{"id":63181,"date":"2025-07-13T21:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T21:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/63181\/"},"modified":"2025-07-13T21:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-13T21:14:08","slug":"los-angeles-notes-c-christie-brown-lebron-bronny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/63181\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Notes: C. Christie, Brown, LeBron, Bronny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Second-year <strong>Clippers<\/strong> guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chrisca02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-13_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cam Christie<\/a><\/strong> is getting some Summer League reps for the second straight year.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-5 swingman out of Minnesota played sparingly during his 2024\/25 rookie season, appearing in just 13 bouts. He recently outlined how he wants to grow in 2025\/26, per Law Murray of The Athletic (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LawMurrayTheNU\/status\/1943907465109942573\">Twitter video link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReally just defensive intensity and shooting,\u201d Christie said of what he could bring to the team in his second season. \u201cObviously I know we have ball handling and scoring with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardeja01.html\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>James [Harden]<\/strong><\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kawhi [Leonard]<\/strong><\/a>, and we have great players with Zu [<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/z\/zubaciv01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-13_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ivica Zubac<\/a><\/strong>], but I feel like defense can always help the team, no matter what. Defensive intensity and then shooting as well, being able to knock down open shots, space the floor for our main guys, and help them out that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christie went on to credit L.A. teammates <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesde02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-13_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Derrick Jones Jr.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dunnkr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-13_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kris Dunn<\/a><\/strong> for a lot of his defensive evolution since the start of his rookie season, plus big brother <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/chrisma02.html\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Max<\/strong><\/a>, now on the Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think on the ball I\u2019ve learned a lot, just from watching DJ. We have similar builds, and he\u2019s obviously a point of attack defender so to watch him navigate screens and stuff like that, and my brother as well, because he\u2019s also point of attack, so learning things from him. And then, just off-ball-wise, learning from Kris, how he\u2019s able to break on the ball and traps, and stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s more out of Los Angeles:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Although his minutes were limited by a second-half right ankle injury, third-year <strong>Clippers<\/strong> forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brownko01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-13_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kobe Brown<\/a><\/strong> flashed plenty of promise in a 95-92 Summer League victory against Houston Friday, writes <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/lakers\/story\/2025-07-11\/clippers-houston-rockets-summer-league-kobe-brown\" rel=\"noopener\">Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times<\/a>. In just 20 minutes, Brown notched 14 points, four boards and four dimes. \u201cHe\u2019s just got to continue to do what he did tonight,\u201d Clippers Summer League head coach <strong>Jeremy Castleberry<\/strong> said. \u201cPlay great defense. Make the right reads. We\u2019ve been talking about it all training camp. Get in the paint, draw two, make the right reads and if they put a small on him, he showed his ability to be able to score against a mismatch tonight and doing it the right way \u2014 quickly, getting downhill, not dancing, just getting straight to the point.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>As <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hoopsrumors.com\/2025\/07\/lakers-rumors-lebron-kessler-richards.html\" rel=\"noopener\">trade rumors<\/a> bubble around <strong>Lakers<\/strong> All-Star forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-13_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LeBron James<\/a><\/strong>, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/lakers\/story\/2025-07-13\/kobe-bryant-one-more-lesson-for-lebron-james-how-to-retire\" rel=\"noopener\">Bill Plaschke of The Los Angeles Times<\/a>\u00a0suggests the four-time MVP needs to follow Hall of Fame former L.A. great <strong>Kobe Bryant<\/strong>\u2018s example when it comes to retirement. In 2015, on an expiring contract just as James is now, Bryant announced his 20th season would be his last, and was able to endear himself to the league at large during a prolonged farewell tour on a lottery-band Lakers squad. While Plaschke isn\u2019t demanding James call it a career just yet, he does see in the Bryant narrative a solid approach for James to take when the time comes.<\/li>\n<li>James\u2019 eldest son, second-year <strong>Lakers<\/strong> guard <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesbr02.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.hoopsrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-13_bbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bronny James<\/a><\/strong>, enjoyed an encouraging Summer League performance in a 94-81 win against New Orleans on Saturday, with LeBron sitting courtside, writes Turner in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/sports\/lakers\/story\/2025-07-12\/lakers-new-orleans-pelicans-summer-league-lebron-bronny\" rel=\"noopener\">another piece<\/a>. Bronny James scored 14 points while shooting 5-of-11 from the field, dished out three dimes and swiped two steals. \u201cYeah, we want him to play on the ball,\u201d Lakers Summer League head coach <strong>Lindsey Harding<\/strong> said. \u201cEspecially in tight moments, I like the ball in his hands and I want him to make those decisions. You can go through as many drills as you want, but nothing beats live.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Second-year Clippers guard Cam Christie is getting some Summer League reps for the second straight year. 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