Bryce James might follow in the footsteps of his father and elder brother into the NBA, with the 17-year-old high school junior expected to be an NBA-caliber prospect as well. Bryce is confident in his playing abilities already, confidently stating to ‘NBA Future Starts Now’ that he could beat his father, LeBron James, one-on-one already after heaping praise on his father’s career achievements.
“He always tells me to go out there and have fun and stay aggressive, You know your shots will come to you even if they’re not falling. Just keep shooting and you’re gonna make it. Just knowing how far he’s come, seeing that he came from a little city, The build-up of where he’s come from is great.”
Bryce is currently ranked as a three-star prospect in California and a top-100 prospect, but he needs to continue improving over his final season in high school to get on the radar of major NCAA programs. He’s said to have generated interest from teams like the Ohio State Buckeyes, but there’s no word on where Bryce will commit to college yet.
The last official measurement for Bryce lists him at 6’6″ already, meaning LeBron’s younger son won’t hit the athletic ceiling Bronny hit at the height of 6’3″. Bryce is currently a shooting guard, with LeBron calling him the best shooter in the family before.
Every child dreams of beating their father one-on-one in a sport, a dream which must be heightened within the James family given LeBron’s status as one of the two greatest basketball players to have ever lived.
It’s unclear what the stats say when it comes to LeBron taking on his sons one-on-one, but given what we still see in the NBA, LeBron might have a few more years left in him before either of his sons gets the upper hand on him.
Who Would Win This One-On-One?
It’s hard to imagine a world where LeBron loses to his 17-year-old son in a one-on-one. It’s hard to even imagine LeBron losing a one-on-one to his elder son, who is his teammate on the Los Angeles Lakers. That’s not a diss to either of the sons, but a compliment to how incredible LeBron’s longevity has been.
He averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.3 assists in the NBA in his Year 21 season, so there’s no reason to think either of his sons can come close to playing at that level right now.
They could have a shot at a competitive one-on-one where they’re just shooting the ball given LeBron is a spotty shooter and that’s considered one of Bryce’s strengths, but LeBron shot 41,0% from three on 5.1 attempts per game last season. A shoot-out might make this a more even one-on-one, but LeBron likely wins that as well.
LeBron is still a few inches taller than Bryce and would have an over 60-pound advantage over his younger son. It’s just hard to imagine a scenario where Bryce even scores a few points in a one-on-one, so we have to predict this ending 21-1 in LeBron’s favor for now.
This could be a different matter entirely in a few years. LeBron will be in his mid-40s at that time and Bryce, hopefully, will be beginning his NBA career, as he is currently expected to be a part of the 2026 NBA Draft.
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