As a late second-round pick, James was not expected to play a major role on the Lakers' roster, which is essentially how his season played out. James spent a good amount of his season playing in the G League, totaling 11 games for the Santa Barbara Lakers, but he spent more time with Los Angeles in the second half.

Lakers head coach JJ Redick said the Lakers had James and Shake Milton serve as the Edwards stand-ins on the scout team during Wednesday's practice, per The Athletic's Jovan Buha. The Timberwolves have meanwhile been using Joe Ingles to play the role of Luka Dončić in their own practices, according to Buha.

Lakers guard Bronny James failed to qualify for any of the three All-NBA G League Teams announced by the NBA on April 17.