With the NBA Draft looming on June 26 and 27, a prospect that is garnering some noise is former USC Trojans guard Bronny James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.
While there were some evident struggles in his lone season at USC, Bronny possesses a valuable 3-and-D skillset and could develop nicely under the right situation.
However, some of this noise surrounding the 19-year-old is that he will only get drafted to lure LeBron to that respective team. LeBron had floated that idea in the past, although Bronny has said that playing in the NBA is his dream, but not necessarily with his dad.
Nonetheless, there is pressure on Bronny due to his father being LeBron as there will be some unwarranted expectations to suceed right out of the gate. However, he believes that general managers are serious about their business and will draft him because they believe in his skillset as a player, not to recruit his dad, via Dan Woike of the L.A. Times:
After an impressive showing at the NBA Draft Combine, hopefully that notion is dead as Bronny showcased his talents and some impressive shooting. But whoever drafts him needs to be considered a good development system as he still needs time to grow as a player.
