Bronny

LeBron James's son is going to USC for a year, after which he will be drafted into the NBA. Current estimates are that he will be drafted in the middle of the first round, or even as high as tenth.  The thought that he will go higher because his father wants to play with him and so that team will likely be able to get some discount on Dad's services for a year or even two is becoming less and less likely. First, it's likely to only be the one year, and teams don't want to waste a #10 pick on a #20 player just to get a year of LBJ, however much that would help their merchandising. Secondly, Bronny seems to be a different type of player than his father, who does the little things, keeps teammates involved and on the same page, plays a speed-and-finesse game instead of the bullyball LeBron does. Those are stereotypes and exaggerations, of course.  LBJ does a lot of little things and shows finesse.

But the third piece is what I find most interesting. Because LeBron commands all he sees and can basically make teams, coaches, teammates, and business partners do what he wants, everyone has operated on the assumption that what he wants in terms of what Bronny's basketball life will be, he will get.  He is The King, after all. Yet it is he himself who is starting to say that a lot will depend on what Bronny wants.  This is a new song.

I am not a fan, but this is what a father should do, and without knowing the wheels within wheels, I admire both of them for this.