[US High School Basketball]LeBron James Jr (born 2023) – Is Crown Prince Bronny overrated or underrated? – NBA – Basketball

Name: LeBron Raymone “Bronny” James Jr.

Height: 6’3 ~ 6’4

Position: point guard/combined guard

High School: Sierra Canyon School (Class of 2023)

University: undecided

High school

With LeBron James joining the Los Angeles Lakers, Bronny also moved to Los Angeles with his father to attend high school. In ninth grade, Bronny transferred to Sierra Canyon High School and joined the Sierra Canyon first team in freshman year of high school (Note: There are four grades in American high schools and first year of high school in the U.S. is actually third/ninth grade in Taiwan). At the time, because the team’s overall strength was strong and there were many four- and five-star high school students on the team (for example: BJ Boston of the Clippers, Ziaire Williams of the Grizzlies, and Amari Bailey of UCLA), Bronny had always played the role in the ninth grade, the role of the sixth team reserve man. At the same time, since there are many players on the team who need the ball, this also makes Bronny more like a 3D player when he was on the pitch. Bronny’s ninth grade season also ended early due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In tenth grade, Bronny won the starting control position because many of the team’s key players graduated or left the team. But the good times didn’t last long: In Bronny’s first year as the main force, the game was significantly reduced due to the new corona epidemic. California, where Bronny and Sierra Canyon are located, is a state with more stringent epidemic control in the United States, resulting in the start of the 2020-21 season through 2021 than the state league. Most unfortunate of all, Bronny injured his meniscus while he was skiing: although he returned from injury before the end of the season, he was obviously in bad shape. Sierra Canyon also failed to defend its California state title that year.

After another summer of recovery and competition, there are still high expectations for Bronny as he enters the second half of his high school career. People are hoping Bronny shows more star potential in his 11th grade, but Bronny’s college report is still mediocre. As the sophomore head of the Sierra Canyon school team and a four-star high school student in the same class, Bronny averaged under 10 per game on the school’s 11th grade team, which made him question his abilities. . But it didn’t take long for Bronny to recoup his value. During summer break (summer break 2022) when grade 11 was promoted to grade 12, Bronny participated in the Nike EYBL, the most intense youth basketball club league in the United States, and performed very well in the Peach Invitational of the EYBL Championship. In fact, in the United States in recent years, people generally believe that compared to high school team leagues, youth basketball club leagues such as Nike EYBL can better see the real strength of the players. Because teams in leagues such as the Nike EYBL are usually made up of the best players from each team in the school, the intensity of the entire league is higher than that of the overall American high school league. And Bronny’s ability to perform well in the more intense Nike EYBL Peach Jam also shows that he has some strength.

After Amari Bailey graduated, Bronny also officially became the team leader in his senior year of high school. Bronny also signed several NIL endorsements earlier in the season, including Nike and Beats. (NIL is Name, Image, Likeness. It’s an endorsement deal that American high school and college players can sign. It’s an endorsement deal that allows players to use their fame to make money while maintaining NCAA qualifications.) Bronny and Sierra Canyon also played a few games in the new season The ball dropped and Bronny had the best performance of his high school career. Let’s just hope Bronny can show himself in the remaining high school games.

Bronny’s technical characteristics

Advantage

Bronny’s golf quotient can be said to be completely inherited from his father’s genes. Bronny, like LeBron, can make the right choices and judgments on the court at any moment. Although Bronny didn’t display the superior field control ability of LeBron, Bronny was able to read the game and make the right decisions time after time in high school.

While Bronny’s height is only about 6’3 or 6’4 and he didn’t fully inherit his father’s height, his athletic prowess definitely inherited his father’s. Even with the meniscus injury, Bronny’s jumping ability and speed are still very good. In high school Bronny was often able to use his athleticism to gain an edge in matches.

Bronny is one of the few guards known for his defense in American high schools. Not only does Bronny have the athleticism to be a great defensive player, but he is one of the few four- and five-star players in American high schools who are willing to defend. As LeBron’s son, Bronny can often soul-hunt pots like his father. While the ability of defense is often underestimated in high school, this skill can definitely help him buy playing time in college and professionally.