On Wednesday, Bronny James made the decision to remain in the NBA Draft to begin his professional basketball career. Given that his father LeBron James has played for the Los Angeles Lakers for the past six seasons, many expect that the Lakers will ultimately choose Bronny in the draft in an attempt to keep LeBron in Los Angeles. But Bronny’s agent doesn’t think that’s necessarily the case.
During a recent interview with ESPN, Bronny’s agent Rich Paul made it clear that he and Bronny aren’t banking on the Lakers drafting him.
“The Lakers need to look at Bronny like everyone else,” Paul told ESPN. “If they value him enough and he’s there, that’s great. If it’s not the Lakers, that’s great. I won’t be mad if it’s not. It’s obvious that people hear the conversation around the dad and son playing together, but that’s not our focus. If it happens organically, great. I’m not building on that.
“I’m not putting unrealistic expectations on Bronny. He’s far from a finished product. But he has a hell of start. He’s positioned well. … I don’t see him not getting drafted, but if it got to a point where the situations didn’t make sense and we needed to go undrafted, that’s fine.”
We’ll have to see whether or not the Lakers ultimately select him.
[ESPN]
