Jun 27, 2024, 10:05 ET
All eyes will be on LeBron James’ son as the NBA Draft resumes Thursday. Will the Lakers select him to play with his father?
NEW YORK – Draft night Bronny James probably arrived.
The son of the NBA’s leading scorer, Lebron Jameswas not selected in the first round of the NBA draft on Wednesday, and will now wait to see if he is chosen in the second round when selections resume on Thursday afternoon.
The choice that could be most logical for Bronny James: number 55 overall, a selection that happens to be in the hands of Los Angeles Lakersthe team in which Lebron Jameswho is expected to become a free agent next week, has played since 2018.
The James family has been in New York this week, although it is not known if Bronny James He will appear in the second round of the draft.
Bronny James He played one year of college basketball at USC and averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game last season. He played in 25 games and missed the start of the season after needing a procedure last year to repair what was diagnosed as a congenital heart defect, which was discovered after he went into cardiac arrest during summer training.
A panel of doctors authorized Bronny James to play in the NBA last month.
Bronny James, who measured 6 feet 1 1/2 inches at the draft combine, may be the most talked about second-round prospect in draft history, because of the last name. His father, a four-time NBA champion, will enter his 22nd NBA season this fall.
Yeah Bronny James plays in the NBA next season, he and Lebron James They would be the first father-son duo in the league simultaneously as players. There have been about 100 cases in NBA history where players joined the league after their parents played, but none at the same time.
