Bronny James has been selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second spherical of the NBA draft, joining his father LeBron on the workforce.
The Lakers drafted the 19-year-old son of LeBron James with the fifty fifth decide after one season on the University of Southern California. Bronny James spent 4 years at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth earlier than graduating in 2023.
That similar yr, he was picked by Team USA to play on the Nike Hoop Summit, in response to his USC profile.
In his solely season at USC, Bronny averaged 4.8 factors, 2.1 assists, 2.8 rebounds and 0.8 steals.
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“While it’s no guarantee that Bronny will end up a member of the Lakers on draft night, it appears to be the most likely outcome,” CBS Sports reported earlier, citing mock drafts that projected the Lakers would use the No. 55 decide to pick Bronny.
LeBron James, who surpassed fellow Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar final yr because the NBA’s all-time main scorer, informed ESPN in May of final yr that he wished to play alongside his son.
“I need to be on the floor with my boy, I got to be on the floor with Bronny,” he mentioned.
But a number of months later, the NBA star took a lighter method and informed ESPN, “just because that’s my aspiration or my goal, doesn’t mean it’s his.”
“I’ve done what I’ve had to do in this league, and my son is going to take his journey,” he mentioned.
At the NBA Draft Combine in Chicago final month, reporters requested Bronny if he aspired to play alongside his dad.
“No, never,” he answered. “My dream has always just been to put my name out, make a name for myself, and get to the NBA, which is everyone’s end goal that’s here. I never thought about just playing with my dad.”
“But of course he’s brought it up a couple of times,” he mentioned.
On Wednesday, as different gamers have been selected in the draft’s first spherical, LeBron addressed Bronny and his different son, Bryce, in a heartfelt post to Instagram.
“Pops over here getting emotional as hell just thinking about yall journey so far!,” the NBA star wrote. “Thank you both for allowing me to be your DAD and be apart of your compass through life’s trials and tribulations!”