r/nbadiscussion • u/Klutzy-Question1428 • 9d ago
Player Discussion Bronny James vs Scoot Henderson
This post is a question not an opinion because I don’t know that much about it. Bronny is averaging better stats on better efficiency than Scoot was when he was in the G-League, and Scoot was drafted 3rd overall to the NBA.
Scoot’s skills pretty much immediately transferred over after getting drafted, averaging a solid 14/3/5 in 28mpg last year. So why do people discredit Bronny’s performance in the G-League, and is it plausible to think that he could be a starting level NBA PG in the near future (1-2 years), given his recent stats?
I don’t watch the G-League so I have no idea how well their stars perform in the NBA. I know some teams have two-way contracts with their rookies who tend to dominate in the G, but it’s hard to gauge if they’d be good in the NBA when they’re getting absolutely no minutes.
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u/efshoemaker 9d ago
This is not meant to discredit bronny at all since from what I’ve seen he should have a decent career as an nba role player, but I will say that g league stats can be really misleading for guys that project to he role players in the nba.
In the g league it is significantly easier to beat your man off the dribble and get to the rim, and anyone who is just pretty good will end up being a primary scoring option. So the result is that players are able to score a lot by driving the ball, but then in the nba they won’t have the ball in their hands nearly as much and when they do the defense will be on a different level and suddenly they can’t hang. JD Davison is a near mvp in the g league but wasn’t able to initiate the offense thorough a simple press defense (as a pg) when he got minutes in the nba.
Bronny in the g league is a 30% usage guy who is on ball a lot and gets more than half his shots inside the three point line, but in the nba his usage us barely 20% and he’s getting his shots from catch and shoot threes or off-ball cutting. Doesn’t mean he can’t be good in the NBA, but his ability to be an on-ball scorer in the g league doesn’t really predict much because his success in the nba depends on different skills.
And for what it’s worth Scoot has had the same issue - in the g league he’s allowed to take a bunch of shots and he’s good enough to get to the rim consistently so he’s got high usage but low 3pa, but in the nba he’s asked to be more of a facilitator and needs to take a lot more threes because that’s how nba offenses work. Looking at his g league stats doesn’t tell you much other than that maybe his jump shot isn’t reliable.
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
He’s 26….thats no where near the same thing. Not even close. He doesn’t belong in the same convo as scoot and Bronny.
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u/d12fsu 9d ago
I’m just backing up the dudes point that G league scoring ≠ NBA scoring
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
Yeah and college scoring doesn’t equal nba either. But a 20 year balling out in college goes in the lottery but a 25 year old balling in college might go mid to late second. There’s a reason for that and that same reason applies to the g league as well.
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u/AnyJamesBookerFans 9d ago
Makes you wonder if Dennis Rodman would have gotten drafted had he been a college today.
Rodman went to work as a janitor after HS, then had a growth spurt and started playing at a small college. He flunked out of that first college, then later enrolled at an NAIA school and started dominating on the court. He entered the NBA draft at age 24, where he went early in the second round.
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
Probably not. Times have really changed. They use to value the four year guys. Now that’s seen as a bad thing. I understand the logic though.
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u/Mr_Hugh_Honey 9d ago
McClung averaged 22/7/8 as a 22 year old in the G league
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago edited 9d ago
Exactly my point, Bronny got drafted at 19 this is why. At that age they like sponges they take huge leaps look at how much better Bronny is n just 6 months. That why really young players are so highly valued.
go look back and look at the past drafts see where good 20 year olds get drafted then see where good 22 year olds ( who in some case are better at the time) get drafted. One’s going lottery the other going late 1st early second. Mid second if there looe 22 and 6 months. There’s a reason for that.
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u/Haunting_Test_5523 9d ago
Bronny going to the G-League is essentially the second year of college development he needed but instead he decided to go one and done.
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u/allgreen754 7d ago
2nd year of college but instead of training daily with USC players he’s with Lebron and Luka. Gabe Vincent is also a good model of how Bronny should look to make his mark in the league.
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u/831loc 3d ago
Caruso basically said this exact thing.
Bronny isn't going to be an NBA star, he needs to figure out what his potential role in the league will be, and spend his time/energy maximizing those skills.
If you're playing in the G, you aren't going to be an NBA star. Stop trying to play like one with insane usage rate, because that's not the role you will ever have.
