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Bronny James' USC team has struggled this season, but that reportedly hasn't stopped the NBA interest in the son of legend LeBron James.
"When I talk to people around the league, he's on the draft boards of multiple teams," Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium reported Thursday:
Charania noted teams around the league believe he is "further along" on the defensive side of the ball than the offensive side, which makes performances like Wednesday's all the more important.
The USC freshman finished with 11 points, six assists and five rebounds while shooting 5-of-11 from the field in one of his best offensive showings of the season in a loss to Arizona. The only game that he scored more points in was a Dec. 30 loss to Oregon State when he finished with 15 on 6-of-11 shooting from the field.
Perhaps most importantly, James played a season-high 30 minutes against the Wildcats on Wednesday.
He has worked his way back into the lineup as he has recovered from a cardiac arrest he suffered during a workout in July. His first game came on Dec. 10, and he played 20 or fewer minutes in his first eight contests.
Yet he played 25 minutes in Saturday's loss to Colorado before ramping up even more against Arizona.
The Trojans are just 3-7 in the 10 games he's played, which makes them one of the most disappointing teams in the country. Expectations were high with the addition of James to a team that made the NCAA tournament the past three seasons, but the Big Dance seems like something of a long shot at this point.
Perhaps James can help them turn things around as he plays more minutes, but he can at least take solace knowing the NBA is impressed by what he's shown of late.
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