Bronny James is hopeful that he will hear his name called in the upcoming 2024 NBA Draft. However, a number of NBA scouts are seemingly not all that high on him, offering some critical comments about James to ESPN’s Marc Spears recently.
James, the son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, got to this point despite struggling pretty heavily in his lone collegiate season at USC. He averaged just 4.8 points per game while shooting just 36.6 percent from the field this past season.
Bronny recently took part in the 2024 NBA Draft Scouting Combine in hopes of potentially improving his draft stock ahead of the draft next month. But unfortunately, he seemingly hasn’t changed the minds of two NBA scouts that recently spoke to Spears, saying that he “isn’t an NBA prospect” in their opinion.
“They wanted to reserve judgment until they saw him,” said Spears after recently speaking with two NBA scouts. “They did see that he was listed at 6’1′. And they did see he had a 40.5 vert. But I was like, what would you do right now before he goes and plays? They both said they would not draft him.
“Now, this was their take after watching him play. Scout one: I still don’t think he’s ready, but he did some good things. He is on the smaller side so he’s gonna have to be elite on defense. You can see he has good vision, makes the right passes, takes good shots. He’s probably gonna need more time. If the Lakers don’t draft him, I don’t think anyone will.
“The other scout I talked to said he was a positional athlete that doesn’t function as an elite athlete. Tweener stuck between two positions. Should be a point guard based on his size, but can’t run an offense. He’s handicapped as an undersized shooting guard because he can’t shoot. He’s a poor man’s Davion Mitchell. He is not an NBA prospect in my opinion. Not my words, the words of two NBA scouts.
It is certainly a harsh analysis from these two scouts. It may truly be up to the Los Angeles Lakers to potentially make a move for Bronny if he is indeed going to be selected in the draft.
