NBA analyst calls out a huge flaw in Bronny James' game amid Summer League slump

NBA Summer League is fans first chance to see their teams newest additions play and for Lakers fans, they were likely be excited to see Bronny James suit up. However, Bronny has had a surprisingly poor summer league so far. In three games, he's averaging just 5.0 points while shooting 6-for-26 from the field and 0-for-12 from distance.

Although his struggles could be shrugged off as him simply playing in the summer league, most prospects, especially one of his pedigree, shouldn't be struggling as much as he has. It hasn't just his shooting and scoring ability that has underwhelmed; NBA analyst and analytics legend John Hollinger of the Athletic pointed out a big flaw in his game.

At 6'1, James has the size of a point guard but doesn't have the ball handling needed to play that position. To his credit, he has a terrific 40.5-inch max vertical leap as well as a 6'7 arm span, which should make it easier for him to play shooting guard but he hasn't shown that he can be a good three-point shooter thus far.

Can Bronny James carve out a role in the NBA for the Los Angeles Lakers despite his limitations?

An undersized guard who struggles to shoot and can't dribble effectively doesn't normally lead to a long NBA career. After his agent Rich Paul shut down the idea of him playing on a two-way contract, which often includes significant time in the NBA G League, James mentioned that he was open to playing there after all.

That shouldn't come as a shock to too many Lakers fans who knew that he had no chance of earning a spot in the rotation next season and that his time there could make or break his career. Still, the Lakers surprisingly signed him to a 4-year, $8 million deal with more than half guaranteed.

That is a virtually unprecedented deal for a player who was selected 55th in the draft, considering that most players taken that late don't actually play in the NBA. The ones that do normally start off on two-way contracts, which can pay as much as $560,000 a season, With a few Summer League games remaining, James has a chance to redeem himself somewhat, but it's clear that he is nowhere near ready to be a good NBA player.