The Los Angeles Lakers Draft Bronny James; Potential First NBA Father/Son Duo
Tons of speculation all year. Mock NBA drafts galore. However, today all things became reality. The Los Angeles Lakers draft Bronny James creating the first potential NBA father and son duo.
Yes, there have been plenty of fathers and sons that have made it to the league in basketball. Might think of:
- Gerald Wilkins and Damien Wilkins
- Kenyon Martin and Kenyon Martin Jr.
- Dell Curry and Stephen Curry
- Patrick Ewing and Patrick Ewing Jr.
- Rick Brunson and Jalen Brunson
- John Stockton and David Stockton
- Tim Hardaway and Tim Hardaway Jr.
- Gary Payton and Gary Payton II
However, when it comes to Lebron James and his son the difference is they WILL be playing the game they love simultaneously. AND on the same exact team for that matter. So from this moment on basketball history is forever changed.
Before now there hasn’t been a father-son duo playing in the NBA at the same time, even on different teams. So now the James family are well on their way to holding yet another “title.” As the first, and only father/son duo with Bronny now being drafted; and if he makes the active roster of the Los Angeles Lakers. There have been about 100 instances in NBA history of players joining the league after their fathers played. Yet, those always came at least half a decade after the father’s career ended.
The Los Angeles Lakers Draft Bronny James; Potential First NBA Father/Son Duo
Nevertheless, the purple and gold have been thinking about the historic significance of Lebron and his son Bronny being on the same team for sometime. For instance, directly from the lips of Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka,
“In the history of the NBA, there’s never been a father and a son that have shared an NBA basketball court and that feels like something that could be magical. We know, and have to respect of course, that LeBron has a decision on his opt-out … but if it worked out that he was on our team next season, NBA history could be made. And NBA history should be made in a Lakers uniform.”
Well, every basketball fan could be seeing the magic in just a few more months. Bronny just has to finish making the team. And then maybe we can watch even more history be made… the first NBA father and son duo to win a championship together.
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