ESPN devoted an enormous chunk of their second-round draft protection to a participant who’s more likely to common below 5 minutes per recreation subsequent season.
It is undoubtedly newsworthy that one of many best NBA gamers of all time will now be enjoying on the identical workforce as his son. A father and son have by no means even been within the NBA on the identical time, not to mention on the identical roster.
Nevertheless it was additionally hardly ever doubtful that Bronny could be becoming a member of his well-known father in Los Angeles as soon as he declared for the draft in any respect.
There is not any telling what curiosity there would have been amongst NBA groups with out Bronny’s well-known father, however his highly effective agent Wealthy Paul reportedly threatened groups to make it a one-team marketplace for the 19-year-old freshman.
The youthful James averaged 4.8 factors for USC final season, capturing 48% from the sphere and below 27% from three-point vary.
The elder James declared two years in the past that he needed to play with Bronny, and even his youthful son, Bryce, ought to his profession final till 2027. However he additionally clearly needs to win one other championship, a minimum of to match Kobe Bryant’s 5 rings or eclipse rival Steph Curry’s 4.
Bronny could or could not have a long-term NBA future, nevertheless it’s unlikely he’ll be a contributor to a contender as a 6-foot-2 non-shooting guard at age 19 — nearly no late second-round choose is! Nor are most 20-year-olds.
Nevertheless it’s no travesty that he is getting an NBA job due drastically to his well-known father. NBA groups and entrance workplaces are filled with nepotism.
Simply have a look at Mike Dunleavy Jr., GM of the Golden State Warriors, who additionally make use of head coach Steve Kerr’s son Nick as coach of the G League workforce. Nuggets coach Michael Malone is the son of an NBA head coach and Warmth coach Erik Spoelstra’s dad was a GM.
The Warriors have 5 sons of NBA gamers on their roster: Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Trayce Jackson-Davis and Gary Payton II. Tito Horford’s son Al simply gained his first title, beating Tim Hardaway Jr.
All-Stars Devin Booker, Kevin Love, Darius Garland and Jaren Jackson Jr. all had NBA dads, as did the late Kobe Bryant.
So in getting his son a job within the household enterprise, LeBron James is merely following within the NBA, nay American custom. He will not be a lot of an element for the Lakers subsequent season, however we’re guessing Bronny James will not be any worse at his job than the numerous little children of NBA homeowners working all around the league.