LeBron James’ son and USC freshman Bronny James will weigh his options in the coming weeks about his basketball future. He may be transferring.
This is coming after news of his college coach Andy Enfield departing his post at USC to take the vacant coaching job at SMU.
The transfer portal is a popular move for players when their respective coach departs for another job.
James could declare for the 2024 NBA Draft, return to USC for the 2024-25 season, or enter the transfer portal and explore his options if he wants to remain in college for at least another season.
James was ranked as the No. 28 overall recruit in the 2023 cycle by 247Sports, after coming out of high school.
He committed to the Trojans over Oregon and Ohio State. He appeared in 25 games this season after missing the first eight games of his college career due to a cardiac arrest incident during a summer workout.
James missed USC’s overseas trip to Greece and Croatia for a three-game summer tour and was absent from the start of fall workouts before returning to the court in early December.
“It’s up to him,” LeBron said on Bronny’s draft status during NBA All-Star Game Weekend last month. “It’s up to the kid. Obviously, we gonna go through the whole process. He’s still in season now, has the Pac-12 tournament coming up. … We gonna weigh our options, and we gonna let the kid make the decision.”
Regardless of his last name, Bronny is a talented player. There’s a reason why he was a four-star prospect, McDonald’s All-American, and one of the highest-ranked recruits in USC history. Bronny’s decision will be one to watch in the coming days and weeks.
