It’s been a tough time for Bronny James in his first season at USC, and he’s not getting a lot of love as he prepares for the NBA Draft.
The son of the NBA top scorer of all time declared for the NBA draft last month despite averaging less than five points per game with the Trojans. He can still decide to return to school.
Perhaps the cardiac arrest he suffered last summer played a role, since he was named a McDonald’s All-American last year during his senior year of high school.
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Bronny James shoots a free throw during the 2024 NBA Combine on May 14, 2024 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. (Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images)
Despite losing 13 points in a scrimmage at the NBA Scouting Combine earlier this week, an exhibition isn’t convincing many.
ESPN’s Marc Spears I read a list of notes two scouts took on James that they sent to him, and few of them were great.
A scout told Spears, “If the The Lakers do not draft him, I don’t see anyone writing it. Teams will want him to have a two-way (contract), and I don’t think (James’ agency) Klutch wants that.”
Another was harder.
USC Trojans guard Bronny James (6) during a college basketball game against the UCLA Bruins on February 24, 2024, at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. (Tapia/Sportswire Icon via Getty Images)
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“Position athlete. Doesn’t perform like an elite athlete. Tweener stuck between two positions. He should be a playmaker based on his size, but he can’t run an offense. He’s handicapped as a shooter undersized because he can’t shoot…
“His comp – poor Davion Mitchell. Not an NBA prospect in my opinion.”
Mitchell, backup point guard for Davion Mitchell, averaged 15.3 minutes and 5.3 points per game this season.
James played in 25 games in his first season and averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
Bronny measured at a height of 6 feet 1.5 inches at the NBA Scouting Combine. He was listed at 6-foot-4 at USC.
Bronny James, #6 of the USC Trojans, greets LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers before the game against the Stanford Cardinal at the Galen Center on January 6, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)
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It has been reported, however, that the Lakers, for whom his father plays, could draft Bronny if it meant keeping LeBron on the team. The draft comes two days before James’ deadline to back out of his deal.
Chantz Martin of Fox News contributed to this report.
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