{"id":135865,"date":"2025-08-11T02:38:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135865\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T02:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T02:38:10","slug":"nate-mcmillan-bronny-james-will-possibly-get-minutes-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/135865\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate McMillan: Bronny James will ‘possibly get minutes’ this season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bronny James may not be ready to be in the Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>‘ rotation on a consistent basis yet, but he seems to be on a trajectory that will lead him to being ready for such a role not too long from now.<\/p>\n

He averaged 21.9 points, 5.5 assists, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 steals a game while shooting 38% from 3-point range during this past regular season in the G League. Last month, he put up 14.3 points on 47.6% overall shooting and 3.8 assists a game during the Las Vegas summer league.<\/p>\n

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Lakers assistant coach Nate McMillan said something during an appearance<\/a> on “The Sports Shop with Reese and K-Mac” that echoes what a few others have said lately. He said that he expects James to “possibly get some minutes” this coming season.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI love Bronny. Great young man and we expect him to possibly get some minutes this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

McMillan said during the same appearance<\/a> that James is a lot more confident than he was several months ago, and that it has resulted in him shooting the ball better from the perimeter. The 20-year-old didn’t hit from 3-point range during summer league play, but he was clearly more poised with the basketball in his hands.<\/p>\n

If James does earn playing time this season, it would help the Lakers. They lack quality guard depth and could really use a legitimate 3-and-D guard who is a point-of-attack defender. That seems to be exactly the type of player James is becoming, and at least for now, his defense is the strongest aspect of his game.<\/p>\n

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