Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James offered an assessment of his preseason thus far while speaking to reporters on Tuesday.

“For me, just getting comfortable,” he said. “Going out there and getting reps. I feel like that’s the most important thing. Just for me to grow my confidence and be more comfortable when I’m out there playing. I feel good. The numbers could be better. I just got to get my confidence up.”

James, 20, has appeared in three preseason games thus far in his career, averaging 0.7 points, one rebound, one block and 0.3 assists in 11.9 minutes per contest.

That isn’t terribly surprising after he averaged seven points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in six Summer League games, shooting just 32.7 percent from the field. Or after he averaged just 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game with USC, shooting 36.6 percent from the field.

Thus far, the younger James has done little to dispel the belief held by some, fair or not, that he wouldn’t have been an NBA draft pick this offseason if his father wasn’t a superstar for the team who selected him.

“The expectations for Bronny by the fan base and by LeBron and Rich Paul are not commensurate with the reality of his game,” an Eastern Conference executive told ESPN’s Baxter Holmes earlier in October. “If they had any real idea of how far away Bronny is, they just would not have done this.”

“For this whole thing to have even made it this far is surreal,” a Western Conference executive added. “Analytically, if you just had the numbers on a page and had no name attached to it, he doesn’t project in any way, shape or form to be an NBA player. His measurables don’t project as an NBA player. There’s literally nothing about him on paper—if no name is attached to it—that makes this make sense.”

Lakers head coach JJ Redick, however, has praised the younger James.

“He can do some things defensively at his size that are really unique, and I think can turn into a really disruptive defender,” he told reporters after James’ preseason debut. “That manifested itself. On the offensive end, he’s still figuring out who he is. That’s our job as a player development program just to build him in. But truthfully, he’s so easy to coach. He’s got a great soul and just a great energy about him. I like being around him. I’m rooting for him. He’s a good player that we’re happy to have in our program.”

At this point, however, Bronny James doesn’t look like a player who will consistently crack L.A.’s rotation this season.