Name: LeBron Raymone “Bronny” James Jr.
Height: 6’3 ~ 6’4
Position: Point guard/combo guard
High School: Sierra Canyon School (Class of 2023)
University: undecided
high school
With LeBron James joining the Los Angeles Lakers, Bronny also moved to Los Angeles with his father to attend high school. In the ninth grade, Bronny transferred to Sierra Canyon High School and joined the Sierra Canyon first team in the first year of high school (Note: There are four years in American high school, and the first year of high school in the United States is actually the third/ninth grade in Taiwan). At that time, because the overall strength of the team was strong, and there were many four- and five-star high school students on the team (for example: BJ Boston of the Clippers, Ziaire Williams of the Grizzlies, and Amari Bailey of UCLA), Bronny had always played the role in the ninth grade. The role of the team’s backup sixth man. At the same time, because there are many players on the team who need the ball, this also makes Bronny more like a 3D player when he was on the court. Bronny’s ninth grade season also came to an early end due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the tenth grade, Bronny won the starting control position because many of the team’s main players graduated or left the team. But the good times didn’t last long. In Bronny’s first year as the main force, the game was greatly reduced due to the new crown epidemic. California, where Bronny and Sierra Canyon are located, is a state with stricter epidemic control in the United States, which has led to the start of the 2020-21 season until 2021 than the state’s league. What’s more unfortunate is that Bronny injured his meniscus while skiing. Although he returned from the injury before the end of the season, he was obviously in poor condition. Sierra Canyon also failed to defend its California state title that year.
After another summer of recovery and competition, there are still big expectations for Bronny entering the second half of his high school career. People hope that Bronny will show more star potential in his eleventh grade, but Bronny’s varsity report card is still mediocre. As the second head of the Sierra Canyon school team and a four-star high school student in the same class, Bronny averaged less than 10 per game in the school team in the 11th grade, which made people question his ability. But it didn’t take long for Bronny to get his worth back. During the summer vacation (summer vacation of 2022) when the 11th grade was promoted to the 12th grade, Bronny participated in the Nike EYBL, the most intense youth basketball club league in the United States, and performed very well in the Peach Invitational of the EYBL league. In fact, in the United States in recent years, people generally believe that compared to high school team leagues, youth basketball club leagues such as Nike EYBL can better see the true strength of players. Because teams in leagues like Nike EYBL are usually composed of top players from each school team, the intensity of the entire league is higher than that of the general American high school league. And Bronny’s ability to deliver good results in the most intense Nike EYBL Peach Jam also proves that he has a certain strength.
After Amari Bailey graduated, Bronny also officially became the leader of the team in his senior year of high school. Bronny also signed several NIL sponsorships at the beginning of the season, including Nike and Beats. (NIL is Name, Image, Likeness. It is a sponsorship contract that American high school and college players can sign. It is a sponsorship contract that allows players to use their fame to make money while maintaining NCAA qualifications.) Bronny and Sierra Canyon also played a few games in the new season The ball was dropped, and Bronny had the best performance of his high school career. Let’s just hope Bronny can show himself in the remaining high school games.
Bronny’s technical features
Advantage
Bronny’s golf quotient can be said to be completely inherited from his father’s genes. Bronny, like LeBron, can make the right choices and judgments on the court at any time. Although Bronny hasn’t shown LeBron’s superior court control ability, Bronny has been able to read the game and make the right decisions from time to time in high school.
Although Bronny’s height is only regarding 6’3 or 6’4 and he didn’t fully inherit his father’s height, his athletic ability definitely inherited his father. Even with the meniscus injury, Bronny’s jumping ability and speed are still very good. In high school Bronny was often able to use his athleticism to gain an advantage in matchups.
Bronny is one of the few guards known for his defense in American high schools. Not only does Bronny have the athleticism to be a great defender, he’s one of the few four- and five-star players in American high schools who are willing to defend. As LeBron’s son, Bronny can often send out soul chasing pots like his father. Although the skill of defense is often underestimated in high school, this skill can definitely help him gain playing time in college and professionally.
