Lakers Owner Jeanie Buss Impressed With Bronny James: ‘He Works Hard, He’s Dedicated’

Jeanie Buss and the Los Angeles Lakers drafted Bronny James with the 55th overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft and Buss has been impressed with LeBron James‘ son.

Bronny signed a four-year, $7.9 million contract with the Lakers.  

“Yeah I mean again, we have to let the kid have an opportunity to play and prove that he should be in a Laker uniform,” Buss said on AM 570 LA Sports. “And everything that we’ve seen from him and about him and his work ethic, just some of the things he’s had to overcome being the son of a big star. He works hard, he’s dedicated. He really wants to do this. And if we can have a roster of players with that same mentality, then I think the sky is the limit.”

Bronny averaged 3.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks while shooting 25.0% from the field and 25.0% from beyond the arc in two California Classic Games.

Bronny then averaged 8.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.5 blocks while shooting 35.0% overall and 15.8% from 3 in four games in Las Vegas during Summer League. 

Being the son of LeBron isn’t easy. One negative NBA report already 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 will spend most of next season with the Lakers’ G League team.