Bronny James Among 3 Assigned to Lakers' NBA G League Team, What's Next for LeBron's Son?

The Los Angeles Lakers have assigned Bronny James, Dalton Knecht and Kobe Bufkin to their G League affiliate, the South Bay Lakers, per Ryan Ward for Lakers on SI.

James has shuffled between the NBA and G League this year. All told, he's played in 34 NBA games and 19 G League contests. In fact, James has played for Los Angeles twice and South Bay once this week.

James and his father, LeBron James, became the first father-son duo to connect on an assisted basket Friday when Bronny hit a three-pointer in the second quarter of the Lakers' 116-99 home victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

One night earlier, Bronny had nine points and five assists for South Bay in a 137-114 win over the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

James has enjoyed great success in the G League in his second professional season after being selected with a second-round pick in the 2024 NBA draft. For the year, he's averaged 14.8 points on 54.7 percent shooting, 3.6 assists and 2.8 rebounds per game this regular season. South Bay has won all 13 regular-season games James has played in this year.

South Bay will play its final regular season game on Saturday at home against the Sioux Falls. The Lakers sit first in the Western Conference with a 25-10 record.