The 2024 NBA Draft is officially underway and all eyes were on Bronny James. But after the first night of the draft, the eldest son of NBA legend LeBron James went undrafted.
Many NBA fans – including LeBron himself – can’t wait to see father and son play together in the NBA. But after the first night, everyone will have to wait a little longer to find out if that will happen.
Although Bronny was never considered a top pick in the draft, several outlets predicted he would likely be drafted in the NBA, and CBS Sports bet LeBron’s team, the Los Angeles Lakers, would land him.
Although a seemingly obvious choice for the Lakers, Rich Paul, LeBron’s agent, previously stated that the father-son duo is not a package deal, according to Yahoo! Sports.
If the Lakers selected them in the draft, Bronny and LeBron would go down in history as the first NBA father and son to actively play together. But it depends not only on whether Bronny is selected by the team, and whether LeBron decides to continue playing instead of retiring, the media added.
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As the son of such a dominant figure in the NBA, Bronny previously expressed how much pressure and scrutiny comes with it.
The 19-year-old, who is currently a freshman at USC, recently revealed that he is under the public microscope. “It’s hard,” Bronny admitted in an interview with NBA Central. “I get a lot of criticism, but you know, I have to deal with it.”
“They don’t know what I’ve been through,” he added of his critics. “But yeah, I’m just trying to make the best of it [the] the opportunities that have been given to me.”
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Bronny James and LeBron James.
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Bronny declared for the 2024 NBA draft in April after playing one season for the USC Trojans basketball team. When asked about his decision-making process in making the transition from college basketball to the pros, he told NBA Central that it all had to do with his heart.
“You know I always want to end up where I’m happiest,” he said. “[My] My mom always told me, you know, ‘take me where my heart wants me to be,’ and I’ve just found happiness in what I’m doing right now, and I feel like that’s where I want to be.”
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The student was also asked if basketball was always a goal or if there were any other sports he considered, to which Bronny replied, “No.”
“I mean, I played other sports,” he explained. “I played football. [I] he was not allowed to play football. My mom didn’t allow it. So yeah, I’ve always been a sports guy, but basketball was just my cup of tea.”
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