Optimism is about having hopefulness and confidence concerning the future.
So when the Lakers chosen Bronny James with the No. 55 decide within the NBA Draft, it wasn’t due to what he’s however what he is perhaps.
In any case, Bronny had a modest freshman season, averaging simply 4.8 factors, 2.8 rebounds and a couple of.1 assists per sport in 19.3 minutes per sport.
He additionally shot solely 26.7% from the sector, however given his late begin at USC as a result of his cardiac arrest, the hope is that now that he’s wholesome, he can flip into an NBA participant with the correct improvement.
Vice chairman of basketball operations Rob Pelinka addressed these issues and what he sees Bronny turning into throughout his press convention instantly following the draft.
“We’ve actually seen progress in his taking pictures,” Pelinka mentioned. “I believe on the mix after we had been there with the scouting workers, he was one of many leaders in making his pictures in a few of the drills. We actually suppose he can flip into being an elite shot-maker.”
That’s a powerful assertion for a participant who hasn’t proven that means in school, however he could have all of the assist he wants in Los Angeles.
His father is LeBron James, who is aware of a factor or two about taking part in within the NBA and Lakers head coach JJ Redick is thought for his basketball IQ, so hopefully, he may also help unlock Bronny’s full potential.
On the time of publishing this text, Lebron has opted out of his contract, but when he returns to the Lakers as anticipated, it’ll be the primary time a father-son duo performs collectively within the NBA when Bronny and the King contact the ground on the identical time.
Basketball and profitable must be the precedence given LeBron’s age, however the reality this may occur is NBA historical past and objectively a cool second.
Nonetheless, persistence shall be wanted in relation to Bronny’s improvement.
Keep in mind, he was drafted on the finish of the second spherical and is a piece in progress extra so than a completed product.
Nonetheless, the Lakers have demonstrated a knack for growing gamers and if they will flip Bronny into an elite shot maker and a rotation participant, their number of him at No. 55 shall be considered as an incredible decide years from now.
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