Report: Australia an Option for Bronny James

Bronny James, the highly touted son of NBA legend LeBron James, is considering playing in the NBL before he is NBA draft eligible, according to a report in The Athletic.

James is about to enter his senior year in high school and will be eligible to be drafted in 2024, with a strong level of intrigue surrounding where he will play before attempting to make the NBA.

In a story written by Joe Vardon of The Athletic, he listed Australia as one of three options for Bronny, unless a surprise route to the NBA presents via agent Rich Paul, who represents LeBron.

“Bronny, in the fall of 2023, will either be in college, with G League Ignite or in Australia … or wherever Rich Paul places him,” Vardon wrote.

Earlier in the year, Kings owner Paul Smith declared Sydney would be the only Australian capital big enough to host the James family.

“There’s only one city that’s big enough for LeBron and Bronny, and that’s Sydney. We’d fill 18,000 seats every week,” Smith told the Sydney Morning Herald.

Bronny would follow in the footsteps of LaMelo Ball, Josh Giddey, Ousmane Dieng and other youngsters, who have used the NBL as a springboard to the NBA.

The 17-year-old James has a massive following on social media, with 6.4 million Instagram followers. A video of him dunking with his dad at the Los Angeles Lakers training facility this week went viral.