Anthony Davis has detailed his preliminary response to the Lakers choosing Bronny James fifty fifth total on the NBA Draft final month.
“I truly known as him when he received drafted,” Davis mentioned in an interview with At present. “I known as LeBron, I don’t have Bronny’s quantity but. I known as Bron, you understand, (LeBron mentioned) ‘What’s up man?’ (I mentioned) ‘I don’t wish to discuss to you, I wish to discuss to my new teammate!’”
Davis added that he was excited to be part of historical past, with LeBron and Bronny set to be the primary father-son teammates in NBA historical past.
“It’s gonna be enjoyable, man,” Davis mentioned. “Clearly, that’s an amazing expertise, and nice for the James household. To have the ability to haven’t solely a father-son duo within the league on the similar time, however to be on the identical group… it’s gonna be enjoyable to witness.
“… And hopefully we get to do one thing particular. And what different participant to study from. Clearly he’s been studying since he was born from LeBron, however to have the ability to sort of be in it now and study out of your dad and assist all of us sort of construct Bronny as much as observe his dad’s footsteps, or surpass, or who is aware of. Nevertheless it’s a cool expertise and I’m glad to be a part of it.”
Bronny performed his first sport for the Lakers on Saturday when he made his NBA Summer time League debut in a 108-94 loss to the Sacramento Kings on the California Traditional. He completed with 4 factors on 2-for-9 taking pictures, to go together with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 22 minutes.
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