According to NBA reporter Ramona Shelburne, the Golden State Warriors were interested in drafting Bronny James.
The Warriors had the 52nd overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and could have drafted Bronny, but they took Quinten Post, allowing the Los Angeles Lakers to draft Bronny.
The Lakers drafted Bronny with the 55th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Bronny signed a four-year, $7.9 million contract with Los Angeles.
No father has played with or against his son in the NBA.
Being the son of LeBron James isn’t easy. One negative NBA report came out about Bronny receiving special treatment during Summer League, although Lakers Summer League player Blake Hinson fired back at the rumor.
“No. Where is that at? Honestly, you know how it is. Stuff like that doesn’t really shock me,” Hinson told Trevor Lane and Matthew Peralta of Lakers Nation. “But we need to figure out if that’s even true because to be totally honest with you, as far as his treatment, he was just a normal guy. He just played basketball, he really stays out of the way. He’s a cool dude. I don’t really understand how something like that came out. So that’s nonsense to me.”
Bronny suffered a cardiac arrest last year. He fully recovered and played for USC last college season, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks.
Bronny averaged 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in two California Classic Games. He then averaged 8.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks in Las Vegas during Summer League.
LeBron averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks for the Lakers in 2023-24 in 71 games. He’s still an elite force despite being the oldest player in the NBA.
Los Angeles hired JJ Redick, who replaced Darvin Ham. Redick has yet to coach above the youth level. He played 15 years in the NBA with the Orlando Magic, Milwaukee Bucks, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans and Dallas Mavericks.
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