Bronny James is entering his third NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers.
The former USC Trojans guard played in 27 games as a rookie and 42 games as a second-year player. James, the son of the legendary NBA star, has had an up-and-down start to his NBA career. And, thus far this preseason, he hasn’t looked very good.
Bronny James, 22, has more turnovers (12) than points (11) after four preseason games. Lakers head coach J.J. Redick admits that he hasn’t been playing very well, but he’s looking good at practice.
“I don’t think he’s played well in the four preseason games, but he’s had good practices,” Redick said. “Again, some of it’s just rhythm, some of it’s who he’s playing with, right? He’s played a lot of minutes, especially in the second half of games with our two-way guys. Tonight he played with Rafael (Castro) who’s been with us for three days.”
“The group he’s with, I think, is not necessarily setting him up for success,” the coach added. “But again, the Chris (Manon) thing, we wanted to get that look. Like I said, one of those three guys (two-way players) are going to get opportunities to play.”
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But does Bronny James need to try to change the way he plays?
The third-year NBA guard is currently listed at 6 foot 2 inches, 223 pounds, according to the Lakers’ roster. That’s fairly heavy for an NBA player.
Lakers rookie Cameron Carr, for example, is listed at 6-5, 182 pounds. Lakers star Austin Reaves is 6-foot-5 – three inches taller than Bronny – but only 216 pounds.
Fans think Bronny James might be built too big
You don’t see a ton of truly jacked NBA players, after all. Many of them are on the slender side, as it’s a more acrobatic and cardio-based sport. Fans have taken to X, formerly known as Twitter, to weigh in with their concerns and comments.
“Bronny 6’2 223 😭😭 LeGenes kicking in ,” one fan wrote.
“Bronnys 6’2 220 with 40 in vert we would’ve been a demon on that football field 💔,” one fan added.
“In another life Bronny is a pro bowl nfl safety,” another fan added.
“Bronny is lowkey playing the wrong sport 😂🔥,” one fan added.
“Bronny weighing more than vando at 6 inches shorter than hisself is crazy,” one fan added.
“Why is Bronny so big as a 6-2 shooting guard?” another wondered.
Ultimately, Bronny James’ play is all that matters, but some fans are starting to wonder if he’s playing the wrong sport.
