Where will Bronny James go in the 2024 NBA Draft? | Good Word with Goodwill
Yahoo Sports senior NBA reporter Vincent Goodwill and NBA draft analyst Krysten Peek talk about the much-discussed prospects' stock heading into the 2024 NBA Draft season. Hear the full conversation on “Good Word with Goodwill” - part of the “Ball Don’t Lie” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
Video Transcript
We have to talk about Ronnie James now because the NB A's fitness to play panel has cleared Bronnie to be drafted and to play in the league, we know he had the cardiac arresting at us c last summer, a really scary situation, an underwhelming freshman year at US C he entered himself into uh the, the draft consideration and the transport portal at the same time.
How do you see his future in or at least just in the draft?
How do you see him playing out?
I think he's going to drafted.
I think he stays in this draft.
I know there's a lot of buzz around Ronnie James coming into Chicago.
A lot of NBA execs and a lot of scouts want to see how he does in NBA rules and spacing at the five on five scrimmages Tuesday and Wednesday here at the combine.
And by all accounts, he's been looking great in predraft workouts working out alongside Rob Dillingham and also KJ Simpson.
Um So I think he's going to do enough this week in Chicago to get himself drafted.
I think he might even leave with a promise or at least, you know, different teams that want to bring them in individually for workouts.
He's definitely the most intriguing player at this draft when you're looking at the Lakers with the 55th pick in the second round, that's the most popular landing spot just with his dad being there and kind of fulfilling that destiny of becoming that first father son duo to play in the NBA.
So he's definitely gonna be a player to watch and, uh you know, everything kicks off today.