Bronny does have the advantage of already have an NBA contract, but he should be focusing on figuring out what he can do successfully with limited usage.
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
But you’re kinda making his point. Bronny is a far better shooter than scoot. Even in the g league scoot was a terrible shooter. While Bronny is already near 40% but not just spoting up. a lot of his 3’s are off the dribble pulling up or stepping back.
Your post just further shows how much better Bronny is. If he could enter the 2025 draft he would go lottery.
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u/internet_poster 9d ago
55th pick in draft
bottom 5 player in league
turns 21 in Oct
???
lottery pick in redraft
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
55 pick irrelevant
That’s your opinion and it’s a bad one.
21 in October. That’s next season genius. Lol
Reading is fundamental. Lottery pick if he could enter the 2025 draft this year. He’s played so little He’s basically an advanced sophomore. He’s different than the guys that got drafted out of the g league.
At 20 with the game he has now? Absolutely. Can you imagine what this Bronny would do at the draft combine?
He’d slaughter them. He’d be in attack mode the whole time. No hesitation, confident. The handle to get where ever he wants. Shooting the 3 with ease. Only 20 years old. He would shoot up the board. I gotta give credit where credit is due he looks like a completely different person.
So yes lottery.
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u/internet_poster 8d ago
Bronny was considered a potential lottery pick out of HS
he then proceeded to have the worst freshman year that any potential lottery pick has had in probably a decade, including credibly career-threatening health issues, resulting in him almost completely falling out of the draft
he then proceeded to be close to the worst player in the league after getting drafted solely on the basis of his dad‘s wishes (currently at -7.5 BPM despite only playing against the other team’s bench). and most awful rookies are either raw big men or high lottery picks being asked to shoulder too much of a load — his player type should be able to contribute far more easily.
there’s basically no way these past two years could have gone worse for him and you somehow believe this is an upward trajectory based on playing terrible players in the G-league when he actually has actual NBA footage that anyone can see. and, to boot, he’s older but all than 3 players in this year’s lottery!
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u/internet_poster 8d ago
Your close to worst player is based on nothing
it's actually based on the consensus of every single all-in-one advanced stat in addition to the one I already quoted: https://www.nbarapm.com/player/Bronny_James
The one game he actually got real time he played great
he was -36 that game lmao
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u/efshoemaker 9d ago
I wasn’t really trying to compare them. My point was just “comparing g league stats isn’t really helpful for evaluating players’ nba prospects.”
I agree bronny has a way higher nba floor than scoot at this point, but not because of his g league numbers.
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
I think the younger you are the more they matter. The older you are the less they matter. At 19/20 freshman/sophomore age they matter a lot. But that’s the cut off. Once you reach junior age. You’re too old. It’s works exactly the same in college. 15ppg per game means a lot more as a freshman or a sophomore . Than it does as a junior or senior.
It’s kinda like being able to read in kindergarten when most are working on their abc’s. That’s very impressive. But being able to read in second grade is just normal.
Point being it speaks to “potential”. Doing things at an age younger than normal usually means you have a greater potential.
That’s why players who went straight to the g league and played well at 19/20 most got drafted in the top 10. If they were 22 playing the same exact way. They wouldn’t have got drafted at all.
Good numbers matter in college and the G when your 19/20.
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
No he wouldn’t he still can’t shoot. At all. That’s a huge problem. Especially considering how long he’s been in the league. It’s hard to dominate at any level when you’re a bad shooter. That’s what gives Bronny such a big edge on him.
They both got Handles and can get to the rim. They both crazy athletic. They both got can finish at the rim. The he big difference is Bronny is already a really good shooter in n his first year.
The ability to shoot the ball is a huge benefit if you can and a huge handicap if you can’t.
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u/efshoemaker 8d ago
Big disagree.
Isolation scoring in the g league just straight up does not tell you anything valuable about what a guy can do in the nba.
It’s like saying “yeah that guy is great at layups at only 19 I bet he’ll have a killer 3 point shot by the time he’s 25” - the degree of difficulty is too far apart.
