LeBron James, 39, and Bronny James, 19, will play together next NBA season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Father and son teammates: nothing like this has ever been seen in the NBA, it’s completely unprecedented. Which becomes reality after the Californian franchise selected with pick number 55 of the 2024 Draft, on the Italian night, the eldest son of LeBron who is the man of the franchise for the yellow and purple and one of the best basketball players in the history of the game. In theory, James Sr’s contract would expire if he did not exercise the option to extend it for a further season by June 29th, but at this point the renewal seems obvious. Imminent, even.
historical call
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Bronny is a guard, he played only one season in college, at Southern California, Los Angeles. In July 2023 she suffered a cardiac arrest during training, but she was able not only to return to the field for university as early as December, but now she even fulfills her dream of playing in the NBA. Second-round picks do not have guaranteed contracts, but the expectation is that the Lakers will regularly include him in the 15-player roster for next season.
show business
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As a Trojan, Bronny didn’t shine at all. And therefore on social media the accusations of being a successful recommendation are as many as the applause he receives for the story from Libro Cuore, that of father and son who will soon find themselves side by side on the parquet. LeBron celebrated on Instagram by declaring himself “Blessed” by the franchise choice. So is NBA marketing, which attracts everyone’s attention with this twist in a Draft that is otherwise poor in great characters. There will be a queue at the Lakers to see father and son next to each other wearing the same shirt…
the words of the gm
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Rob Pelinka, the General Manager of the Lakers, commented on the franchise choice: “Bronny works incredibly hard. And he has a great character, these are qualities we are looking for, he will be part of the young nucleus that we want to develop”. Bronny is a work in progress prospect, in the best perspective at most he can become a valuable defensive specialist along the way. But his father, an epochal phenomenon, meanwhile looks at him proudly. It’s not easy not to end up crushed by that comparison. Together, they have already made history. And it’s just the beginning…
