Bronny James reportedly plans to play with only some NBA groups forward of subsequent month's draft: his father LeBron's Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns.
“The Suns have the twenty second general choose within the draft and he’s into account amongst a number of gamers at No. 22,” Shams Charania of The Athletic reported. Run It Back FanDuel TV Show,
“It is going to rely upon the event plan,” Charania stated when describing potential locations for the 19-year-old former USC guard. “It is going to rely upon the assured cash, whether or not it's late within the first spherical or second spherical … There’ll solely be just a few groups — two or three groups — that Bronny James will go to and curiously sufficient, the Lakers and the Suns are two of these groups.”
It's unclear what Charania meant by 'developmental plan' and 'assured cash.' First-round picks obtain a hard and fast wage through the first 4 years of their careers, whereas second-round picks have extra room to barter, although usually with much less leverage.
Curiously, in keeping with Charania's report, Bronny has obtained 10 invites to pre-draft exercises, however he’ll solely go to two or three groups, together with the Suns and Lakers. Workforce spokespeople didn’t instantly reply to DailyMail.com's request for affirmation about Bronny's pre-draft visits.
Former USC guard Bronny James, 19, speaks to the media through the 2024 NBA Mix on Could 15
LeBron James and his spouse Savannah Brinson watching Bronny James on the Draft Mix
Bronny's solely season of faculty basketball turned out to be a serious disappointment when the McDonald's All-American suffered a cardiac arrest whereas working towards in July 2023.
He was cleared to return to the court docket, however performed a mean of simply 19.4 minutes in 25 video games for the Trojans, scoring simply 4.8 factors per recreation.
After all, drafting Bronny might additionally imply buying LeBron, who has the suitable to decide out of the ultimate yr and $51 million left on his Lakers contract to turn out to be a free agent.
Moreover, the elder James had beforehand expressed a want to play alongside his son, as did Gordie Howe as soon as with the Hartford Whalers and Ken Griffey Sr. with the Seattle Mariners.
LeBron and Bronny's agent stated, 'LeBron stated he needs to play together with his son.' Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul tells Bleacher Report final week. 'Bronny can't do something about that. And it's not one thing we must always again down on. If he needs to play together with his son, that's it. However once more, I’ve a job to do representing Bronny and LeBron.
'LeBron's season is over. My focus is on Bronny and the remainder of our draft class. If it comes right down to him with the ability to play together with his dad, nice. Am I essentially centered on that? No, under no circumstances. I'm centered on the workforce's plan, the funding and the match and the seriousness of the chance.'
