Expectations become disappointing! Bronny's disaster performance continues, 4.3 points + 22.6% shooting, how do the Lakers use him?
NBA Summer League has been going on for some time now, and attitudes toward Bronny have gradually shifted from expectation to disappointment.
The most convincing thing on the basketball court is always strength, and the intuitive embodiment of strength is data.
Bronny didn't have his father's inexplicable talent and dominance on the court, his stats were dismal, his on-court performances were even worse, and he didn't look like a professional player at all.
Poor performance in Summer League
So far in Summer League, Bronny has made a total of 15 three-point attempts, all of which have been missed. Most of them were unguarded open shots.
In the latest summer league game, the Lakers lost to the Celtics 74-88. Bronny only had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in this game.
Bronny made a total of 5 shots and conceded 4 shots in this game, and missed all 3 three-point shots, including two outrageous three-point shots.
The only goal he hit was a mid-range shot in a tie-breaker.
So far, Bronny is averaging just 4.3 points per game in Summer League while shooting a low 22.6 percent from the field.
It's no secret that the intensity of the summer league is a notch lower than the regular season or even the development league's games, and the intensity of the game is not too high.
The essence of summer league is to provide space for young players to develop and adapt to the rhythm of the league as quickly as possible.
In this kind of low-intensity competition, Brownie is not able to produce consistently. Once in the regular season, his performance may fall into the ice cave.
In contrast, the Lakers have drafted several young players in previous years, such as 2017 star Lonzo Ball, who was almost unstoppable in the summer league and led the Lakers to a championship with a luxurious triple-double.
Even with Ball's excellent performance, he averaged just 10 points per game in the regular season in his rookie season, shooting 36 percent from the field, 30.5 percent from three-point range, and 45 percent from the free throw line.
After his rookie season, some even called Ball the worst shooting efficiency point guard of all time.
Talent as strong as Ball requires a lot of adaptation time and can't adapt to NBA-level confrontations in his rookie season. Not to mention Bronny, who was drafted with the 55th pick in the second round.
There are no flashes at both ends of the offense and defense
Would it be a mistake for the Lakers to pick Bronny? So far, we haven't seen any sparkle in Brownie.
On the offensive end, for example, Bronny's selling point when he entered the draft was a 3-and-D player who excelled at three-point shooting.
In fact, Brownie's three-point shot in high school was very accurate. This year's first-round show Internet celebrity "Magic Fairy Brother" McCain was beaten by Brownie in high school.
However, after Bronny entered college, he quickly gained muscle and strengthened the confrontation, which affected the shooting feel to a certain extent.
In this year's joint practice, Bronny's three-point shooting efficiency ranked among the best, and once he entered the high-intensity actual game, Bronny's three-point accuracy was completely non-existent.
Most of Bronny's three-point shots are catch-and-shoot shots, generally speaking, point guards' three-point shots need to be created with the ball, Bronny's basic skills in holding the ball are still not strong, and three-point shots need to be fed by teammates, so it is not difficult to defend Bronny.
Bronny didn't do a good enough job in terms of breaking through with the ball, even if his dynamic talent was good enough, but because he was too short, less than 1.9 meters tall to get a good opportunity on the inside, and rash shots were very likely to be interfered with or blocked.
Bronny's most sure offensive tactics at the moment may be the mid-range with the ball after the pick-and-roll.
Fans know that this offensive tactic is often the standard for stars, and with Bronny's current strength and draft pick, if he executes this tactic, it will only attract a lot of doubt.
The defensive end was Bronny's biggest selling point, and when he entered the draft, people compared Bronny to Kings guard Mitchell, who were similar in height and were equally good at defense. If Bronny shows a level of defense similar to Mitchell's, he could most likely gain a foothold in the league.
In the past few summer league games, Bronny has not shown the slightest defensive level similar to Mitchell on the defensive end.
Defensively aggressive, not like many short guards who are good at scrambling and staging, due to lack of height, Bronny may be eaten once he changes defenses, limited by height Brownie's defensive quality is not good, opponents can still score on Bronny's head.
In terms of passing organization, Bronny did not inherit his father's excellent mind, and even if he was limited by his size, he could not complete a penetrating pass like James.
After a few games, Bronny's passing efficiency was low, and the Lakers have compressed Bronny's time to keep the ball in his possession, allowing him to focus on being a fixed-point shooter.
The future is difficult to predict
If Summer League is like this, Bronny will never get a chance in the regular season. Even though he was James' son.
The NBA is a world of the jungle, no matter how strong the father is or how prestigious. If you don't have the strength on the field, you will be beaten by the opponent, and there are still too many places for Bronny to learn and improve.
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