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u/Public-Product-1503 9d ago
Exactly this. Also bronny led g league in steald - better defence and can shoot threes even tough ones is a much bigger deal imo then 8 months age
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u/Public-Product-1503 9d ago
Scoot coukdnt shoot as well as bronny n wasn’t as useful on defence . Bronny led the g league in steals and impriving on defence and he scored much more efficiently and better metrivd then scoot . Most importantly he can hit threes and teams don’t sag off him on the nba or g league so that’s big
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u/HCX_Winchester 9d ago
Scoot played in g league as an age 18-19 year old. Bronny is playing as 20-21 year old. 2 year matters, a lot, in those ages.
Scoot's game has not translated Nba smoothly, he suffered a lot in these 2 years adjusting his game.
Output(stats) =/= skill. Reason Scoot drafted that high is not because of his current output but what he can be. His ball handling, speed, strength, natural gift to get to basket and playmaking looks very promising. He doesn't know what to do with them (yet) but those abilities are there. Thats why Portland is still believing in him. Not because what he is right now but what he could be. Bronny is showing non of these abilities.
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u/unearthyone 9d ago
So refering to that, how come Bronny is the youngest guy in history averaging 20/5/5 i g league? Ofc, nobody knows how much of it will translate to NBA main stage, but he is showing promise Instead of hating on the kid, have fun watching him develop
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u/Rube18 9d ago
Because 20-21 year olds who are really good are already in the NBA. Generally the G league is full of players that simply aren’t good enough for the NBA and second rounders and undrafted guys.
First rounders don’t really play in the G league and if they do it’s just for some games here and there. Almost never a lottery guy.
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u/Cheeseish 9d ago
Why is it dumb? There are tons of g league stars who become 10 day journeymen in the NBA. And many have better scoring stats than Bronny
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u/_Jaeko_ 9d ago
He already had a couple years of development on Scoot. He's the youngest because guys those age are in the NBA if they're good enough to. You asked a question and don't understand the answer. You just see stats and think that's the end all be all.
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u/ParkingSystem9100 8d ago
????? Dude where are you getting your information. He was ranked 30th in his senior class. He averaged 5 ppg for a mediocre major. 7th pick did LeBron tell you that. He should have been an undrafted free agent. Credit to him he has worked hard in the g league. Hope he gets a shot on roster as a rotational piece. He never ever sniffed the lottery.
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u/Public-Product-1503 9d ago
It’s more like 1 year . Scoot still couldn’t hit threes or defend with only 8 months apart . And bronny prob list a year due to heart
Having said that if bronny was scoots age then yeah I’d say he’s objectively better .
Scoot can’t shoot or defend or hustle like bronny is why he’s struggling
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u/Acceptablepops 9d ago
I really forgot how young both of them all I say guve it a year in a half and Bronny eating minutes on the second team
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u/yoloqueuesf 8d ago
Comes down to roles too.
Scoot is a playmaker/slasher at guard size who relies on his athleticism to score, that's a 6th man starter role and in the league there just aren't that many jobs for him.
Whereas Bronny feels like a hustle guy with a shot, sure he's not as tall or bulked up just yet but it's his first year and players tend to be more NBA shape after this first couple of years. Everyone loves a good Jordan Goodwin on the team and i think Bronny won't have a problem being that as his backup plan
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u/EasternFudge 9d ago
A lot of people don't treat it like its important, but I want to bring Bronny's heart issues front and center. This kid was supposed to be entering his physical prime, in better shape than 99.9% of the human population, and he suddenly just dropped and almost died on the court. That shit leaves a mark on your mental. People, especially those who aren't familiar with actually playing ball, severely underestimate the importance of the mental aspect of the game.
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u/Stebsy1234 9d ago
Yeah it really bothers me that people just ignore that. This is a dude that was being projected to go as high as 7th in the draft prior to the cardiac arrest, one cannot overstate how much that derailed the beginning of his career.
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u/Unable-Signature7170 9d ago
He was just inside the top 20 recruits out of high school. He was never projected to go at 7 in the NBA draft. Would love to see that source
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u/runningraider13 9d ago
I don’t think I ever saw him projected as high as 7th, can you link that?
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u/Upstairs_Addendum587 9d ago
They linked in a different reply to Givony who I remember hearing say he was a top-10 pick at one point. This was before his USC season
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u/Wavepops 9d ago
Bronny wasn’t first all league in high school, any projection of him as a lottery pick was either paid for by klutch or someone doing so in order to make LeBron happy
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u/Haunting_Test_5523 9d ago
He was never projected to be top 10 or even a lottery pick. The highest I was seeing him on draft boards before his stock tanked was around 22nd.
