Bronny James’ lone season at USC did not go as deliberate.
Shortly after collaborating within the McDonald’s All-American Game, he suffered a cardiac arrest whereas understanding on campus, which extended his school debut.
After lacking a brief period of time, the son of the NBA’s all-time main scorer bought again on the ground, however he did not play to his full potential.
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Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers speaks with the media throughout a press convention at UCLA Health Training Center on July 02, 2024 in El Segundo, California. The Lakers chosen Bronny James and Dalton Knecht within the 2024 NBA Draft. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Of course, he had fairly an eventful offseason, however he nonetheless averaged lower than 5 factors per sport whereas beginning six of his 25 video games performed.
Nonetheless, he was nonetheless the fifty fifth choice within the NBA Draft, to his father’s Los Angeles Lakers.
James averaged 19.3 minutes per sport with the Trojans. It stays to be seen what his position will likely be with L.A., and if historical past repeats itself, a fifty fifth choose usually would not have a lot of 1.
But James is right here to rewrite historical past.
James mentioned that the time missed in the summertime saved him from “perfecting [his] sport extra,” and in flip, it value him all through the season.
“I really feel like I’ve been given a chance to showcase what I can actually do as a result of I wasn’t on condition that a lot of a chance at USC,” James told the media on Tuesday.
Bronny James poses for a photograph through the 2024 NBA Combine on May 13, 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. (Kamil Krzaczynski/NBAE by way of Getty Images)
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Considering he’s now teammates together with his father, and the Lakers employed LeBron’s podcast co-host in JJ Redick, the broad hypothesis is that LeBron has been the defacto normal supervisor this offseason (after all, that is been a relatively well-liked thought all through his profession).
The Lakers’ choice of Bronny made the Jameses the primary father-son duo to be energetic gamers within the NBA on the similar time.
LeBron as soon as mentioned his closing 12 months within the NBA could be together with his son, so some have assumed in recent times that James would retire after enjoying together with his son for one 12 months. But earlier than the draft, their agent, Rich Paul, mentioned the 2 weren’t a package deal deal.
It appeared odd, although, that Bronny had invitations for exercises with a minimum of 10 groups however solely accepted two from the Lakers and Phoenix Suns. However, Paul says that was all “by design.”
Bronny James #9 of the Los Angeles Lakers throughout a press convention at UCLA Health Training Center on July 02, 2024 in El Segundo, California. The Lakers chosen Bronny James and Dalton Knecht within the 2024 NBA Draft. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
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Scouts weren’t too type to Bronny, with one saying he was “not an NBA prospect.” In his lone season with the USC Trojans, he averaged lower than 5 factors per sport.
Once he begins the 2024-25 marketing campaign, LeBron will make historical past in two methods. Not solely will he share the ground together with his son, he may even tie Vince Carter for probably the most NBA seasons performed at 22.
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