By HoopsHype | March 21, 2025
Bronny credited the coaching staff with instilling in him the belief that he has a bright future in the NBA. The combination of his athleticism, the potential in his shooting and his character has made Redick a believer since he became coach. “Since Day 1, I’ve just been impressed with the person that he is. … And the way LeBron and Savannah have raised him was obvious to me from the moment I started spending time with him on the court this summer. “He was certainly going to be an NBA player and I still believe that he’ll be an NBA player.”
Source: Los Angeles Times
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New story: After a career night for Bronny James, JJ Redick restated his belief in the Lakers rookie: “He’s going to have a chance to really make an impact.” bit.ly/41NWfTl – 3:26 AM
JJ Redick said Bronny has to deal with a lot of bullshit because of who his father is. He added that the way he has handled it says a lot about both him and his family. – 1:04 AM
JJ Redick said that the next step for Bronny is to become an elite-conditioned athlete. He believes with his skills and body, he can become an “above average to really good shooter.” – 1:02 AM
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Bronny James finishes the night with a career-high 17 points. Heading into this game, he’d scored 33 total points as a pro. Throw in 5 assists, 3 rebounds, and a steal (and four turnovers) and it was a pretty nice showing for the most famous 55th pick in league history. AK – 12:55 AM
Khobi Price @khobi_price Final: Bucks 118, Lakers 89. Depleted LAL loses its first home game since Feb. 19. Bronny James with a career-high 17 points, five assists and three rebounds.
Next up: Saturday vs. Bulls to close out the homestand. – 12:54 AM
The Lakers lose, 118-89, to MIL and snap their three-game winning streak. Bronny James scored a season high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting 5 ast 3 reb; Knecht 17p 4r 3a; Len 10p 9r 1s. LAL hosts CHI on Saturday before going back on the road. – 12:53 AM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter Bronny James set a new career high with 17 points and 5 assists to lead the Lakers in both categories, on an efficient 7 for 10 shooting night (2 for 4 from 3) in the loss to Milwaukee.
He also had 3 boards and 1 block in 30 minutes off the bench. – 12:52 AM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter LA trail 91-69 heading into the 4th Q.
Bronny James is the only Laker in double figures with 12 points, a new career high for the second round pick. Vincent and Morris both have 9. – 12:25 AM
LeBron James completed another pre-game workout, which included some sprints and finishing at the basket. JJ Redick has said this week that LeBron is “day-to-day.” – 8:24 PM
JJ Redick said Luka Doncic having so much early success against Denver’s reds (switching) led to the Nuggets having to adjust and start to fire (aggressive blitz) him, which then led to a ton of wide open 3’s for teammates, which they largely converted. – 12:43 AM
Rui Hachimura, who has missed the last eight games with tendinopathy in his left knee, gets up some shots pregame. JJ Redick says Hachimura has been able to play 3-on-3 as part of his ramp up process and his status remains day to day for a return pic.x.com/BW2sR43nMj – 9:38 PM
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“Yeah, we would all love to have home-court advantage. It would be nice,” Redick admitted, “And our group has been awesome at home so far. They have. But again, you’ve gotta play the next game and you’ve gotta win the game in front of you. And then, I’ve just seen it too many times. “The Basketball Gods, if you start messing around with things, the Basketball Gods, they will punish you.” The way around all this, of course, is to simply keep winning without acknowledging the obvious — the Lakers have been tremendous in their own building. Since Jan. 1, the Lakers have lost only twice at home — both coming off of extended breaks. -via Los Angeles Times / March 20, 2025
As of this writing, Bronny appeared in 20 NBA games for the Lakers, averaging 1.7 points and shooting just 26 percent from the field in about five minutes per game. Now, if you haven’t seen him, you may be thinking, “This is an improvement?” Hold on a sec. In a recent, close loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Lakers were without several of their rotation players, including Bronny’s dad and new Lakers superstar Luka Dončić. Coach JJ Redick turned to Bronny for 16 game minutes, and though he made just one of the five shots he took, his bucket was a crucial 3-pointer in a pressure situation. He also got to the foul line and turned in a steal. “It’s great that JJ had the level of trust to throw him into a big game the other night at Denver, which is a tough place to play, and he got in the game, made a couple defensive plays, made a corner 3, and I think that’s what he prides himself in is the 3-and-D type of archetype,” Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said. -via New York Times / March 20, 2025
With the Lakers down to 10 available players against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in a 118-89 loss, James got his longest runway yet to show the steps he’s taken largely in the shadows of the G League. James scored a career-high 17 points, sparking the Lakers’ only positive quarter, the second, when the team outscored the Bucks 27-23. James made seven of 10 from the field along with five assists, three rebounds and three turnovers. He played a season-high 30 minutes for the Lakers (43-26). “I feel like it’s all coming back. Just being out for that long, stuff that I had to go through, wind-wise and lung-wise,” James said. “Just, I think I’ve been getting more comfortable as I get the reps under me and get the games under me and practices and learning from the bench and stuff like that. And I feel like it’s good for me.” -via Los Angeles Times / March 21, 2025
But in our conversation Bronny said, multiple times, he actually does hear some of what is said about him, and he uses it to his advantage. “My first thought about everything is I always try to just let it go through one ear and out the other, put my head down and come to work and be positive every day,” Bronny said. “But sometimes it just, it fuels me a little bit. I see everything that people are saying, and people think, like, I’m a f—— robot, like I don’t have any feelings or emotions. -via New York Times / March 20, 2025