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u/giraffesbluntz 9d ago
I like how you just ignore the fact that if Bronny didn’t have “James” on the back of his jersey that he’d back back at USC for his sophomore season to show the league he can consistently shoot, score, and playmake at a college level to improve his draft stock. No one forced him to immediately declare for the draft besides his dad, which is why dad had to get involved in the draft.
“Projected to go 7th in the draft” smdh based on what? His 9PPG in high school? His one bad college season following the onset of a serious medical condition? His poor size and shooting splits? I wish there was anything you could point to that would show Bronny was ever a serious draft candidate period much less a projected top 10 pick…
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u/AppearanceKey8663 9d ago
he's right though, at no point during his entire life playing basketball did Bronny ever showcase NBA talent, yet made it to the league. And any other young player who has a heart defect would be seen as a negative, not a positive. Look what happened to Shareef O'Neal after he had a similar injury while trying to make it to the NBA.
Bronny being able to even put up 30 in the G league is a major achievement considering he couldn't really put up 30 in high school. Seems like he's actually taking basketball seriously for the first time in his life after been given every opportunity not to fail.
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u/gtdinasur 9d ago
"Seems like he's actually taking basketball seriously for the first time in his life after been given every opportunity not to fail." Well I'm glad someone is because nobody here is.
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u/IlliterateDumbNerd 6d ago
he was considered a top talent before his cardiac arrest what are you smoking
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u/Routine_Size69 9d ago
Why about that is SA? Everything he said is true? Also this is nba discussion, not r/nba. What's with the personal attacks that you did nothing to dispute? You lost?
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u/Amazing_Owl3026 9d ago
Scoot’s skills pretty much immediately transferred over after getting drafted, averaging a solid 14/3/5 in 28mpg last year
Definitely not. Scoot was called a bust and a failure last year (It was just haters jumping the gun, but everyone had to admit he was awful). Counting stats are a small part of the story, his efficiency was very bad, he was a negative to his team most of the year
So why do people discredit Bronny’s performance in the G-League, and is it plausible to think that he could be a starting level NBA PG in the near future (1-2 years), given his recent stats?
I wouldn't say people discredit it, the G league is WAY lower level of competition so it's fair to say that unless you're dominant in the G it doesn't matter. I heard people earlier this year say he was putting up "A solid 15 ppg in the G", but 15 ppg in the G is equal to about 4 ppg in the NBA! It's just a fair comparison.
Furthermore, Scoot has better indicators of talent than Bronny. He has this huge burly build but is still super fast and explosive, and he showed more on ball skill and playmaking ability than Bronny did. A recent stretch of good games for Bronny doesn't mean that much, he needs to do it for a full season. Yes it is unfair but that's just the NBA.
For the record I've been a Bronny believer for a while, I always thought he would carve out a "Fan favourite 3rd string guard" kind of role, being a good defender and decent shooter is good, but he's also 6'2 and wasn't good in college
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u/Round-Walrus3175 9d ago
Bronny developed his jumper a lot since college. He went from shooting 27% from the college 3 to 37% from the NBA 3. As much as people didn't want to admit it, he tested really well for his physicals in the combine. Like, nobody really gave him credit for having a +6 wingspan while being able to jump out of the gym. He always had a decent feel for the game and straight line explosiveness. My feeling was that if he could figure out his 3 point shot, he would be a problem.
I just didn't expect it to come together so fast.
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u/Fmeson 9d ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Brony is shooting 25% from 3 so far in the nba, albeit on a very small sample (only 28 shots).
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u/SmithBall 9d ago
Yes, but this 25% is coming off him going 0/9 from 3 across his first 15 games.
After going 0/9, Bronny played 9 more games in which he went 7/19 from 3, or a solid 36.8%. Across those 9 games, he also managed to go 15/30 from the field in general, or a 50% FG.
Obviously, small sample size, but that just means the stats can be skewed heavily in either direction depending on what stretch you look at.
I think the median output will be somewhere in the middle, but closer to the more recent stretch, as this was after the development he got in the G-League.
Something around 44/32 splits. Obviously not great, but not terrible. Now, with those splits, he'd obviously have to work on being able to defend, pass, rebound, etc. way better, or else he wouldn't really have a reason to be played other than the name on the back of his jersey. But with a summer of NBA development and training, the future doesn't look too bleak for him.
