EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James is expected to travel on the team's upcoming road trip from Oct. 28-Nov. 6 and then begin shuttling between the active roster and the franchise's South Bay G League affiliate, sources told ESPN on Friday.
The Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in Tuesday's season opener, making history as LeBron James and Bronny James became the first father-son duo ever to play in an NBA game together. L.A. next faces the Phoenix Suns on Friday night (10 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Crypto.com Arena and then hosts the Sacramento Kings on Saturday before traveling to Phoenix, Cleveland, Toronto, Detroit and Memphis.
LeBron spent 11 of his first 21 years in the league with the Cavaliers. He was about to begin his second season with the Cavs when Bronny was born, Oct. 6, 2004, in Akron, Ohio, making for a momentous occasion when the Jameses return there next Wednesday.
The G League draft is Saturday, and team training camps run through Nov. 7.
As Bronny James and his representative, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, discussed development throughout his predraft process with NBA teams, sources told ESPN that the concept of the G League was welcomed. Those sources said Paul advocated for a standard contract — not a two-way deal — predraft while making clear he and Bronny, selected by L.A. in the second round with the No. 55 pick, were fully aware and open to the development process.
When LeBron made his first comments about plans for Bronny's rookie season at media day last month, he spoke about how in sync the Lakers are with their G League affiliate.
«Just [looking forward to] seeing him continue to grow as a basketball player no matter if it's here with us or if it's down with the G
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