Bronny James is not getting much love from NBA scouts after he appeared at the NBA Scouting Combine earlier this week in Chicago.
It was a rough go for Bronny James in his freshman season at USC, and he's not getting much love as he gears up for the NBA Draft. The son of the NBA's all-time leading scorer declared for the NBA Draft last month despite averaging fewer than five points per game with the Trojans. He can still decide to go back to college. Perhaps the cardiac arrest he suffered last summer played a factor, as he had been a McDonald's All-American last year in his senior year of high school.
Despite dropping 13 points in a scrimmage at the NBA Scouting Combine earlier this week, though, one exhibition is not convincing many. 's Marc Spears read off a list of notes a pair of scouts took of James they had sent him, and not many were great. One scout said to Spears, 'If the Lakers don't draft him, I don't see anyone drafting him. Teams will want him on a two-way , and I don't think Klutch will want that.' Another was harsher.
Positional athlete. Doesn't function as an elite athlete. Tweener stuck between two positions. Should be a point guard based on his size, but he can't run an offense. He's handicapped as an undersized shooting guard because he can't shoot… 'His comp - a poor man's Davion Mitchell. He is not an NBA prospect in my opinion.' Mitchell, a backup point guard for the Davion Mitchell, averaged 15.3 minutes and 5.3 points per game this season.
It's been reported, though, that the Lakers, whom his father plays for, could draft Bronny if it would mean keeping LeBron on the team. The draft is two days before James' deadline to opt out of his deal. Fox News' Chantz Martin contributed to this report. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
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