‘Littered with landmines’: Brutal reality for LeBron’s son... and why he’s a prospect like no other

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NBA: A dunk from Johnny Furphy at the NBA Academy games had scouts salivating, with the young Aussie rising steadily on draft boards.

Of course, the fact there is still some level of uncertainty as to who could go first overall, combined with the lack of superstar talent at the top of this year’s class, has only further thrust the 19-year-old into the spotlight.

That likely starts on Friday, or potentially Thursday, as he waits for his name to be called by NBA commissioner Adam Silver in either the first or second round of this year’s draft.breaks down everything you need to know about Bronny ahead of the draft, from what NBA experts are saying about his potential to where he may land.Bronny was a four-star recruit out of Sierra Canyon High School in Los Angeles, where he missed the majority of his sophomore season with a torn meniscus in his knee.

It put Bronny’s immediate playing future in doubt, although he later returned to the court after missing the opening month of the season to make his USC debut against Long Beach State. Of course, that shot may come at some point but again, Bronny seems like the kind of player who is a few years away from being able to have a meaningful impact in the NBA.Bronny as an “explosive guard with strong defensive versatility” but questioned whether he has the offensive upside to contribute right away, adding he “is not a dynamic ball handler or shot-creator, lacking assertiveness at times”.

Vecenie’s biggest concern though surrounded Bronny’s size and how that projects for his ability to be a 3-and-D role player in today’s NBA, stressing that the Trojans guard needs to improve his shot to be a genuine threat as an off-ball player.More broadly, Vecenie wrote that Bronny would have been “much better served” spending another year playing college basketball to “get the reps he needs offensively”.

“Still, he is outside of the range of players whom I have two-way grades on in this class. I have an Exhibit 10 grade on Bronny and think he would have been much better served heading back to school to get the reps he needs offensively.”“He should go back to school to develop at his own pace or he risks getting lost in the shuffle, whether or not he’s playing with his dad.”

You would think a player like Bronny would benefit from spending some time in the G-League working on his game, while ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski also flagged back in May that the prospect of the 19-year-old selling out G-League arenas would make him an attractive option for a broad range of teams.“Bronny James is going to have an impact for organisations not just on the basketball side but potentially on the business side,” Wojnarowski said on ‘NBA Today’ at the time.

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