From living in the same house to playing on the same team, LeBron James’ son Bronny James was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers at the 2024 NBA Draft, becoming his father’s teammate in LA.
After many years of countless press ink and rumors on social networking sites, Bronny James, the eldest son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, set foot in the NBA and became a teammate of dad.
In the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft this morning (June 28), the Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James with the 55th pick, officially recruiting LeBron’s son to the purple and yellow team.
Bronny James and LeBron James will make history as the first father and son to play teammates on an official NBA team.
From living together to playing together on the same team, LeBron James’ son will officially join the Los Angeles Lakers after the team was selected in the 2024 NBA Draft.
This decision by the Lakers’ board of directors has put an end to nearly 12 months of speculation about where Bronny James will play in the NBA. Now attention will turn to LeBron, who has not yet made an official decision on extending his contract with the Los Angeles team.
LeBron still has 1 year left on his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he is allowed to cut the contract early thanks to the Player Option clause. From there, LeBron can sign a new contract worth up to 162 million USD within 3 years (average 54 million USD/season).
After the Lakers selected Bronny James in the NBA Draft, attention will turn to LeBron’s new contract story
Bronny James was born in 2004, is 1m87 tall and weighs 95kg, is the eldest son in the family of three children of LeBron and Savannah James. After only 1 season at the University of Southern California (USC) with an average of 4.8 points/game, Bronny decided to find the door to the NBA through the 2024 Draft event.
These lackluster statistics stem from Bronny suffering a cardiac arrest during a USC practice last summer. Fortunately, LeBron James’ son has fully recovered physically, but he lost several precious months in preparation and training with his teammates.
Many experts are concerned about Bronny’s move, saying that LeBron’s son is “not mature enough” for NBA basketball and needs more time to practice in the NCAA after a lackluster year of competition.
But at the NBA Draft Combine event that took place a month ago, Bronny left a certain impression in the eyes of scouts with his defensive ability. Bronny himself also set a realistic goal that he wanted to become a role player instead of being a star on a team.
