Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, already made NBA historical past when he was drafted to play on the identical staff as his father, the Los Angeles Lakers, and now has a assured contract as well.
The No. 55 decide within the 2024 NBA draft plans to signal a multiyear absolutely assured rookie contract with the Lakers that may land him on the NBA roster, as a substitute of a rookie two-way contract that second-round picks usually obtain, based on a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic.
James’s choice as a developmental prospect in Los Angeles provides him the chance to not solely make historical past by enjoying together with his dad, however to doubtlessly grow to be a key developmental piece for the way forward for the franchise as soon as his father retires.
Whereas LeBron has not formally signed his new contract with the Lakers, he’s now anticipated to fetch the max from Los Angeles as a substitute of taking a pay lower so as to add free brokers for a late-career championship chase. James was open to taking much less cash on a brand new contract, however the Lakers missed out on a number of free brokers, most notably, Klay Thompson, who was acquired by the Dallas Mavericks in a three-team sign-and-trade on Monday.
As for Bronny, he’ll now start his profession studying below new coach JJ Redick, LeBron and Anthony Davis as he makes an attempt to search out his footing on the NBA stage.