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11 minutes, 10 minutes and 2 steals! The counterattack prologue of the No. 55 show, Brownie breaks the questioning Summer League Night

7:00am, 12 July 2025Football

When basketball swipes into the net and Brownie James hits the first three-pointer in the summer league, the cheers in the stadium are mixed with complex emotions - relief, doubt, and expectation. At this moment, it was only a week before his debut 2 of 9 shots and only 4 points were scored, and it was only 72 hours before Jaylen Brown's sharp criticism of "playing on fame". 11 minutes, 10 minutes, 2 steals - This No. 55 show with the league's heaviest surname finally made his own waves on a summer night in Las Vegas.

Struggle and burst, the summer league trajectory of the No. 55 show

Browny's summer league journey began with a cold reality. He scored only 4 points in the 21st minute of the first game, and his eight shots from outside the three-point line were all lost. He even scored only 2 points in one of 5 shots against the Celtics. The hit rate once fell below 30%, and the ridicule of "parallel goods" and "relationship households" on social media was overwhelming. The turning point began with Jaylen Brown’s storm of questioning.

When the All-Star forward's evaluation of "non-professional player level" was captured by the camera, Brownie broke out in silence, scored 12 points in 24 minutes against the Hawks, scored 12 points in double digits for the first time in his career, made the first three-pointer in Xia Lian, faced the Cavaliers with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and overtaken by three-pointers at critical moments + a tough layup to lock in the victory. During the 11-minute burst period, he efficiently scored 10 points and contributed 2 steals. The energy on both ends of the offense and defense was overflowing. This is the most precious characteristic of a second-round final show: grasping limited time to prove value.

Talent gap, the real distance from the legendary father

When people habitually compare Brownie with LeBron, the data reveals the cruel gap. The static talent Brownie is 1.87 meters tall and 2.01 meters wingspan, far inferior to the father's top forward configuration of 2.06 meters tall and 2.14 meters wingspan. Dynamic ability Brownie's maximum bounce of 1.02 meters and 10.9 seconds is better than ordinary players, but it is difficult to match LeBron's bounce of 1.18 meters and 100 meters in 10.6 seconds.

The deeper gap On the technical level, Brownie's three-point shooting percentage was only 13% (3 of 23 shots), and the shooting mechanism was pointed out by the scouts that "the arm was inconsistent and the shooting speed was slow." The problem of missing people on the defensive end and insufficient ability to dismantle pick-and-roll has further exposed his distance from the NBA rotation level.

The way to break the deadlock, from "Son of James" to 3D puzzle

to tear off the "relationship account" label, Brownie needs to break through in three dimensions. Defence is based on active defense and fighting attitude is the largest capital available, and it is necessary to increase the focus on defense without the ball. Three-pointers reshape and optimize the shooting mechanism, regaining the shooter's instinct of 37% three-point shooting percentage in high school.

Positioning pragmatically abandons the core fantasy of holding the ball and transforms into a contact-type endpoint + biting defender. As the Lakers reporter said: "It is not fair to use the top ten picks to require the No. 55 pick." When he faces the survival battles of his peers in the Development League, those 11-minute bursts of energy may condense into the true professional player's background.

End game revelation, the 55th pick in survival philosophy

The final whistle sounded, and Brownie's Summer United data averaged 7 points per game and hit a 33% shooting percentage. This is not a disaster for the last rookie in the second round, but a blank piece of paper full of possibilities. As LeBron's halo faded, the real challenge had just begun. Behind the 11-minute flash, there is the bitterness of 23 three-pointers, the confusion of pick-and-roll defense, and the expectation and pressure carried by the 7.9 million contract.

The 20-year-old young man's basketball journey is destined to be a survival war that has nothing to do with his surname.

Browny's battlefield is not in the spotlight, but in the unpopular Development League training hall.

When the sweat of the No. 55 show soaks the jersey, the 11-minute spark will eventually start.

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