Brian Windhorst discussed the possibility of Bronny going to Los Angeles in June's NBA Draft.
The son of LeBron James, the former USC guard underwent a procedure to repair a congenital heart defect nine months ago after going into cardiac arrest during a workout. It is now official that the issue will not impact James' ability to play in the NBA and he's expected to go through with the draft process.
This means attention officially shifts to which teams might select James. Once considered a potential lottery pick, James' sole season at USC was underwhelming for many and now the guard is widely seen as a second-round talent. ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst appeared onin the wake of James' positive medical update and said, if they have the opportunity, the Los Angeles Lakers will take LeBron's son.As noted by Windhorst the Lakers have the 55th pick in the 2024 draft.
Which certainly could change, but the book appears out on James. He is a great athlete and boasted strong potential as a point-of-attack defender, but he shot 36.6% from the floor while averaging 4.8 points per game in 25 appearances for the Trojans. There are many players expected to go in James' range with better predraft production, more obvious potential, or some combination of the two.
There is always the possibility that an enterprising franchise selects James with the hope of luring LeBron in free agency. The elder James is expected to opt out of his contract with the Lakers ahead of free agency. From all indications he is doing so with the intention of re-signing with the Lakers, and Windhorst mentions above that his agent Rich Paul has been working on dissuading teams of the notion that drafting Bronny means getting LeBron.
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