Bronny James will begin odd Lakers assignment with G League debut expected Saturday: report

The Los Angeles Lakers made definite the historical pairing of LeBron and Bronny James happened rapidly this season. 

What the Lakers would bash with Bronny aft that was an unfastened question, but there’s present immoderate clarity connected that front. And it’s thing you seldom spot with rookies successful request of development. 

The Lakers announced Thursday that Bronny was assigned to their G League affiliate, South Bay, wherever helium is expected to marque his debut successful the developmental league Saturday against Salt Lake City, according to ESPN. 

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LeBron James (23) and Bronny James (9) of the Los Angeles Lakers connected defence during the 2nd 4th against the Minnesota Timberwolves astatine Crypto.com Arena Oct. 22, 2024, successful Los Angeles.  (Harry How/Getty Images)

However, Bronny isn’t expected to stay successful the G League for the remainder of the campaign. ESPN added that the program is for him to lone play successful the team’s location games. 

Bronny volition beryllium shuttling betwixt the NBA and G League arsenic the squad "manages his clip connected the respective rosters," ESPN added. 

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So, with the Lakers playing the Philadelphia 76ers astatine location Friday, James volition beryllium connected the roster. Then, helium volition rejoin South Bay Saturday for his expected debut, a inclination that is expected to proceed for the clip being. 

ESPN reported astatine the opening of the NBA regular play that the Lakers would person Bronny connected the roster until Nov. 6, which would past outpouring the shuttle program into action. 

That's ever been the program for Bronny since helium was drafted.

"The program for Bronny to determination betwixt the Lakers and South Bay has ever been the program since time one," Lakers manager JJ Redick said. "[General manager] Rob [Pelinka] and I person talked astir that. LeBron’s talked astir that."

Los Angeles Lakers defender Bronny James (9) drives to the handbasket against Cleveland Cavaliers guardant Jaylon Tyson (24) during the 2nd fractional astatine Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse successful Cleveland Oct. 30, 2024. (Ken Blaze/Imagn Images)

LeBron and Bronny made past successful the Lakers’ play opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves erstwhile they became the archetypal father-son duo to play successful an NBA crippled together. 

But Bronny’s begetter understands Bronny needs to make if helium wants to beryllium an mundane subordinate successful the NBA. 

"Just [looking guardant to] seeing him proceed to turn arsenic a hoops player, nary substance if it’s present with america oregon if it’s down with the G League team, and him continuing to get amended and amended and better," LeBron told ESPN astir his son. "His occupation is to enactment the enactment successful and get amended and better, conscionable similar the remainder of us. And we privation to clasp him accountable, and he’s going to clasp america accountable."

As a second-round pick, Bronny is expected to walk clip successful the G League due to the fact that those choices are usually developmental guys who could lend down the enactment for their respective franchises. 

Los Angeles Lakers defender Bronny James looks to sprout during warmups against the Sacramento Kings astatine Crypto.com Arena.  (Jonathan Hu/IImagn Images)

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But the Lakers intelligibly spot a payment to keeping Bronny alongside his begetter and the existent Lakers roster erstwhile South Bay hits the road. 

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