The most well-liked prospect within the 2024 NBA Draft class is and not using a workforce for no less than another day — LeBron James‘ son, Bronny, was not taken within the 1st spherical … that means he must wait till Thursday to be taught his skilled destiny.
The primary 30 alternatives simply had their names referred to as … with French baller Zaccharie Risacher going No. 1 total to the Atlanta Hawks.
Alex Sarr — additionally from France — went to the Washington Wizards at No. 2 … and Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard joined the Houston Rockets within the third spot.
To spherical out the highest 5, UConn champ Stephon Fortress bought picked by the San Antonio Spurs … and the Detroit Pistons took Ron Holland.
19-year-old James — a 6’2″ guard out of USC — wasn’t projected to go on the prime of the draft by any means … however there was hypothesis he might have his title referred to as as early because the latter half of the first spherical.
Bronny will now look to Night time 2 of the occasion … and it is solely potential he might be part of the Los Angeles Lakers — his father’s present workforce — at No. 55.
The Purple and Gold handed on Bronny the primary time round with the seventeenth choose — going with Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht as a substitute.
Wealthy Paul — agent to the daddy and son — has said it is not a certain factor LeBron would decide out of his contract and be part of Bronny if a workforce outdoors of L.A. drafts him … regardless of the King beforehand stating it was a lifelong dream to play along with his son within the NBA.
All of it goes down on the Barclays Heart on Thursday.