Bronny goes to the Lakers with Daddy Chance... NBA's first rich man to play in a team

In the 2024-2025 season, the U.S. National Basketball Association NBA will see a father and son play together for the first time. The first  duo will be the Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James 40 and Bernie James 20.

The Lakers made the record by selecting Bronny James USC as the 55th overall pick in the second round of the rookie draft held in New York on Friday. Bronny posted a message saying, "Blessed, blessed." "An amazing thing happened. I tried hard to make a comeback and got an opportunity. I'm truly grateful."

There have been players who have played in the NBA since then, such as Del Curry and Stephen Curry, but there have been no father-son  who have lived together. In MLB, Ken Griffey and his son Ken Griffey Jr. had a meal with the Seattle Mariners from 1990 to 1991.

LeBron, who has the most points scored 44,474 in the NBA history and collected four championship rings, has come true his wish to play on the NBA court with his son before he retires. When he heard that Bronny had been nominated during a dinner party in New York with his mother, wife, father-in-law, mother-in-law, and friends of his son, he was emotional and made a toast with champagne. It seems that the club prepared a celebration after learning in advance that it would choose his son. LeBron posted a composite photo of him wearing a Lakers jersey alongside Bronny on his social media and was happy, saying, "Legacy."

Anthony Davis, LeBron's teammate, welcomed the move through the U.S. sports channel ESPN, saying, "Bronnie is very good at defense. His performance is impressive when he reads the opponent's defense and scores good passes."

Bronny 188 centimeters drew much attention ahead of the upcoming draft. He was evaluated as not capable of being drafted by the NBA in general. During the 2023-2024 season, he played an average of 19.3 minutes in 25 NCAA games, scoring only 4.8 points 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists. As a freshman, he collapsed during a sudden cardiac arrest during training last summer, and after treatment and rehabilitation, he played his first game as a USC player only in December last year.  에볼루션 바카라사이트

Still, Bronny benefited from NBA Superstar's father. The Lakers, who drafted No. 17-55, drafted Bronny in the second round as expected. The move is based on the Lakers' intention to catch LeBron, who has the option to exercise his free agent FA rights. The Lakers recently appointed JJ Redick, 40, who has close relationship with LeBron, as their new coach. LeBron, who can play the court with his son, is virtually no longer likely to leave the Lakers.