Almost a month into the 2024-25 season, there continue to be many critics of Bronny James, the Los Angeles Lakers rookie guard and son of LeBron James. Many feel he will not succeed in the NBA and that the Lakers took him with the No. 55 pick in June's draft simply to appease his father and fulfill his father's wishes of playing alongside him in the NBA.

Suspicions have only increased with the decision to send the younger James to the G League but to only have him play in home games. It is a decision that is being criticized by many, as he will not play in road games and learn how to deal with the travel schedule and hostile crowds that are a part of being a pro athlete.

Analyst Kenny Beecham said recently on ESPN's "Numbers on the Board" that he now feels the Lakers aren't serious about developing the younger James into an NBA-caliber player (h/t The Sports Rush).

In six NBA games, the 20-year-old has shot 1-of-6 from the field and missed all four of his 3-point attempts, and in two G League games, he has 10 points, six assists, five rebounds, two steals, two blocks and six turnovers while shooting 4-of-19 overall and 0-of-6 from downtown.

For better or worse, the plan is reportedly to have him shuttle back and forth between G League home games and the big league Lakers. Beecham is one of many who agrees that for the younger James to have any chance of developing into a legitimate rotational player, he needs to spend as much time as possible in the G League.