The son of Lebron James must not have any self-awareness at all. He averages 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and shoots 36.6% per game. All indicators of these stats scream terrible, and this should be a player coming off the bench. Somehow, being the son of one of the greatest basketball players skyrockets your draft stock to be selected in the first round. Not only that but from what I’ve heard, is that he has also denied workouts with teams. Only taking workouts with the Lakers and Suns. In what right mind does any player think they have that type of power and not even be drafted yet?
People need to understand and acknowledge that just because the father was a great player the son is not that same caliber of player. If the Lakers are only entertaining the idea of drafting Bronny, to keep Lebron on the team. Well, that is what a dysfunctional organization would do, the once mighty Lakers have been a dumpster fire even with Lebron being there. Besides winning the COVID-19 Bowl championship, it’s not been awe-inspiring at best. But the Lakers are a desperate organization and making a draft decision like this falls under the category of desperate. This is failing the future of your organization for the false sense of security of today. All to say “We have LeBron James” who is aging and slowly becoming more injury-prone.
Some children of great players are just not meant for the professional level of sports. Thaddeus Moss, the son of the great Randy Moss, a college football national champion, is not even in the NFL currently. He signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in February and was cut on May 10th. He has now retired and there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s okay not to follow in your father’s footsteps. Brandon Rice, the son of Jerry Rice, was a seventh-round draft pick. Jerry Rice’s mentality toward his son’s draft slide was “These guys going to feel us.” Meaning they are going to put some respect on you.
This is the mentality Bronny should have going into this draft because your stats are atrocious. If you didn’t have the James name tied to you, the NBA wouldn’t even give a second of their time to you. Maybe, transfer to Kansas, Kentucky, or a blue blood program and develop with a great coach before getting drafted. But once you get drafted, you get that National spotlight on you, and right now you average 4.8 points per game. The social media world will roast you, all because you’re the son of Lebron James.
Is it fair? Probably not, but that comes with having a father, who people think is greater than Michael Jordan or who has always been in the sports media spotlight. We shall see what happens and where your professional basketball career goes, and I’ll leave it at saying this. Don’t fly too close to the sun Icarus.
