LeBron James is one step nearer to realizing his dream of enjoying alongside one among his sons after the LA Lakers chosen the 19-year-old Brony within the NBA draft on Thursday.
After not being drafted within the first spherical on Wednesday, the four-time NBA MVP’s oldest son was chosen by the Lakers with the No. 55 decide late within the second spherical of the 2024 draft.
The Lakers’ choice creates the primary father-son duo in NBA historical past.
Broni, a guard, performed 25 video games in faculty at Southern California after going into cardiac arrest throughout summer time observe final July. He was thought of a second-round decide and was anticipated to affix his future Corridor of Fame father in Los Angeles, having solely labored out with the Lakers and Phoenix Suns earlier than the draft.
LeBron labored out with Brony earlier Wednesday earlier than they watched the primary spherical of the 30-pick draft. The Lakers additionally drafted Tennessee-American Dalton Knecht with the seventeenth general decide.
In an announcement, Lakers normal supervisor Rob Pelinka mentioned, “By no means earlier than in NBA historical past have a father and son shared the identical NBA basketball court docket, and it might be one thing magical.
The Lakers are ready for LeBron to resolve on his plans for subsequent season. The deadline to train a participant choice with the Lakers is Saturday, with James anticipated to choose out of the deal and enter free company earlier than signing a short-term deal for his twenty second NBA season.
Pelinka added: “We all know and naturally we’ve got to respect that LeBron has the choice to choose out … but when it seems that he’s on our group subsequent season, NBA historical past might be made. And NBA historical past needs to be accomplished in a Lakers uniform.”
The Lakers’ superstars supported Brony’s choice. “He is excellent defensively,” Anthony Davis mentioned. “He can learn the ground very nicely. I feel he is a extremely good playmaker.
“I’ve seen him prepare just a few occasions. His studying, studying the protection, making the appropriate passes, that was very spectacular to me. I feel he’ll be fantastic. Clearly, it is plenty of stress on him due to his father, who he’s.”
There have been questions on Bronie James’ NBA readiness after his coronary heart assault and subsequent lackluster season at USC. He averaged 4.8 factors per recreation within the 2023-24 season. His medical situation, modest construct and top of lower than six-foot-two all complicate his draft class.
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Brony James says he is not pondering an excessive amount of about enjoying together with his father LeBron James if he is drafted and desires to put in writing his personal NBA ‘story’
However he shot very nicely on the mix and hit a 40.5-inch vertical, indicating that his expertise are extra than simply genetics.
The company represented by Klutch Sports activities and Wealthy Paul, like his father, made it clear earlier than the draft that Bronie James and LeBron James didn’t plan to take a bundle deal.
