Bryce James, the younger son of 20-time All-NBA Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James and little brother of Lakers rookie Bronny James, has been named one of the top 100 college basketball prospects of the class of 2025, according to On 3 Sports.
Bryce, who is also rated as a four-star recruit by On3 Sports and ESPN and a three-star recruit by Rivals and 247 Sports, is attending Sierra Canyon High School for his senior year. Bronny James also attended Sierra Canyon High School.
The 6’4″ junior recently participated in the Peach Jam Tournament, where he averaged 5.6 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while shooting 31 percent of his field goals.
Entering his final season, Bryce has received two offers from colleges, including Ohio State and Duquesne.
The rankings have been controversial for some who don’t believe Bryce is a top-100 prospect. This is far from the first time there has been controversy surrounding one of the James siblings. Bronny has been under heavy scrutiny over the past year after he began playing college basketball for USC.
After suffering a cardiac arrest the summer before his freshman season, Bronny struggled as a freshman with the Trojans. He started only six of the 25 games he appeared in as a freshman and averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game on 36.6 percent shooting.
Despite averaging less than five points per game in just one season of college basketball, Bronny was selected in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, which many attributed to Bronny simply being the son of LeBron.
Since his draft, Bronny made his NBA Summer League debut. He struggled at first but recovered towards the end, scoring double figures in his last two games.
Bronny will now play alongside his father, as the two are the first father-son duo to play in the NBA at the same time. It’s unclear if LeBron will play long enough to play alongside Bryce as well, but he would have to wait at least another two years.
As the sons of LeBron, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and arguably the best player in league history, Bronny and Bryce quickly come under scrutiny as it is virtually impossible to live up to their father’s accomplishments.
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