LeBron James will see one more dream come true after the Los Angeles Lakers selected his son Bronny James with Pick #25 of the second round of the 2024 Draft.
Lebron James will see another dream come true after the Lakers they chose with Pick #25 of the second round of the Draft 2024 to his son Bronny James.
After much speculation and waiting, the election came on the second day of activity of the Draft 2024 with the 55th overall selection for the son of the ‘King’
Before Thursday, there had never been an active father-son duo playing in the NBA at the same time. And now, the first father-son pair is preparing to be teammates after Los Angeles Lakers They will select Bronny James, the eldest son of Lebron Jameswith the 55th pick in the second round.
Bronny, 19, averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 19.4 minutes per game in his lone season at USC. He joined the Trojans in game action midseason after being sidelined for nearly five months while recovering from a bout of cardiac arrest that required surgery to treat a congenital heart defect.
He received medical clearance to be selected by the NBA’s Fitness to Play Panel on the eve of the draft combine.
The former McDonald’s All-American improved his stock in Chicago during the NBA draft, where he performed well in agility drills and finished as one of the best in three-point shooting drills.
His father has until June 29 to opt out of the final year of his Lakers contract (worth $51.4 million next season) or become an unrestricted free agent. The Lakers are focused on retaining LeBron James for his 22nd season and beyond and are willing to offer the 39-year-old the maximum three-year, $162 million contract he is eligible for to keep him with the franchise, sources said. to ESPN.
Lakers All-Star center Anthony Davis told ESPN before the second round began Thursday that he supported the team pursuing Bronny.
“He’s very good defensively,” Davis told ESPN. “He can read the court very well. I think he is a very good playmaker. I saw him practice a couple of times besides the pro day [de Klutch Sports] and work with a giant; the reads on him, reading the defense, making the right passes… that was really impressive to me. I think it’ll be fine, man. Obviously, it’s a lot of pressure for him with his father being who she is.
“But one thing about Bronny, from what I’ve seen and what I’ve heard, is that he wants to create his own path and he doesn’t want to be… even though he’s LeBron James’ son, he doesn’t want to be seen that way. And I think that having that mentality and trying to create his own path is going to work for him… Who knows, he could come and be ready to play for us.”
