With the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, the Los Angeles Lakers selected USC guard Bronny James – the son of the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and his new teammate, LeBron James.
The younger James is one of the most compelling names in the entire 2024 class. Aside from facing the pressure of living in the shadow of his Hall of Fame-bound father, the 19-year-old’s college stint was disrupted before it began when he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest during a July practice on campus. Bronny was eventually cleared and returned a month into the season but never seemed to find his footing with the Trojans.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka commended the 19-year-old’s character and said his work ethic was a deciding factor in the team taking him late in the second round Thursday.