Bronny James’ NBA Summer season League game-worn debut jersey bought for $38,400 at Sotheby’s “Summer season League Selects” public sale on Friday. Bronny, who turns 20 on Oct. 6, is the eldest son of LeBron James and was the No. 55 general choice by the Los Angeles Lakers on this 12 months’s NBA draft.
Regardless of being a second-round decide, he was arguably the highest attraction of the NBA Summer season League in Las Vegas. His jersey was anticipated to go for $6,000-$10,000, in accordance with Yahoo Sports activities’ Ian Casselberry.
The 6-foot-2 Bronny even drew a far greater bid than the uniform of No. 1 draft decide Zaccharie Risacher. The Atlanta Hawks‘ rookie jersey bought for $3,360, per The Athletic. No. 3 choice Reed Sheppard had his Houston Rockets Summer season League jersey promote for $15,600 as effectively.
The Bronny James Jr. Lakers game-worn Summer season League debut jersey simply bought at Sotheby’s for $38,400, almost QUADRUPLING the pre-auction estimate.
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Extra importantly, Bronny’s jersey almost outsold his father’s on the Sotheby’s public sale. A LeBron jersey worn for the Lakers’ Nov. 15, 2023, recreation towards the Sacramento Kings went for $42,000, solely $3,600 greater than his son’s Summer season League Jersey. LeBron registered a triple-double of 28 factors, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists in that matchup.
For an attention-grabbing comparability, Victor Wembanyama’s Summer season League debut jersey bought for $62,020 final 12 months after he was the No. 1 general decide in 2023. His regular-season debut jersey went for $762,000.
Bronny James, LeBron James will grow to be the primary father-son duo to seem in a recreation collectively in NBA historical past
Though Bronny’s regular-season debut jersey won’t come near Wembanyama’s mark, it might within the years forward if he goes on to have a Corridor-of-Fame profession. That ought to go with out saying.
In Bronny’s Summer season League debut versus the Kings, Bronny completed with 4 factors, two rebounds, two assists, and a steal in a 104-98 loss. If LeBron’s son finally ends up having a exceptional NBA profession, that jersey could possibly be price extra sooner or later.
In the course of the offseason, Bronny signed a four-year, $7.9 million contract with the Lakers on the identical day LeBron agreed to a two-year, $104 million extension. The deal is actually a one-plus-one deal that permits him to reassess his NBA future subsequent summer season.
Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Bronny’s contract begins at $1,157,143 in 2024-25 and will increase to $1,955,377 the next 12 months, $2,296,271 in 2026-27, and $2,486,955 for a crew possibility in 2027-28.
Bronny and LeBron will grow to be the primary father-son duo to seem in a recreation collectively in NBA historical past.
