LeBron James has been hyping up his eldest son Bronny James for a while now. As fans might be aware, King James has expressed a real interest in playing alongside his son for an NBA team. One can imagine how much pressure and expectations that places on Bronny.
Although Bronny is King James‘ son and has all the resources that one could ask for, that does not necessarily mean that he will be able to dominate in the league as his father did. That begs the question as to how Bronny stacks up to his dad. Since he just graduated high school, let us compare him to a high school version of LeBron James in order to find out more.
A high school LeBron James was twice as good compared to Bronny James
The basketball community and media have been giving Bronny a lot of attention. This would make sense given his name is the same as his father’s. While LeBron certainly seems to think that Bronny has what it takes in order to find success in the NBA, the statistics don’t really support his case.
We already know that King James was an absolutely sensational player during his time in high school. In fact, he was considered so great that he was given the nickname of “Chosen One” even before making it into the league. While that might have been premature, NBA scouts and critics certainly saw the numbers to back their claims.
LeBron attended high school at St Vincent’s St Marys. Throughout his time there, he averaged an impressive 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 4.6 assists. Additionally. King James also recorded 3.4 steals per game. As a result of his play, he ended up winning prestigious awards such as the USA Today Player of the Year.
During his final year in high school, while playing for Sierra Canyon, Bronny James averaged 14 points 5.5 rebounds, and 2.7 assists. In comparison to his father’s high school stats, these pale in comparison and reveal a significant gap.
However, it wouldn’t be too fair to dismiss Bronny’s chances based on the numbers alone. After all, King James was listed at around 6’7 when he finished high school while Bronny is only at 6’3. Therefore, he might just be physically incapable of replicating his father’s playstyle at this point in his career.
