Bronny James is expected to begin splitting time between the Los Angeles Lakers and its G League affiliate when the NBA team’s upcoming road trip concludes on Nov. 6, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania and Dave McMenamin.
Bronny made his pro debut Tuesday in the Lakers’ regular-season opener against the Minnesota Timberwolves. He checked in four minutes into the second quarter alongside LeBron James to become the first father-son duo to play in an NBA contest.
Bronny missed both of his shot attempts in a brief two-minute stint of action.
“The plan for Bronny to move between the Lakers and South Bay has always been the plan since day one,” Lakers head coach JJ Redick said, according to Joe Reedy of The Associated Press. “Rob (Pelinka) and I have talked about that. LeBron’s talked about that.”
Bronny’s agent, Rich Paul, said prior to the draft that he had no interest in allowing his client to ink a two-way deal.
The Lakers selected Bronny with the No. 55 overall pick in this year’s draft and signed him to a reported four-year, $7.9-million contract. The deal is apparently fully guaranteed with a team option for the final year.
Bronny said during Summer League that he was “looking forward” to playing any level of basketball, including the G League. The USC product averaged 8.8 points on 35% shooting to go along with 3.5 rebounds and one assist per contest over four appearances in Las Vegas.
