The Los Angeles Lakers selected Bronny James to form a father-son duo with future Hall of Famer LeBron James in the most monumental second-round pick in recent NBA history Thursday. The guard from Southern California will join a Lakers team that's hoping to convince LeBron James, 39, to finish his storied NBA career in purple and gold. The younger James was picked 55th overall out of 58 picks in the two-round NBA draft.
The second round was held on its own day for the first time this year. Bronny James, 19, had private workouts with only two teams before the draft: the Lakers and the Phoenix Suns. It was widely believed that the Lakers were planning to pair him with his father despite Bronny James' one lackluster season of college basketball.
He suffered cardiac arrest the July before his freshman season and only entered game action in December. James averaged 4.8 points, 2.
8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in 25 college games (six starts). University of San Francisco center Jonathan Mogbo was the first player off the board Thursday to the Toronto Raptors, who also took part in one of the handful of high-profile trades involving veteran players and picks.
The Raptors reportedly traded Jalen McDaniels to the Sacramento Kings for Davion Mitchell, Sasha Vezenkov and the 45th overall selection. Toronto used that pick on Houston guard Jamal Shead. The Denver Nuggets sent veteran guard Reggie Jackson to the Charlotte Hornets for three second-round picks, though none of those pick.
