{"id":125193,"date":"2025-02-23T03:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T08:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=125193"},"modified":"2025-02-23T03:34:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T08:34:28","slug":"bronny-james-learning-lessons-luka-doncic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/23\/bronny-james-learning-lessons-luka-doncic\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronny James Leaning On Luka Doncic Lessons Amid Hot Stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For all the criticism that he\u2019s faced since declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft, Los Angeles Lakers guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesbr02.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bronny James<\/a> has looked a lot like a rotation-caliber NBA player lately.<\/p>\n<p>The general public has started to come around on James\u2019s potential, partly due to him putting up nine points in eight minutes when the Lakers last faced the Utah Jazz. He\u2019s also had multiple head-turning performances with the South Bay Lakers, where he\u2019s often been assigned to hone his skills. In fact, he\u2019s averaging a very respectable 22.8 points, 4.7 assists, and 2.2 steals per game in the G League.<\/p>\n<p>With James now able to get pointers from a Hall of Fame-caliber point guard, he might end the season on an even higher note.<\/p>\n<h2>Bronny James Learning From Luka Doncic<\/h2>\n<p>James\u2019s most recent game was another G League matchup. While his father faced off against the Denver Nuggets, he sliced and diced his way to 24 points, while adding six assists, five rebounds, two steals, and one block in a win over the Valley Suns. He was also efficient, shooting 10-16 from the floor and 4-6 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bronny James vs Suns :<\/p>\n<p>24 PTS<br \/>\n10-16 FG (62%)<br \/>\n4-6 3PT (66%)<br \/>\n6 AST<br \/>\n5 REB<br \/>\n2 STL<br \/>\n1 BLK<br \/>\n+12 +\/-<\/p>\n<p>Bronny missed out on the Lakers vs Denver game but stayed home in LA to get some valuable reps in. When he is aggressive he clearly can hoop, he&#8217;s been having a good month in February,\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4NxrvXsF9i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/4NxrvXsF9i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LakeShow Highlights (@LSH_lakeshow) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LSH_lakeshow\/status\/1893538973815050260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The G League might be the NBA\u2019s minor league, but it was still a great display of skill and confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Afterwards, James spoke to reporters, explaining his mindset as a scorer. In the process, he relayed what he\u2019s been able to learn from new teammate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doncilu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luka Doncic<\/a> in their short time together:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust his patience,\u201d he says (h\/t ClutchPoints reporter Raj Chipalu). \u201cJust being able to be unpredictable.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Asked Bronny post game about what he\u2019s taken from his short time with Luka so far:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust his patience. Just being able to be unpredictable. You never know what he\u2019s going to do. That\u2019s the best thing I\u2019ve seen so far from. I just keep trying to pick up stuff from him\u201d <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6lUaob6mEs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6lUaob6mEs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raj C. (@RajChipalu) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RajChipalu\/status\/1893517453575192685?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just keep trying to pick up stuff from him.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">24 pts &amp; over 20 in 4 of 5. Lot of floaters\/middy finishes off the bounce. Asked Bronny how important that part of his game is:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMainly trying to get down hill. Get in the paint draw fouls. I feel like I can score at all three levels. Just taking everything that\u2019s open for me. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Osbf75vmrg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Osbf75vmrg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raj C. (@RajChipalu) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RajChipalu\/status\/1893520091385356496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Suffice it to say, when it comes to scoring and playmaking, there aren\u2019t many better players to pick stuff up from. His dad is one of few. However, when considering that Doncic is relatively average in terms of his athleticism, there are aspects of his approach that James might find more replicable.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bronny with the Luka deceleration <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JhCKpVGmH1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JhCKpVGmH1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raj C. (@RajChipalu) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RajChipalu\/status\/1893476026698670397?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, James\u2019s best was probably already yet to come. Yet, with another brain to pick \u2014another superstar he can consistently watch up-close \u2014his ceiling might get a bit more roomy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Chris Nicoll-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For all the criticism that he\u2019s faced since declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft, Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James has looked a lot like a rotation-caliber NBA player lately. The general public has started to come around on James\u2019s potential, partly due to him putting up nine points in eight minutes when the Lakers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":125194,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[26,1608,62,3],"tags":[4572,1133],"class_list":["post-125193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lakers","category-basketball","category-nba","category-news","tag-bronny-james","tag-luka-doncic"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125193"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":125196,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125193\/revisions\/125196"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125194"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}