Bronny James playing for the Los Angeles Lakers has been one of the biggest storylines of the 2024-25 NBA season.

After a slow start, the former USC guard has played well in his previous three G League games for South Bay.

However, he struggled when he was given 15 minutes of NBA playing time against the Philadlephia 76ers (on Tuesday).

The 20-year-old finished with three rebounds, one assist and one block while shooting 0/5 from the field and 0/3 from the three-point range.

Before the Lakers played their first game of the season, Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley spoke about Bronny.

So far, the NBA legend appears to be correct in his analysis.

Barkley (on October 22) via the NBA on TNT: “Bronny is a prospect. Number one, I am glad he’s healthy. I think he should be in the G League. He’s not ready to play in the NBA right now. He should be in the G League, because he’s not ready to play in the NBA first and foremost. Secondly, there’s gonna be some guys coming for his head. He’s not ready. He’s really a tweener, he’s a point guard, two guard. His probably best attribute right now is being a defender. I think to take the pressure off him and let him get better as a player, he should be in the G League.”

In total, Bronny has appeared in 13 NBA games for the Lakers.

He is averaging 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.0 steals per contest while shooting 43.4% from the field and 45.8% from the three-point range in three G League regular season games.