Lakers need Bronny James development plan that doesn't appear to exist

The Los Angeles Lakers need Bronny James to improve, but they seem to have no plan to develop him. He went down to the G League for the season opener and led the Coachella Valley Lakers to a win. Bronny had 22 points and seven dimes, but struggled to run the offense. That was on Nov. 6. Since then, James has been left waiting on the Lakers bench, hoping for garbage time.

The 22-year-old hasn’t played in an NBA game that wasn’t already decided this season. He is in his third year. The Lakers have a $2.4 million team option for the 2027-28 season. James will be an unrestricted free agent in 2028, if not sooner. LA needs him to improve quickly if Bronny is going to be a long-term piece for the…