On Saturday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will be in Denver to play the Nuggets.
However, they will be without Bronny James, who has been assigned to the South Bay Lakers (G League).
Bronny has been on an outstanding run since the G League regular season began.
He is coming off a game where he had 28 points, six rebounds, two assists and one steal while shooting 12/23 from the field and 3/9 from the three-point range in 32 minutes of playing time.
Through five G League regular season games, the 20-year-old has averages of 22.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals per contest while shooting 43.0% from the field and 39.0% from the three-point range.
Considering he has gotten very little playing time in the NBA, going to the G League as much as possible makes a lot of sense for his development as a player.
After a slow start to his pro careeer, Bronny’s recent success is a good sign that playing for South Bay is working.
He had nine points in his last NBA game for the Lakers.
The Lakers will go into Saturday’s matchup as the fifth seed in the Western Confernece with a 33-21 record in 54 games.
Following Denver, they will return home to host Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night.
