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. James was eventually cleared and returned a month into the season but never seemed to find his footing with the Trojans. As such, James' decision to remain in the draft rather than return for another year in college caught some by surprise. However, while acknowledging James' vast draft range, agent Rich Paul said in May that the priority is his development and that they wouldn't accept any two-way contract proposals. James struggled in his short time at USC, but it's tough gauging how much stock to take from it. The unique and unfortunate circumstances he had to deal with - recovering from a serious, life-threatening event while navigating the attention that comes from being the son of arguably the greatest basketball player ever - are perfectly acceptable caveats for a teenage prospect stumbling through a season of college basketball. That said, legitimate questions about his game emerged during his Trojans stint. Perhaps the most pressing is if his poor shooting was simply a seasonal anomaly. He only made 16 threes in 60 tries all season, but James impressed at the NBA combine's on-the-move 3-point shooting drill, going 19-of-25 for 76% - second only to the 84% posted by Alex Karaban, who's since withdrawn from the draft to return to UConn. James also shot 5-of-8 from three for 15 points in the McDonald's All-American Game, another potential argument for him finding his stroke again. #nba #lebron #lebronjames #bronny #bronnyjames #lakers #lakersnation #lakersbasketball #lakersfan #la #losangeles #basketball #nbadraft #nbadraft2024 #for #foryou #foryoupage #rookie #fatherson #fathersonduo #fathersongoals #college #halloffame #scoringrecord #sport #sportlover #sportstiktok #sportnews #sportok #sports_category_mu