It was a tough go for Bronny James in his freshman season at USC, and he isn’t getting a lot love as he gears up for the NBA Draft.
The son of the NBA’s all-time main scorer declared for the NBA Draft final month regardless of averaging fewer than 5 factors per sport with the Trojans. He can nonetheless resolve to return to school.
Maybe the cardiac arrest he suffered final summer season performed an element, as he had been a McDonald’s All-American final 12 months in his senior 12 months of highschool.
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Bronny James shoots a free throw through the 2024 NBA Mix on Could 14, 2024, at Wintrust Area in Chicago, Illinois. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE by way of Getty Pictures)
Regardless of dropping 13 factors in a scrimmage on the NBA Scouting Mix earlier this week, although, one exhibition shouldn’t be convincing many.
ESPN’s Marc Spears learn off a listing of notes a pair of scouts took of James that they had despatched him, and never many had been nice.
One scout stated to Spears, “If the Lakers do not draft him, I do not see anybody drafting him. Groups will need him on a two-way [contract], and I do not assume [James’ agency] Klutch will need that.”
One other was harsher.
USC Trojans guard Bronny James (6) throughout a school basketball sport in opposition to the UCLA Bruins on February 24, 2024, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. (Tapia/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Pictures)
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“Positional athlete. Does not operate as an elite athlete. Tweener caught between two positions. Ought to be some extent guard primarily based on his dimension, however he cannot run an offense. He is handicapped as an undersized capturing guard as a result of he cannot shoot…
“His comp – a poor man’s Davion Mitchell. He isn’t an NBA prospect in my view.”
Mitchell, a backup level guard for the Davion Mitchell, averaged 15.3 minutes and 5.3 factors per sport this season.
James performed 25 video games his freshman season and averaged 4.8 factors, 2.8 rebounds and a pair of.1 assists per sport.
Bronny measured at a peak of 6 ft, 1.5 inches on the NBA Scouting Mix. He was listed at 6 ft, 4 inches at USC.
Bronny James, #6 of the USC Trojans, greets LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers earlier than the sport in opposition to the Stanford Cardinal at Galen Middle on January 6, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Pictures)
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It has been reported, although, that the Lakers, whom his father performs for, might draft Bronny if it could imply holding LeBron on the group. The draft is 2 days earlier than James’ deadline to decide out of his deal.
Fox Information’ Chantz Martin contributed to this report.
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