Flakers-could-reportedly-make-surprising-move-with-bronny-james%2F&amp;sessionId=bc39b09d7d4d4517418bcccd54fc9fba0c16fc99&amp;siteScreenName=thecoldwire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=500px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1929228105006391619\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The executive noted Bronny\u2019s visible adjustment to the NBA\u2019s pace as the months passed.<\/p>\n<p>His development suggests he could emerge as an elite on-ball defender while building confidence as a perimeter shooter.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles faces uncertainty regarding their offseason strategy, particularly if they explore trading backcourt pieces to bolster their frontcourt depth.<\/p>\n<p>Such roster changes might create additional playing time for Bronny under new head coach JJ Redick.<\/p>\n<p>Bronny posted a career-high 12 points late in the regular season and delivered an impressive 39-point performance in G-League action.<\/p>\n<p>After dealing with a heart condition that limited his freshman season at USC, he clearly benefited from consistent minutes without health complications.<\/p>\n<p>With proper health maintenance, there appears to be no barrier preventing him from establishing a more significant role.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakers Could Reportedly Make Surprising Move With Bronny Jame The Los Angeles Lakers\u2019 season ended in disappointment with a Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":66476,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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