“With LeBron James Junior Nearly Grown, Could Dad’s Preposterous NBA Dream Become Reality? LeBron James’s Last NBA Goal Might Be to Play Long Enough to Take the Court With His Oldest Son. But Is Bronny James a Legit NBA Prospect, and What Would It Take for the Lakers to Turn Father and Son into Teammates?”, 2022-08-02 (; backlinks):
And one teenager with a familiar name has been the subject of more grainy videos than anybody since Zion Williamson: LeBron James Junior, a.k.a. Bronny…As the son of the most talked-about player of the 21st century, Bronny has had a media spotlight on him since he started dribbling. When Bronny was 10, his dad complained that college coaches were already trying to recruit him.
…The NBA, perhaps even more than other pro sports, is a league of sons. From Kobe Bryant to Kevin Love, from Brent Barry to Bol Bol, the league has always been filled with second-generation players. By my count, at least 29 of the 605 NBA players who saw the court last season had fathers who played in the league—almost 5%, a ludicrously high figure, and enough to fill two teams’ rosters. (We can even include JaVale McGee, whose mom, Pamela, played in the WNBA, in order to bring the second-gen tally to an even 30.) The Warriors just won the NBA Finals with 4 NBA kids: Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, and Gary Payton II. The trend seems likely to continue: D.J. Wagner and Cameron Boozer, the top-ranked players in the classes of 2023 and 2025, respectively, are the sons of two of LeBron’s former Cleveland teammates, Dajuan Wagner and Carlos Boozer. (And Dajuan’s dad, Milt, was an NBA player too, which would make the Wagners the first ever 3-generation family in the league.) As it turns out, it’s very beneficial for future NBA players to have the genes of a tall person, access to top-tier training and coaches, and of course, NBA money.
…But perhaps it isn’t preposterous. Bronny is nearly grown, and heading into his senior year in high school—while LeBron has remained virtually ageless. It’s time to start wondering: Is LeBron’s paternal pipe dream approaching plausibility?
…But why stop with Bronny? Because there’s another member of the James household who is starting to appear in his own grainy Twitter videos. While Bronny has gotten the attention, LeBron’s second-oldest son, Bryce, has sprouted up in the shadows. He’s already 6-foot-6 at just 15 years old, and ESPN’s Brian Windhorst says some coaches view him as a better prospect than Bronny. This Bryce kid is gonna be like 6-foot-10. NEW PLAN. LeBron simply needs to play until…hold up, let me do the math…his 24th NBA season. Cancel the Bronny schemes. Every team needs to be gunning for the no. 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft to secure the services of future superstar Bryce, role player Bronny, and 41-year-old LeBron. And the last shot of LeBron’s career can be a championship-winning jumper over one of Carlos Boozer’s kids.