LeBron James: ‘There’s a Chance’ Bronny Commits to Oregon; Altman’s a ‘Great Coach’

Do not rule the Oregon Geese out with regards to the recruitment of Bronny James.

“He will make his personal determination,” James’ father, LeBron, stated of the likelihood that the high-profile recruit joins the Geese, per Invoice Oram of the Oregonian. “However there’s an opportunity.”

Whereas Oram identified Dana Altman hasn’t but supplied James a scholarship, the Los Angeles Lakers star stated the Oregon head coach is a serious purpose Bronny is .

“I believe it is the power to place execs into the league,” James stated. “My son needs to be a professional. It is the way in which you maintain guys accountable, the way in which they play. I assume he is seen the way in which they play. Dana Altman from the skin appears like an important coach.

“He is been profitable for fairly some time right here at Oregon, so Bronny’s good sufficient to see all that.”

Altman is not the one factor working in Oregon’s favor.

James’ shut pal, Mookie Cook dinner, is a part of the Geese’ 2023 recruiting class. He’s a 5-star prospect, per 247Sports’ composite rankings, and a serious purpose the Pac-12 staff has the No. 8 class within the nation for the present recruiting cycle.

“Mookie goes there, and so they’ve been speaking,” LeBron stated.

The addition of James, who’s a 4-star prospect and the No. 33 general participant in his class, per 247Sports’ composite rankings, would solely assist Oregon keep its present recruiting momentum because it appears to reestablish itself as a Pac-12 contender.

At this level, the Geese are thought of considered one of three finalists alongside Ohio State and USC, per Luca Evans of the Los Angeles Occasions.

Which means Oregon is going through one thing of a tough battle because the Trojans play in Los Angeles, the place LeBron’s Lakers play. And Evans famous the Buckeyes are LeBron’s “favourite,” seeing how the long run Corridor of Famer grew up in Ohio and has stated a number of occasions he would have strongly thought of enjoying there if he did not go straight to the NBA from highschool.

The straight to the NBA choice is not out there for Bronny, however ESPN’s Jonathan Givony wrote, “He’ll be in sturdy consideration as a first-round prospect in our preliminary 2024 NBA mock draft when that’s launched within the coming weeks.”

Whereas Bronny is not as bodily imposing or as surefire of a prospect as his father was on the identical age, he’s nonetheless a wonderful passer who could make performs in transition, end on the rim and rating as a jump-shooter.

He has elevated up the recruiting rankings as his last season at Sierra Canyon continues, and he will certainly make headlines given his personal expertise and his household identify wherever he decides to attend faculty.

That would very properly be at Oregon.