Los Angeles Lakers fans could be wondering whether Bronny James will be on the court at the same time as his father LeBron James as soon as the opening game, and Zach Lowe has an idea of what to expect.
According to the ESPN NBA analyst, Bronny James is “guaranteed” to play in the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, simply because it’ll be a “cool” moment.
“He’s 100% playing in the opening game so they can have a moment together,” Lowe said on the Bill Simmons Podcast.
“That’s going to happen, so they pass to each other or whatever it ends up being.”
“It’s one of the coolest NBA situations we’ve ever had, but it’s also going to be one of the weirdest because imagine being on the team,” Bill Simmons replied.
“We saw a glimpse of there was already grumblings about the Summer League team about how everything was built around trying to get Bronny to succeed and the other guys were like, ‘What the f—k.’”
Zach Lowe added that once they got that out of the way, Bronny James is expected to spend a part of the season in the G League for further development.
Many scouts believe Bronny James is far from a finished article, so this is the right move for the Los Angeles Lakers.
During the NBA 2K25 Summer League, the 19-year-old combo guard had an up-and-down run, averaging 7.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 1.0 steals per game while shooting 32.7 percent from the field and 13.0 percent from the three-point range in six matches.
