In the history of the NBA, there has never been a father and a son that have shared an NBA basketball court,
Bronny is first and foremost a person of high character and second he's a young man that works incredibly hard and those are the qualities we look for in drafting players and adding to our developmental core of the Lakers,
We know and have to respect that LeBron has a decision about his opt out and I'm sure he and his family will decide what they are going to do there,
Congratulations to Bronny James on being drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers!"
It's an honor for us to add him to our program,
We're excited to see this story unfold,
He's very good defensively,
Bronny James is an undersized combo guard, but makes up for the lack of height with a strong frame, great athleticism and quickness,
As most of his peers have flatlined the past 12 to 18 months, James has grown, filled out his frame, found another gear with his explosiveness and become an absolute terror off the ball defensively thanks to his outstanding intensity and feel for the game,
It means everything to me to be standing here right now,
I don’t want to hear the charges, people talking about nepotism,
Rich Paul is calling teams [telling them] don’t take Bronny James,
With the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA draft, the Los Angeles Lakers select Bronny James from the University of Southern California,
Not a feeling in the (expletive) world better than being around raising my boys to MEN! Pops over here getting emotional as hell just thinking about yall journey so far! Thank you both for allowing me to be your DAD and be apart of your compass through life's trials and tribulations!,
LeBron is off this idea of having to play with Bronny,
My dream has always just been to put my name out, make a name for myself, and, of course, get to the NBA,
Wherever Bronny is at, that’s where I’ll be. I would do whatever it takes to play with my son for one year,
My last year will be played with my son,
I’ve put in the work and I would get drafted because of not only the player but the person that I am.”
This is a serious business, and I don’t feel like there would be a thought of ‘I’m just drafting this kid just because I’m going to get his dad,’