{"id":77498,"date":"2024-05-14T20:35:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T00:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=77498"},"modified":"2024-05-14T20:35:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T00:35:20","slug":"bronny-james-sets-record-straight-about-dads-draft-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/14\/bronny-james-sets-record-straight-about-dads-draft-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Bronny James Sets Record Straight About Dad\u2019s Draft Dreams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of brow-raising performance at the 2024 NBA Draft Combine, USC wing Bronny James turned heads again on Day 2. This time, it wasn\u2019t because of his athletic feats or shooting touch, but candid comments about whether he\u2019s been dreaming about teaming up with his father. Given the number of teams interested in drafting him to make them a more attractive free agent destination for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a>, it\u2019s an appropriate question.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, never,\u201d James says, per HoopsHype\u2019s Michael Scotto. \u201cMy dream has always just been to put my name out, make a name for myself and get to the NBA, which is everyone\u2019s end goal that\u2019s here.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I asked Bronny James if it\u2019s his dream to play with his dad, LeBron James. He replied, \u201cNo, never. My dream has always just been to put my name out, make a name for myself, and get to the NBA, which is everyone\u2019s end goal that\u2019s here. I never thought about just playing with my\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jt6yZn0VkX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/jt6yZn0VkX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/1790529018879414401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never thought about just playing with my dad, but of course he\u2019s brought it up a couple of times.\u201d he laughs. \u201cBut yeah, I don\u2019t think about it much.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Bronny James Sets Record Straight About Dreams to Play with Dad<\/h2>\n<p>These comments may come as a surprise given his father\u2019s well-documented interested in joining forces. However, even last year, the elder James made it clear that his son may not be dreaming about them being on the same team:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve done what I&#8217;ve had to do in this league, and my son is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/37711722\/lakers-lebron-james-says-consider-retirement-offseason\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">going to take his journey<\/a>,\u201d he said, per ESPN\u2019s Dave McMenamin. \u201cAnd whatever his journey, however his journey lays out, he&#8217;s going to do what&#8217;s best for him&#8230; So, just because that&#8217;s my aspiration or my goal, doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s his. And I&#8217;m absolutely OK with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t take this as there being any kind of rift or distance between the two.<\/p>\n<p>Last October, James said his father was his favorite basketball of all-time, which only makes sense given his success and their bond.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">His answer is worth the wait \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6Aom8w5DrH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6Aom8w5DrH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 USC Men&#8217;s Basketball (@USC_Hoops) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USC_Hoops\/status\/1719080517449273579?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That said, there as many people who want to play against their idol as there are people who want to play alongside them. Perhaps James is one of them.<\/p>\n<p>If so, teams may need to reconsider their idea about drafting James as free agency bait. Of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/12\/nba-rumors-lebron-james-may-take-paycut-to-play-with-bronny\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">the opportunity could have a draw<\/a> to the King. Nonetheless, since he doesn\u2019t want to intrude upon his son\u2019s dreams, there\u2019s also reason to believe it would repel him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the midst of brow-raising performance at the 2024 NBA Draft Combine, USC wing Bronny James turned heads again on Day 2. This time, it wasn\u2019t because of his athletic feats or shooting touch, but candid comments about whether he\u2019s been dreaming about teaming up with his father. 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