The spotlight will shine on the future of the Lakers Tuesday when draft picks Bronny James and Dalton Knecht are introduced at a team news conference.
The event at the team’s training center in El Segundo is scheduled for midday. Live video will be provided above.
James, the 19-year-old son of LeBron James, is expected to command most of the attention after he was drafted in the second round last week out of USC. It was not immediately clear whether LeBron James will be at the news conference.
Bronny James, the No. 55 overall pick, played an abbreviated season at USC after recovering from a heart issue. His unusual path to the NBA included workouts with only for the Lakers and Phoenix Suns ahead of the draft.
Both James’ has expressed a desire to team up in Los Angeles.
In his lone season with the Trojans, Bronny James was limited to 490 minutes over 25 games with six starts. He missed the first eight games of the season while recovering from a medical procedure to treat a congenital heart defect.
The 6-foot-2-inch, 210-pound guard averaged 4.8 points per game.
Assuming there are no surprise offseason moves, LeBron and Bronny James will become the first-ever father-son duo to team up in an NBA game. Over the weekend, it was reported than James plans to opt out of his current contract and re-join the Lakers on a new deal.
And then there’s Knect, a sharpshooter out of Tennessee who might not be the center of attention at the introductory news conference, but could be central to the Lakers’ success moving forward. The 23-year-old guard, the No. 17 overall pick, was one of the college game’s top scorers last season, averaging 22 points per game.
Rob Pelinka, the Lakers’ VP of basketball operations and general manager, and JJ Redick, the team’s new coach, will be at the news conference.
