The most popular prospect in the 2024 NBA Draft class is without a team for at least one more day — LeBron James‘ son, Bronny, was not taken in the 1st round … meaning he will have to wait until Thursday to learn his professional fate.
The first 30 selections just had their names called … with French baller Zaccharie Risacher going No. 1 overall to the Atlanta Hawks.
Alex Sarr — also from France — went to the Washington Wizards at No. 2 … and Kentucky’s Reed Sheppard joined the Houston Rockets in the third spot.
To round out the top 5, UConn champ Stephon Castle got picked by the San Antonio Spurs … and the Detroit Pistons took Ron Holland.
19-year-old James — a 6’2″ guard out of USC — wasn’t projected to go at the top of the draft by any means … but there was speculation he could have his name called as early as the latter half of the 1st round.
Bronny will now look to Night 2 of the event … and it’s entirely possible he could join the Los Angeles Lakers — his father’s current team — at No. 55.
The Purple and Gold passed on Bronny the first time around with the 17th pick — going with Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht instead.
Rich Paul — agent to the father and son — has stated it’s not a sure thing LeBron would opt out of his contract and join Bronny if a team outside of L.A. drafts him … despite the King previously stating it was a lifelong dream to play with his son in the NBA.
It all goes down at the Barclays Center on Thursday.