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Bronny James Los Angeles Lakers · #9

Guard · 6'2", 210 lb · Akron, OH · Age 22 · 2nd season

Bronny James is a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who has played 69 games over 2 seasons, averaging 2.9 points, 0.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 2025-26.

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Los Angeles Lakers · #9 · Guard

Bronny James

Season avg2.9 pts · 0.5 reb · 1.2 ast · .409 fg

Career avg2.7 pts · 0.6 reb · 1.0 ast · .371 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

2.9pts

0.5reb

1.2ast

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Scouting report

Bronny James — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Guard · Role player · Impact 42

Bronny James is a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers who has played 69 games over 2 seasons, averaging 2.9 points, 0.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 2025-

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Bronny James stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #583 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

42Impact index

18Star score

Career scoring average2.7 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Bronny James — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

2.9 PPG

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Playmaking

1.2 APG

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Rebounding

0.5 RPG

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Shooting

.386 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Bronny James

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 40% confidence

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pts

-0.2–6.6

0.5

reb

-1.1–2.1

1.5

ast

0.1–2.9

9.9

min

proj

health

.386

fg%

~base

.360

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 2.9 → projected 3.2 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

-0.1

Age curve

+0.0

Live context

+0.1

Net vs last season+0.3 PPG

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 22 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 27 / 42 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Bronny James career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	27	6.7	2.3	0.7	0.8	.313	.281
2025-26	42	8.9	2.9	0.5	1.2	.409	.386
Career	69	8.0	2.7	0.6	1.0

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

48–34proj record

#6conf seed

+2.8net rtg

117.6off rtg

114.9def rtg

85%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Austin Reaves, Luka Doncic.

How his role moves

Projected 48–34, 6th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

42 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Bronny James

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2004-10-06

The beginning

Bronny James is a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers

Turning pro

Drafted 55th overall, 2024 as a Guard.

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Bronny James is a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Chapter

He has played 69 games over 2 seasons (2024-26), averaging 8.0 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 42 games, averaging 2.9 points, 0.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 8.9 minutes.

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James's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 210 lbs
College: USC
Experience: 3rd Season
Draft: 55th overall, 2024
Born: Akron, OH
Age: 22
Jersey: #9

Beyond the game

Bronny James is from Akron, OH, born 2004-10-06, listed at 6'2" and 210 lb. He has 3 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A guard on 8.0 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth8.9 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 38.6% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Bronny James — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Bronny James, answered.

What position does Bronny James play?

Bronny James is a guard for the Los Angeles Lakers.

How many NBA games has Bronny James played?

69 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 8.0 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Bronny James played?

2 seasons (2024-26).

How tall is Bronny James?

6'2", 210 lb

Bronny James career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Bronny James Los Angeles Lakers · #9

Bronny James — the report card

Where Bronny James stands

Bronny James — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Bronny James

Bronny James career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?

The Ballad of Bronny James

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the court

Bronny James — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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