For years, the younger James’ story has been told in the context of his father, and that won’t change after he was taken by the Lakers in the NBA Draft Thursday.
LeBron James shouts to his son, Bronny James during USC’s game against the Cal at Haas Pavilion on February 07, 2024 in Berkeley, California. LOS ANGELES — The idea materialized for LeBron James three or four years ago, his body still in mint condition despite the mileage, his son a few years away from a future that seemed impossible to create., and holding his own in the rotation of a nationally-renowned program ripe with NBA prospects.
“For him to be able to even change his whole family’s dynamic — the whole dynamic of his family, the trajectory of the James name for generations to come — is something simply amazing,” Travis said. “My dream has always just been to, put my name out, make a name for myself, and of course, get to the NBA,” James told media at the NBA combine in May,
making a miraculous return to basketball within months. Within months, the world had forgotten, moving on to evaluations of his draft stock as a bargaining chip for an NBA team to sign his father. The promise of joining James hung over Bronny’s every move, a Beats commercial from October narrated by mother Savannah making abundantly clear his father’s intentions.
“I would’ve loved the opportunity to coach him,” Joyce III told the Southern California News Group of Bronny. “He’s a good player. It’s really that simple.” “That’s a skill level that you see guys like Davion Mitchell from Sacramento, guys like Jrue Holiday, guys like Marcus Smart, that it’s hard to screen those guys … Bronny could be in that category, with work and time,” Dudley told the Southern California News Group.NBA draft: Lakers’ 1st significant decision of JJ Redick era looms with 1st-round pick
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