usc guard brony james – Son of 4-time MVP lebron james – In addition to entering the NCAA transfer portal, he announced today (via Instagram) that he will declare for the 2024 NBA Draft.
LeBron's oldest son, Bronny, spent his first college season at USC in 2023-24. His debut was postponed due to a health scare in July last year when he suffered a cardiac arrest and had to be taken to hospital. Although he was eventually cleared to play, his contributions to the Trojans were modest, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 19.3 minutes per game in 25 games (six starts).
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link), the plan is for Bronny to visit and train with NBA teams and then, based on the feedback he receives, decide whether to stay in the draft and go pro, or go back to school for at least one more year.
The 19-year-old, who underwent treatment for cardiac arrest and congenital heart disease, must be evaluated and cleared by the NBA's Fitness to Play Committee before training with the team or participating in the draft combine in May. ESPN points out that he needs to take the test. Adrian Wojnarowski. However, even without that permission, he is free to meet and interview the team.
Although ESPN's Jonathan Givony once considered him a potential 2024 lottery pick with elite defense, Bronny is not on ESPN's current top 100 list for this year's draft. The USC freshman seems much less likely to be the one-and-done player he once was, but his agent said: rich paul He told ESPN last month that he and Bronny value the team's specific interests more than draft position. That means looking for the best fit for development rather than aiming to be drafted as high as possible.
Of course, LeBron has long professed his desire to play in the NBA with Bronny, but the Lakers star has backed off on that in the past year or two, leaving his son to make his own decisions and say, It has to become something like this,” he emphasized. Man,” Paul told ESPN.
If Bronny decides to decline the draft and transfer to a new school, Duquesne is one of the potential landing spots, sources told Wojnarowski. Drew JoyceWoj, the program's new head coach, added that he played high school basketball with LeBron and is a longtime family friend.
