LeBron James’ Influence Likely Means Bronny James Will Be Overdrafted: Good For Them

Bronny James has taken so many hits over the last month and a half, you’d think he’s prepping for an NFL rookie minicamp rather than this month’s NBA Draft.

But basketball is in fact the path that LeBron James’ youngest son is pursuing. And despite pedestrian numbers in his lone season at USC (under 5 points and 3 rebounds, largely as the sixth man), and less than ideal measurables at the NBA Draft combine (he stands just 6’1), Bronny’s a near lock to be drafted.

While he lacks ideal numbers in the three S’s: skills, size, stats, his famous father’s DNA and overall influence are undoubtedly the reason he’ll hear his name called on either the first or second night of the NBA Draft (June 26th and 27th).

Good for him.

Bronny’s been chewed up and spit out more than Copenhagen. Who cares if he’s gifted an end of the bench spot on an NBA team because his father just so happens to be the league’s all-time leading scorer and arguably the most influential player to ever lace 'em up?

Wouldn’t you do the same for your son if you could? As a father, I know I would. How many of us landed jobs because our dad knew the owner at the local pizzeria that was hiring, or your old man was college roommates with the bank manager who just so happened to be looking for a new loan officer?

Would anyone stop themselves from aiding their son or daughter in a job search if they knew they had some influence on getting them hired?

I certainly wouldn’t.

Most of us work our tails off in part so that our kids don’t have to work as hard as we do. This doesn’t mean we want our kids to have a free pass. Far from it. We want their hard work to be rewarded and for their paths to be a little smoother than those paths we traveled before them.

Yes, I realize