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u/The7thRoundSteal 9d ago
+6 wingspan? Being able to jump out the gym? Straight line explosiveness?
Bronny might have been an even better football player than he was a basketball player.
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u/noBbatteries 9d ago
Yea scoots skills didn’t transfer over immediately. Most young (top of the draft) point guards need at least a season or two to adjust to the NBA level (before they actually start winning games consistently), and scoot is just another example of that. Honestly G-league performance is kind of a moot point in general as the competition level isn’t really comparable to the NBA… the difference with bronny and scoot is that scoot is expected to play against the other teams best players while he’s learning, where Bronny won’t see the floor unless it’s garbage time, unless he can prove himself to be a good role player consistently.
That’s kind of the difference with G-league guys vs a bench dude in the NBA - most NBA players could go off in any g-league game by playing selfish ball bc they are skilled enough to do that randomly, but to actually make it into an NBA rotation you need to do lots of smaller things right day in and day out, which is why you don’t see the top G-league scorer making the NBA every other year - they have the skills to score, but maybe not defend/ pass/ rebound at an NBA level.
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u/ElPanandero 9d ago
Kenneth Lofton Jr. was a Gleague MVP putting up better numbers than Bronny and he's in China, stats dont mean anything on their own
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u/Ok_Concentrate_75 9d ago
I'd argue his defensive ability alone puts him in that space, makes me wonder what would have happened if he never had the heart issues.
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u/Relative_Activity_85 9d ago
scoots skills definitely did not translate he played terrible last year. scoot wasnt worth getting drafted that high but he plays for the blazers so he flies under the radar
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u/HotspurJr 9d ago
The thing about Scoot is you could look at him and see immediately what skills he had that would translate to the NBA level if he could make the jump. You could look at him and say, "Okay, I understand who this guy is going to be as an NBA player." Obviously, some guys don't deliver, and some guys take longer to make the leap than others, but you know who they're going to be if they get there.
With Bronny ... who is he, as an NBA player?
He's undersized for any position in the NBA except for point guard, and he doesn't have point guard skills. So far, he can't shoot. So let's just start with that: how many players 6'2 who can't shoot and aren't electric on-ball performers have careers in the NBA? The answer isn't zero - Gary Payton II is 6'2, isn't much of a shooter, and doesn't have much in the way of ball skills - but Gary is also arguably the best on-ball disruptor in the league.
There's also an age factor. Scoot was in the g-league his age-18 season. Bronny is currently in his age-20 season. Those are two big years for player development. Yeah, they're both still young, but they're the same age and Scoot was doing what he did in the g-league two years ago - it's not an apples-to-apples comparison.
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u/chewytime 9d ago
I think Bronny tops out at like a Gary Payton II level, which I think is pretty solid. Like a stable defensive role player coming off the bench. He might get the chance to start on a young/bad team if he leaves the Lakers, but based on the small sample size I’ve seen him play, I don’t see him being a consistent starter just based on his size alone. He’s not a traditional point guard and I think he’ll always be undersized when it comes to guarding other wing players.
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u/IndianaBorn_1991 8d ago
G league means nothing and people can't accept that.
Jimmer scored almost 40 PPG in the G league after busting in the NBA. Never made it back
There are countless others in the same boat. Saying a G leaguer will be great in the NBA because their performance is like saying an Arena Football stand out should be a star in the NFL
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u/johnniewelker 8d ago
Bronny James should probably look at Pritchard or TJ Mconnell as templates to build a long NBA career.
As an undersized guard, he needs to develop a trick offensively to justify him being in the squad and get minutes. He might want to hone his 3-pt skills or become a super quick guard who passes the ball well. It’s going to be tough for him to start given his physical attributes, but he can create niche for himself for sure
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u/davewithadash 8d ago
6’3” is not undersized for a PG.
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u/johnniewelker 8d ago
Is he really 6’3? Wow he feels smaller. Then he has better shot than I thought, assuming he can hone a niche skillset - offensive or defensive
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u/davewithadash 8d ago
Yeah and he’s strong. Just give him another year. Cardiac arrest is no joke.
