Next month will mark the twentieth anniversary of the night LeBron James was selected by Cleveland Cavaliers as the top pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. The franchise-altering acquisition. In his sophomore year, LeBron led Cleveland to a 42-40 record as the team took a significant step towards ending their seven-year playoff drought. "The King" was also selected to his first All-Star team as a member of the Eastern Conference. Nevertheless, the highlight of 2004 was undoubtedly the birth of LeBron James Jr. (Bronny).
Bronny James has grown up in the public eye, and in recent years, he's blossomed into a 4-Star recruit with a #19 ranking amongst the incoming 2023 college basketball class. The 18-year-old combo guard averaged 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.8 steals per game during his senior year of High School at Sierra Canyon. On Saturday, Bronny took to Instagram and announced his intention to play the upcoming college basketball season as a member of the USC Trojans with a caption that referred to the school's famous slogan.
"Fight on! #Committed," Bronny wrote.
Similarly to his father, twenty years ago, Bronny will be tasked with leading a team that has never won a championship before. The high-profile revelation means Bronny will stay local amid reports that he strongly considered accepting offers from the University of Oregon and Ohio State. The University of Southern California campus is less than two miles from where LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers play home games (Crypto.com Arena).
This upcoming season, the USC Trojans could boast one of the best backcourts in college basketball as Bronny James will be paired with the number recruit from the class of 2023--a point guard named Isaiah Collier. Several sports media pundits have predicted that Bronny will officially declare for the NBA draft after one year of college basketball. Thus far, his skillset is being compared to Jrue Holliday of the Milwaukee Bucks.
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