Bronny James’ NBA Draft decision: Son of Lakers star LeBron James could declare, return to USC or transfer

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USC freshman Bronny James will weigh his options in the coming weeks about his basketball future, and the process of his next decision could accelerate with his college coach Andy Enfield departing his post at USC to take the vacant coaching job at SMU. 

The son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James could declare for the 2024 NBA Draft, return to USC for the 2024-25 season or enter the transfer portal and explore his options if he wants to remain in college for at least another season. 

Coming out of high school, James was ranked as the No. 28 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle by 247Sports. He committed to the Trojans over Oregon and Ohio State. He appeared in 25 games this season after missing the first eight games of his college career due to a scary health incident that saw him go into cardiac arrest during a summer workout.

“It’s up to him,” LeBron said on Bronny’s draft status during NBA All-Star Game Weekend last month. “It’s up to the kid. Obviously we gonna go through the whole process. He’s still in season now, has the Pac-12 tournament coming up. … We gonna weigh our options, and we gonna let the kid make the decision.”

Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, who represents both LeBron and Bronny, said earlier this month that he doesn’t “value a young player getting into the lottery as much as I do getting him on the right team in the right developmental situation.”

Outside of LeBron making public comments about his son, Bronny himself hasn’t given much indication of what he will do. Bronny spoke publicly only once this season and that came after his collegiate debut against Long Beach State on Dec. 10.

After losing to LBSU, he appeared at the podium for less than a minute to give a statement thanking doctors, trainers, and the support system that helped him return to play. The Pac-12 Tournament allows for open locker rooms for media, but James did not speak.

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Author : Cameron Salerno

Publish date : 2024-04-02 05:33:00

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