{"id":79210,"date":"2025-07-15T01:16:35","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=79210"},"modified":"2025-07-15T01:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T01:16:35","slug":"lakers-news-coach-reveals-what-lakers-wants-from-bronny-james-in-summer-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=79210","title":{"rendered":"Lakers News!! Coach reveals what Lakers wants from Bronny James in Summer League"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Lakers want second-year guard Bronny James to be more assertive with the ball in his second NBA Summer League<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Knecht-and-James.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers guard Dalton Knecht (4) fives guard Bronny James (9) after scoring against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half at Crypto.com Arena.\" \/><\/figure>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">Though not one of the Los Angeles Lakers&#8217; top prospects, Bronny James has a lot of expectations to fill in the 2025 NBA Summer League. In his second go-around at Las Vegas, the 20-year-old is still a young talent, but also a veteran of the grueling process.As the Summer League team&#8217;s starting point guard, the Lakers want to see James\u00a0be more assertive with his decision-making in crucial moments, according to assistant coach Lindsey Harding.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles wants to see James have the ball in his hands as much as possible, particularly in \u201ctight moments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cYeah, we want him to play on the ball,\u201d Harding said, via the LA Times. \u201cEspecially in tight moments, I like the ball in his hands and I want him to make those decisions. You can go through as many drills as you want, but nothing beats live.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Despite starting at point guard, James cedes a lot of touch time to ball-dominant guards Dalton Knecht, RJ Davis and DJ Steward. Yet, true to Harding&#8217;s comments, James is typically the player with the ball in his hands late in games. Los Angeles drew up a play for him on the final possession of their first Summer League game, allowing him to take a potential game-winning three-pointer in a two-point loss against the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>So far, James has played two games at the California Classic and two at the Las Vegas Summer League. He is averaging 8.5 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game across the four contests.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Bronny James&#8217; big NBA Summer League game vs. Pelicans<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3233135\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3233135\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3233135\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bronny-James_d3dd6f.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bronny-James_d3dd6f.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bronny-James_d3dd6f.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bronny-James_d3dd6f.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bronny-James_d3dd6f.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bronny-James_d3dd6f.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James (9) controls the ball against the Philadelphia 76ers at Wells Fargo Center.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3233135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill Streicher-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>James had his best outing in the Lakers&#8217; second Summer League against the New Orleans Pelicans. With\u00a0Knecht sitting out, James dropped 14 points, one rebound, three assists, two steals and one block in 24 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>James&#8217; 14 points marked a new Summer League career-high and the most he ever scored in a single game in his professional career outside of the G-League. He did the work with his father and teammate, LeBron James, in the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>While not a highly-touted prospect, Bronny James is still clearly one of the biggest draws of the 2025 NBA Summer League. 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