Bronny James scores 10 factors in 2025 Summer season League debut, throws down thundering dunk
Bronny James noticed a chance and seized it lower than 30 seconds into his 2025 NBA Summer season League debut Sunday within the Chase Heart’s “California Basic.”
The second-year Los Angeles Lakers guard rocketed ahead and picked the pocket of Miami Warmth guard Kasparas Jakučionis. James scurried to corral the unfastened ball earlier than seamlessly transitioning to a fastbreak runway, the place the 20-year-old elevated a number of ft previous the free throw line for a thundering, one-handed dunk.
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Like father, like son.
Simply as LeBron James so usually does, Bronny gathered and flushed in a fluid, sweeping movement, full with an emphatic dismount, which he adopted with a sluggish stroll and stare down previous the baseline.
What a 6-foot-2 Bronny lacks in top, he makes up for with bounce.
A minute and a half later, James drained the primary of his two 3-pointers on the day. He scored 10 first-half factors however did not play within the second half, clocking out with solely 11 minutes in a 103-83 Lakers victory.
Of Los Angeles’ 5 starters, James performed the fewest minutes.
He is coming off a rookie season wherein he appeared in 27 video games for the Lakers, averaging 2.3 factors in 6.7 minutes per contest whereas posting a 31.3% discipline purpose share. Within the G League, nonetheless, the second-round choose shined for the South Bay Lakers, averaging 21.9 factors, 5.5 assists and 5.1 rebounds on 44% taking pictures within the 11 video games he performed with the membership.
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James’ finest NBA efficiency this previous season arrived on March 20 when he shot 7 of 10 and recorded 17 factors and 5 assists, albeit in a blowout loss to the Milwaukee Bucks.
After beginning 2 for two on Sunday, the USC product missed his subsequent three photographs: a sidestep 3, a second-chance floater in a while after which a catch-and-shoot 3 from the precise wing.
However he knocked down his second triple earlier than intermission, courtesy of an help from fellow 2024 draftee Dalton Knecht. James additionally added a pair of free throws earlier than halftime.
James completed with a plus/minus of +4 and shot 3 of seven, together with 2 of 5 from deep. He snagged two rebounds to go together with the steal that created his highlight-reel dunk.
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Knecht, notably, struggled for the second recreation in a row. A day after he shot a mere 3 of 13 from the sphere, and 0 of 6 from 3, he once more failed to attach from lengthy vary.
Final yr’s No. 17 general choose had as many factors as turnovers Sunday in opposition to the Warmth: 4. He shot 2 of seven and missed all three of his 3-point makes an attempt.
Knecht, who averaged 9.1. factors per recreation with a 37.6% clip from 3 with the Lakers in 2024-25, even took an elbow to the face from Warmth rookie massive man Dain Dainja, whom Knecht fouled on a layup try.
Former Villanova and Syracuse ahead Cole Swider led the Lakers with 20 factors on 7-of-10 taking pictures.
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James, although, made an even bigger impression with one all-too-familiar sequence within the first minute of play.