Lakers name eldest son Bronny 55th
"A new history of NBA will be written next season"
Agent, please don't name another team
"King" LeBron James 40, the Los Angeles Lakers, has a chance to fulfill his wish of playing in the National Basketball Association NBA with his son. In the second round of the 2024 NBA Rookie Draft held in New York on Friday, the Lakers selected Bronny 20, LeBron's eldest son, as the 55th pick. If LeBron and Bronny join the Lakers side by side, James and his son will become the first players in NBA history to play on the same team as their father.
The National Football League NFL, Major League Baseball MLB, and National Hockey League NHL, which are considered the four major professional sports in North America along with the NBA, all have records of a father-son playing as a teammate. On the other hand, there is no record of a father-son playing for different teams in the same season. "Next season, the NBA's new history will be shared with the Lakers' uniforms," Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said.
When he entered the University of Southern California at the University of California in July last year, he collapsed due to cardiac arrest and returned to the court five months later. Since then, he has played in 25 NCAA Division I games, posting an average of 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 3 percent of his success rate. For this reason, some people thought that it was too early to challenge the NBA. In fact, no club called Bronny's name in the first round of the draft the previous day.
Instead, Bronny was evaluated as highly likely to develop due to his good basketball IQ scores during the draft combine. He was mentioned as a candidate for the second half of the second round. According to the U.S. sports media ESPN, other teams tried to nominate Bronny, but as Rich Paul, the agent of James Booze, called and said he would go to the Australian league if he were nominated.
LeBron 203 cm tall was the No. 1 pick in the 2003 draft by the Cleveland Indians. Bronny 187 cm tall is the fourth pick from the back. Bronny was the latest among seven sons to have a father who was the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. Previously, Kenyon Martin Jr. 23, the son of Kenyon Martin 47, the No. 1 pick in 2000, was the 52nd pick in 2020. 바카라사이트 추천