ESPN: Bronny James stays in NBA Draft, agent determining which interested teams are ‘real’
Bronny James will remain in the 2024 NBA Draft with a deadline to return to college set for Wednesday at 8:59 p.m. MST, his agent and Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul told ESPN.
The USC Trojans prospect and son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is projected as a second-round pick. With a strong pre-draft process, there’s a chance he could fight for a first-round selection in a class that is expected to yield an unpredictable draft order.
Bronny James plans to set workouts with the Phoenix Suns and Lakers, as The Athletic’s Shams Charania has reported. Though James has received 10 or more workout offers, Paul explained to ESPN why he and his client are being selective about where the guard visits.
“Bronny’s [draft] range is wide,” Paul told ESPN. “He’s a really good prospect who has a lot of room for growth. It only takes one team. I don’t care where that team is — it can be No. 1 or 58 — [but] I do care about the plan, the development. The team’s strategy, the opportunity and the financial commitment.”
Paul added he will not work out a two-way deal for his client, though he is not opposed to navigating an undrafted signing if the right fit doesn’t appear in the two rounds of the draft that will take place from June 26-27.
