Whether it was a truly thoughtful choice for technical or convenience reasons, just to make money and leave dad LeBron happy, only time will decide, an inflexible and meritocratic judge in the NBA court: the absolute novelty, more than 75 years of activity of the Leagueis that a father and son will play together for the same team.
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Con i Los Angeles Lakers
The detail, which should not be overlooked at all, is that the family involved are the Jameses and the leading franchise, the Los Angeles Lakers: the duo composed of head of the family LeBronawaiting ratification of the contractual renewal, and from firstborn Bronnychosen in the Draft with the number 55, has meanwhile taken all the limelight.
Second move in a few days, after the hiring of JJ Redick on the bench, elected according to the malicious more for being LeBron James’ podcast partner than for his visions as a coach (at his absolute debut), to convince the Chosen One, if there was still any need, to stay in Los Angeles and sign a three-year, $162 million extension.
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A sumptuous offer – at almost 39 years of age – also accompanied by the choices welcomed by the coach and his son: signs that in the Lakers, even more than before, there will be nothing and no one who does not pass through the control and approval of King LeBron, expected in the summer at the Paris Olympics at the helm of Team USA.
The son is 19 years old
Before quitting, a still remote event, the greatest scorer in NBA history he wanted to have the pleasure of seeing his 19-year-old son Bronny make his professional debut. To please him, the Lakers will let him find him in the same locker room.
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Bronny’s cardiac arrest
The question now is how much of it there is technical and not commercial in the choice. Meanwhile, as often happens in the golden world of the NBA, there is a story of redemption behind it: almost a year ago Bronnyduring a training session with his college team, the University Southern California, he suffered a frightening cardiac arrest and for a few hours fought between life and death.
Once the scare had passed, Bronny, a professional basketball guard, returned to the court in December and with only one NCAA season behind him, he climbed to the top floor of the NBA. Now he will have to earn a guaranteed contract with the Lakers: Rich Paul, the James family’s agent, has already declared that LeBron’s renewal is independent of the child’s maintenance. Phrases of circumstance, even if Bronny’s future will be more in the hands of his father than of the Lakers.
A magical event
«It could be something magical, even if LeBron can choose to leave the Lakers until Saturday. If it turns out that he will remain in our team next season, NBA history could be written. And the history of the NBA should be written in the Lakers uniform”, the words, equally pertinent, of Rob Pelinka, the president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers.
The real challenge for Bronny will be to live with the burden of his surname, comparisons and accusations of nepotism. James junior, in fact, will enter the NBA with attention clearly superior to that of his curriculum as a player. His only one season at USC was unfortunately compromised by cardiac arrest: As a freshman, once he returned, he averaged just 4.8 points and 19.3 minutes in 25 games.
A boy in the mix of champions
Is it better to immediately throw him into the fray of the adults, together with his father, with the Lakers or divert him to mature in the South Bay Lakers in the G League, the development championship? “Bronny is not a person who has ever taken shortcuts or had God-given opportunities in basketball,” Pelinka explained.
“He worked hard to earn everything, even being selected in the draft with the number 55.”
Some evil person, a race that also exists in the NBA’s toyland, has already Franchise name change proposed: dai Los Angeles Lakers ai LeBron Lakers oppure ai Los James Lakers.
2024-06-28 16:27:42
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