Bronny Jamesthe 19-year-old son of the star Los Angeles Lakers LeBron Jameswas chosen this Thursday by the Los Angeles team in 55th place in the Draft of the NBA. This means that next season will see an unprecedented event: father and son will play together on the same team in the top league.
‘King James’, 39, had long expressed his willingness to share a team with his eldest son before closing his legendary basketball career.
“In the history of the NBA, there has never been a father and son who shared a court. It’s something that can be magical.”declared the general manager of the Lakers, Rob Pelinka.
Several illustrious basketball families had fathers and sons in the NBAas Dell Curry (father and Stephen Curry (son), but none at the same time.
LeBronwinner of four championship rings, the last of them with the Lakers in 2020has a busy schedule before he can share a locker room with his son in The Angels.
The all-time leading scorer of the NBA will once again lead an Olympic team USA next month in Paris 2024 Games; while waiting for Bronny be part of the group with which the Lakers play the Summer League in Las Vegas.
“Congratulations to Bronny James on being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers!”he wrote in X Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnsonmyth of the gold and purple franchise“Watching Bronny put on a Lakers jersey during Summer League will be a must-see TV show!”
Bronnya 1.93m tall shooting guard, averaged just 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game during his only season in the University of Southern California (USC).
Before that campaign began suffered a cardiac arrest during a training session that threatened to jeopardize his career.
The player received the go-ahead from the doctors to debut with USC five months later, but his performance was below expectations and no one seems to guess a future figure in him.
The strong points of Bronny are his defensive abilities and his instinct for the game, but he could need time to fully establish himself as a player of the NBA.
“We’re looking forward to seeing how this story develops.”said Pelinkawho announced that the new coach of the Lakers, JJ Redickyou are already planning how to improve Bronny.
The arrival of the promise to the Lakers It may also be a sign that LeBron will remain in the franchise.
The forward has one more season on his contract with the Lakers But until Saturday he can exercise a clause to become a free agent, which would serve him both to sign a new and more lucrative contract or to go to another team.
“We know and we have to respect that LeBron has a decision to make”said Pelinka. “If he stays on our team next season, history could be made… and NBA history should be made with the Lakers uniform”he added in this regard.
The choice of Bronny was surrounded by a certain uncertainty due to the possibility that other franchises would get ahead of the Lakers and play that card to address the signing of lebron.
With the ceremony already underway, ESPN reported that Rich Paulagent of the Jameswarned the other teams that Bronny He was willing to go play in the Australian league if the destination franchise was not the Lakers.
Last May, Bronny He stated that his goal was to play for a team that values him for his abilities. “Honestly, I feel like this is a serious business and I don’t think anyone would think about drafting a guy because they can get his father.”he stressed. “I’ve worked hard and I want to be chosen for who I am.”
The second round of the draft It was held for the first time the day after the first, in which the French Zaccharie Risacher He was chosen as number one by the Atlanta Hawks.
On Thursday, the Spanish international point guard was also chosen. Juan Nunez20 years old, in 36th place by the Indiana Pacerswho immediately agreed to transfer it to the San Antonio Spurs of Victor Wembanyama.
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