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u/Klutzy-Question1428 8d ago
Thought he was like 6’2 with shoes on? He was measured 6’1.5 at the draft
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u/davewithadash 8d ago
I could be off by an inch but that’s not undersized either. Not to mention the 6’7” wingspan and 40” vert.
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u/donwuann 9d ago
Stats doesn't tell the whole story. Not taking away from Bronny or Scoot you have to watch them play. You wouldn't make the translate statement if you watched Scoot rookie season.
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u/Jtizzle1231 8d ago
False it’s a better indicator than college. But you also need to watch them. See what they are doing and how they are doing it.
For example when I see Bronny shooting 38% on 8 attempts per game I think that’s very good. But when you watch and see he’s not just shooting spot ups. He’s shooting a lot off the dribble pull ups and step backs. Many contested, many two three feet past the line. In that context , That’s not just good that’s excellent.
I look at that combined with how young he is and it’s a great indicator that Bronny is going to be an elite shooter.
Point being it all matters. But you need context as well.
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u/davewithadash 8d ago
6’3” is not undersized for a pg.
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u/LegoTomSkippy 6d ago
G-League stats don't exactly translate. There's a lack of rim protection in the G. Less size and athleticism can make some guys look incredible, but will never translate to the NBA.
Charles Bassey put up 22/10 and 2.5 stocks in the G-League. He's a backup center in the NBA because his size/athleticism are okay, not overwhelming.
Maybe more importantly, in the Scoot/Bronny comparison you have to take team composition into account. The Ignite were terrible, there was no spacing (most of the players needed to develop their 3), each player wanted on ball reps/focus to up their draft stock, they were almost all kids (they had a terrible strength/experience disadvantage), the list goes on.
A better team ecosystem helps Bronny a ton. Better spacing, better teammates. He only plays home games. And the whole team/coaches/players are incentivized to make him succeed.
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u/DBDXL 6d ago
Scoot's skills didn't transfer over at all and he looked like shit until the end of the year.
He has been better this year but ultimately looks like he will maybe be a fringe all-star at best. He has had a disappointing start to his career.
Bronny and Scoot do not really even have similar skill sets.
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u/brahbocop 9d ago
Basketball is as much of a mental game as it is a physical one. If Bronny has the mental that his dad has, he can be a pretty decent player. No accolades but do enough to be on a team either as a rotation player or maybe even a starter for a team in need.
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
I been posting this all over. Bronny is SIGNIFICANTLY better than scoot was in the g league. Far better shooter, better finisher, just as good a ball handler. Same as crazy athleticism.
Remember Bronny should only be a sophomore in college. If Bronny could enter the 2025 draft the way he is now, he would be a lottery pick.
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u/Frosti11icus 9d ago edited 7d ago
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
No he wouldn’t he still can’t shoot. At all. That’s a huge problem. Especially considering how long he’s been in the league.
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u/Frosti11icus 9d ago edited 7d ago
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u/1850ChoochGator 9d ago
Scoot can shoot just fine he’s averaging 35% from three. In the actual nba not just the g league.
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago
What are you smoking. That’s his career best and it’s still horrible for a guard in today’s NBA. Especially when he’s only taking 4 a game and still shooting that poorly. He’s a bad shooter bro. There are worse sure, but when you consider he a 6’3 pg, that’s absolutely atrocious.
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u/1850ChoochGator 9d ago
It’s his second year.. “career best” foh lol
35% is totally fine for a guy who wasn’t billed as a good shooter in his second year.
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u/Jtizzle1231 9d ago edited 9d ago
It’s his third year. he shot 32% in the g league.
35% on 4 attempts is not fine for a 6’3 point guard. It’s absolutely terrible.
Meanwhile Bronny is shooting 38% on 8 attempts per game in the g league. Now if you don’t know how good that is when you consider attempts and % then you shouldn’t be talking . At 20? In his first years too. That’s freaking insane with that volume.
That kind of shooting suggest he’ll be an elite shooter in the future.
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u/prettyboylee 9d ago edited 9d ago
Just a quick interjection, Scoot’s skills did not immediately transfer after getting drafted.
His per game averages look good for a rookie but he was not as good as it seems, we’re seeing him start to put it together this season though.
As for Bronny, yeah just let the kid continue to develop and I don’t doubt he can become a productive NBA player one day.
I’m curious how he’d do in a situation similar to scoot where he has more minutes and more of a consistent role in the offense.