Bronny James is the most talked-about player in the 2024 NBA offseason, and he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. This offseason for the Lakers in the summer league, for the second-round draft, he got more minutes and ball possession than the outside world knows about the second-round draft.
Obviously, Bronny James has been given some privileges that allow him to play as he wants when he plays, after all, with his poor performance in the first few games of the Summer League, he would have been banned for a regular draft player.
All because he is the son of Lakers superstar LeBron James. Competing with his father on the same team allowed him to enjoy a lot of good treatment. Soon after the summer league, a Lakers player anonymously blasted Bronny James against Bronny James for preferential treatment.
United States The Sun's Steve Brenner and Damian Burchart wrote that "the attention he attracted was very frustrating for the players, and his so-called star treatment caused friction in the team, which, according to Lakers insiders, went 5-0 at the start of Summer League."
"That tension doesn't help build chemistry between the players," said one Lakers player on anonymity, and you can feel that there's no unity between the group because Bronny is the main character and the others don't think it's right and he deserves it.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with this, this is all the arrangement of the coaching staff and management, and it is also a requirement of capital. Before Bronny James entered the NBA, he signed an endorsement contract with Nike. So, with the status and status of Bronny James, it is very normal to get these treatments.
These Lakers players in the summer league should have this kind of awareness. Although you have grievances, what you can do is play better individual performance in the limited playing time and prove to the Lakers and the outside world that you have better potential than Bronny James.
Brenner and Burchart continued: "In the process, Bronny's representatives kept the defender out of the media on several occasions, with sources calling it 'unfriendly' to his teammates and other team members."
"Because of Bronny's attention and treatment, many of the other youngsters who are trying to make the roster for next season, have not been able to put their best foot forward and show their game."
Bronny James is the eldest son of LeBron James, they are the first father-son combination in NBA history, they have made this history, which makes a lot of capital want to create a great history around the two, and they also want to be a part of history.
Because we all know how hard it is to wait for a father-son combination in the NBA. The NBA has a history of nearly 100 years, and there is currently a father-son combination, and we want to see the next group of father-son combinations, and we don't know if it will be another 100 years from now.
Of course, it is undeniable that the presence of Bronny James has overshadowed his teammates in the summer league. However, if the young players have the quality, they will not be crushed by the aura of Bronny James.
For example, Knecott and Castleton have both played well, they have received a lot of attention from fans and media, and their performances have not been ignored by the outside world because of the presence of Bronny James.