Bronny James didn't have a big season during his freshman campaign with the USC basketball team, but as time passes, it's looking more and more likely that he will stay in the NBA Draft. When the season concluded, James decided to declare for the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility, and he also entered his name into the transfer portal. James will either be playing in the NBA next season, or he will be with a different school.

This past season was a roller coaster for Bronny James as he missed out on a good chunk of his offseason because of a scary cardiac arrest incident. There was a lot up in the air in regards to James after that happened, and it's been great to see him back out on the court competing. He is feeling grateful that he has this opportunity.

“It's just a great thing to happen to me in terms of being grateful for everything and stuff like that,” James said, according to a tweet from Andy Katz. “I put in the work and stuff like that to get back so I feel like I've earned the opportunity. I'm extremely grateful for everything that's been given to me and stuff like that and yeah I'm just excited for my future.”

James was also asked what has been different about this recent NBA Draft/combine experience compared to his play at USC. Flexibility has been big for him.

“You know, just flexibility, given a chance, you know, just everyone believing in me and stuff like that, not that everyone at USC didn't, but yeah just an open opportunity,” James continued.

Now, Bronny James has a decision to make in regards to his future. He can remain in the NBA Draft and hope to hear his name called, or he can decide to go back to college. James plans on spending a lot of time alone thinking about what's best for him.

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“A lot of thought,” James said in regards to what will go into his decision. “A lot of alone time by myself thinking about where I want to be and where my heart wants me to be.”

Bronny James has looked good during NBA Draft Combine

Bronny James (50) participates during the 2024 NBA Draft Combine at Wintrust Arena.
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So far, there has been a lot of positive buzz in regards to Bronny James at the NBA Draft combine. His measurements have been very good, and he looked good shooting the deep ball at the combine as well. A lot of people were surprised about James deciding to test the NBA Draft waters after his quiet season with USC, but he seems to be improving his stock so far this week at the combine. We'll see if he can keep that up.

Another big factor in terms of Bronny James and the NBA Draft is his father, LeBron James. James is one of the best players of all time, and there have been talk of teams potentially wanting to draft Bronny so that LeBron will come to play for their team. LeBron has made it clear that he wants to play with Bronny. We'll see if that ends up being the case.

It will be interesting to see how the rest of the week goes for James at the NBA Draft Combine, and what his decision will be in regards to his future.