​Lakers reportedly have strong feelings about Bronny James, and it might surprise you originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.I’ve heard a lot of the hate LeBron James’ son, Bronny James, has received over the past two years.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBronny, who has shown some decent flashes in the NBA, is believed to only be in the league because of his father.I think that’s unfair to say; otherwise, we’d see the sons of all-time greats be in the league. Ultimately, Bronny still worked very hard to get to this position, and we shouldn’t criticize him for that.The question now is whether the Los Angeles Lakers actually want to keep him on the roster. I won’t deny that the Lakers did LeBron a favor by selecting his son and putting him on the roster.However, that isn’t to say that they don’t like him anymore and want to get rid of him just because LeBron isn’t on the roster any longer. Per the latest reports, the Lakers actually like what Bronny has shown for them in recent years, adding that they like his upside as a 3-and-D guy.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSean Deveney of Heavy reported that, “harkens back to last summer, when we were told that for all the nepotism criticism the Lakers took by adding him to the roster, the team actually likes Bronny James’ upside as a 3-and-D player, which he showed in small spurts last year (38.6% on 3s in the NBA, 45.6% in the G League). … At some point, Bronny James needs to sink or swim in the NBA without his Hall of Fame father.”Frankly, as I’ve watched Bronny throughout some of his career, I actually think he has some decent tendencies on the defensive side of the basketball.I’m not saying that he’s a great offensive player or even an elite defender, but I think he’s good enough to be a 14th or 15th guy on a roster, and there’s nothing wrong with that. I’m interested to see what the Lakers think about that, but hopefully we’ll get an answer sooner rather than later.Heat reportedly not happy with trade offers coming in for young contributorSpurs expected to make De’Aaron Fox decision that might upset fansHeat could reportedly move youngster for four-time Warriors championWarriors get Bronny James news, but there’s a LeBron James twistHeat find out whether they’ll have to add Bronny if they land LeBron James