LOS ANGELES – The 2025-26 G League season officially tipped-off this week, and the South Bay Lakers, affiliate of the Los Angeles Lakers , came away with a 144-105 opening-night win against the Valley Suns. While it was just the first game of the season for South Bay, the prevailing thought following the win was that Drew Timme is in line for an NBA call up at some point this year.

The former Brooklyn Nets big man dropped a game-high 34 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and even played some point guard, initiating the offense and dishing out six assists. South Bay head coach Zach Guthrie often played Drew Timme at power forward, using him as a stretch-four and entrusting him to handle the ball.

But one aspect of Timme’s game that really stood out was his three-point shooting. Timme was

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