Summer league began, and the Lakers lost 94-108 to the Kings. The two key players to watch in this game are undoubtedly the No. 17 rising star Knecht and the second-round pick Bronny. From a realistic point of view, Kneckett is actually okay, today is a poor hand with 12 points, 4 assists and 2 steals in 3 of 12, but the defensive performance is good. It may take a while to get used to it, and consistent shooting will not be a problem in the future. As for the brownie, it is still as stable as ever.
Bronny played 21 minutes, shooting 2-of-9, 0-of-3 from three-point range, 0-of-2 from the free-throw line, and scored 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal, including a plus/minus of -15 and the lowest in the game. How? Bronny feels like a few notches of difference on the court, whether it is offensive or defensive, it seems that he can't reach that level, and then forcibly drives ducks up. Bronny is reminiscent of the classic movie's line: "You're not qualified to come to this party!" "Don't give in to me just because my dad is the factory director?"
We can be sure that Knecket is definitely not the next Schifino, there is no doubt about that. Because Schifino's offensive and defensive performance in the summer league last year was simply terrifying, no matter how bad it was, it would not be so bad. But Bronny everyone knows that he can sign a 4-year contract with the Lakers really depends on his hard work. Without James, Bronny's strength was 100% lost. It's hard to say, Bronny's strength is not as good as Choi Yong-hee, Xiao Cui is not eligible to enter the NBA, and Bronny still has a 4-year contract?
You need to give credit to the Kings for playing well. Especially inside Arms, who pressed Brownie to the ground and rubbed it, it was nothing short of humiliating. A center Arms faced Bronny's defense, he shook off the latter with a quick stop, and hit a solid shot with a pull-out jumper, and Bronny was disgraced. In the game, Arms scored 32 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and +30 plus/minus on 12-of-17 shooting, ranking first in the game. In addition, Davis off the bench also had a good performance with 20 points, Ford 17 and Snead 13.
For the Lakers, Bronny and Knecht were off the bench with 17 points, Kuze 15 and Castleton 11 points and 10 boards. In his post-match interview, Bronny said he needed to be more aggressive and believe in himself more. Bronny also sees himself as a ball-handling nucleus who can create opportunities for his teammates. But the fact is that Brownie has hardly a skill that he can master. Even on the defensive end, Bronny became a point of being targeted by opponents.
Sometimes you can't help it, Lao Zhan is helpless after the game. But he can only try to make up for his son, he said that Bronny works very hard, and it is his dream to be on the same team as his son. Yes, James can only praise his son with his efforts, but anyone who can do it as a father must help his son brag about it, but Brownie really has no bright spots. If a person has no bright spots, he really has no praise and can only say: "He is quite honest and responsible." ”
Lakers reporters have previously reported that the team will let James and Bronny play a dozen in the preseason or a week after the start of the regular season, just to satisfy the old Zhan. The Lakers are not hiding it, and it is directly said to be a commercial consideration. After a week of playing, after the Bronny experience is complete, he's going to go to the development league for a long time. The Lakers didn't say to let him return, they just asked him to go to the development league to polish it. What does it mean is self-evident, you really can't play in the NBA, play in the development league well, everyone just give James a face, don't really think of yourself as an NBA player.