What’s Next for LeBron James Jr.?

“Oh, man, the environment was crazy,” said Josh Hubbard, a guard from Madison, Miss., who with his father posed for a photo with James and his son after they played. “There was people outside the doors, people at the game before waiting just to see our game.”

At this year’s in-person evaluation season, which just ended this week, college coaches saw a different side of Bronny, who has often played a supporting role on his high school and travel-ball teams. Over the last few months, the Strive for Greatness roster perpetually churned, the team rarely won and Bronny was left to carry his team — a role that is familiar in the household.

“He’s solid as hell,” said Thaddeus Young, who just finished his 15th N.B.A. season and sponsored a team that played Strive for Greatness, an assessment that was largely echoed by college coaches and N.B.A. scouts. “Obviously, probably not the elite of the elite. But he’s athletic, he’s strong, he plays defense, he can shoot the ball well, he can run the point guard position, he can play off ball.”

“I love his game,” Young added.

Before too long, a wider audience will get to judge for itself.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/30/sports/ncaabasketball/whats-next-for-lebron-james-jr.html