IT'S LIKELY: Bronny James is 18 and short (about 6'1/2" barefoot) so his size+skills won't make him a real nba player
Posted: Thu Oct 7, 2021 4:05 pm
Disclaimer for dumbasses ready to come here saying: WHY ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT A KID!!!: We start recruiting talent long before high school, so a ranked incoming junior (let alone the player being son of lebron james) will not only be talked about, but at this point we'll all have a very clear picture about him.
It's unfortunate. The kid has barely grown in the last couple years, couple years and a half. He's no more than 6'3 barefoot. He may be a little taller than guys like curry, kyrie, but he's without a doubt smaller than dwade. I would be very surprised if he ever reaches dwade's size, I think he has reached his final height. Unfortunately for Lebron, whose biggest goal right now is to play with/against his son and for him to have a good nba career, and for Lebron's fans like me, that's probably a death sentence on the kid's nba chances. On the other end, bryce is looking big as hell, if he keeps growing it's definitely time to follow him. He has shown good shooting, and now good size as well, but no athleticism and therefore everything that comes with it basketball wise, but let's see from this season on.
I followed him since he was 9 or so, especially his freshman season (sophomore season and aau freshman summer were wasted by covid and this year he got a torn meniscus, so since 2020 aau summer he has played very little, let's hope he bounces back this last 2 hs years), so let me give you a summary of his game. He's always been good, but never special. He's 6'3, decent strength, fast and has hops. Has a good shooting stroke and he knows how to play all around. Unfortunately, he doesn't have elite talent. First of all he has a pg body, maybe a bigger than average pg but not even a smaller sg body. Maybe if he gets bigger he can have a small sg body, but that's a stretch. At that size, you need incredible talent to be a real nba player. Bronny, while very fast and bouncy in a vacuum, doesn't have great basketball athleticism. He's very slow on his feet and doesn't have great explosion. Most importantly, he isn't very good at creating off the dribble or at overall creation/self creation. While he has a very solid shooting form, he's a decent, not great, shooter. It all comes down to size. If he was 6'6", he could easily be a very good 3&D wing, who can also drive to the cup sometimes and pass, high iq. At 6'3", he doesn't have good enough skils, athleticism. If you followed his career, in most of his teams (don't even consider his freshman sierra canyon team, who had two nba players like zaire williams and bj boston, and a lot of high major d1 talent while he was only a freshman) he was always like the 4-5th guy. Which isn't bad, because he could contribute in elite teams and sometimes be one of the best on the floor, but he wasn't ever the guy or one of the main guys. Even leaving out the super highly ranked kids like mikey williams, dior johnson, elijah fisher etc. his teams always had someone who dominated with his shooting (gabe cupps), someone with size, someone with athleticism, while he was always nice all-around but not THAT GUY.
Again, I'm not saying he's bad. 6'3, good shooting, good iq, athletic, all of that. But at that size you need elite creation, dribbling, or playmaking ability which he doesn't have (at an elite high school level, he struggles to bring the ball up the floor), or elite athleticism which he doesn't have (he never blows by defender), or you need to be an absolute dead-eye shooter, or amazing defense. I'not saying you gott have all of those. If I had to say, he isn't that far from the standard as far as defense and shooting and iq. As far as athleticism, he isn't functionally athletic but he can maybe get there as he has some tools. What it's really lacking is the overall skill/driblling, creation, tigh handle under pressure etc.
At the end of the day, he will definitely go to an important d1 school, and he has a lot of time to grow. He's also got all of the resources in the world and teams will probably draft him if he shows the slightest signs of being an nba player. If he can get college playing time, and improve year by year, maybe he has a chance. As far as rankings go, he's 49th in his class on espn, 32th on 247, and overall in the 30-40 range in various recruiting sites.
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It's unfortunate. The kid has barely grown in the last couple years, couple years and a half. He's no more than 6'3 barefoot. He may be a little taller than guys like curry, kyrie, but he's without a doubt smaller than dwade. I would be very surprised if he ever reaches dwade's size, I think he has reached his final height. Unfortunately for Lebron, whose biggest goal right now is to play with/against his son and for him to have a good nba career, and for Lebron's fans like me, that's probably a death sentence on the kid's nba chances. On the other end, bryce is looking big as hell, if he keeps growing it's definitely time to follow him. He has shown good shooting, and now good size as well, but no athleticism and therefore everything that comes with it basketball wise, but let's see from this season on.
I followed him since he was 9 or so, especially his freshman season (sophomore season and aau freshman summer were wasted by covid and this year he got a torn meniscus, so since 2020 aau summer he has played very little, let's hope he bounces back this last 2 hs years), so let me give you a summary of his game. He's always been good, but never special. He's 6'3, decent strength, fast and has hops. Has a good shooting stroke and he knows how to play all around. Unfortunately, he doesn't have elite talent. First of all he has a pg body, maybe a bigger than average pg but not even a smaller sg body. Maybe if he gets bigger he can have a small sg body, but that's a stretch. At that size, you need incredible talent to be a real nba player. Bronny, while very fast and bouncy in a vacuum, doesn't have great basketball athleticism. He's very slow on his feet and doesn't have great explosion. Most importantly, he isn't very good at creating off the dribble or at overall creation/self creation. While he has a very solid shooting form, he's a decent, not great, shooter. It all comes down to size. If he was 6'6", he could easily be a very good 3&D wing, who can also drive to the cup sometimes and pass, high iq. At 6'3", he doesn't have good enough skils, athleticism. If you followed his career, in most of his teams (don't even consider his freshman sierra canyon team, who had two nba players like zaire williams and bj boston, and a lot of high major d1 talent while he was only a freshman) he was always like the 4-5th guy. Which isn't bad, because he could contribute in elite teams and sometimes be one of the best on the floor, but he wasn't ever the guy or one of the main guys. Even leaving out the super highly ranked kids like mikey williams, dior johnson, elijah fisher etc. his teams always had someone who dominated with his shooting (gabe cupps), someone with size, someone with athleticism, while he was always nice all-around but not THAT GUY.
Again, I'm not saying he's bad. 6'3, good shooting, good iq, athletic, all of that. But at that size you need elite creation, dribbling, or playmaking ability which he doesn't have (at an elite high school level, he struggles to bring the ball up the floor), or elite athleticism which he doesn't have (he never blows by defender), or you need to be an absolute dead-eye shooter, or amazing defense. I'not saying you gott have all of those. If I had to say, he isn't that far from the standard as far as defense and shooting and iq. As far as athleticism, he isn't functionally athletic but he can maybe get there as he has some tools. What it's really lacking is the overall skill/driblling, creation, tigh handle under pressure etc.
At the end of the day, he will definitely go to an important d1 school, and he has a lot of time to grow. He's also got all of the resources in the world and teams will probably draft him if he shows the slightest signs of being an nba player. If he can get college playing time, and improve year by year, maybe he has a chance. As far as rankings go, he's 49th in his class on espn, 32th on 247, and overall in the 30-40 range in various recruiting sites.
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