“NBA legend Magic Johnson makes bold Bronny James statement”

Bronny James is already one of the NBA’s most notable players despite being the 55th pick in the draft.

He finished the preseason with Average values of 4.2 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest while shooting 29.7% from the field in six games.

Many people in the NBA world continue to voice their opinions about the former USC star.

On Saturday evening, Basketball Hall of Famer (and Lakers legend) Magic Johnson sent out a post (via X).

His post had over 1,000 likes and 100,000 impressions in less than two hours.

Johnson wrote: “Basketball fans, Bronny James is in good hands with the Lakers, who are great at developing talent. Two names that I can mention recently that I have seen first hand are Alex Caruso and Austin Reaves, both of whom are starting XIs in the league today.” . Bronny will be next.

Many fans responded to Johnson’s post.

@NickCantMiss: “The league is full of role players that the Lakers have developed. Alex Caruso, Josh Hart, Jordan Clarkson, Ivica Zubac, Larry Nance Jr., etc.”

@WineGirl2292: “If a living legend says it, I don’t question it!”

@GuruLakers: “I don’t know Bronny will be in the starting lineup. But he’s far from the worst player in the league, I know that much.”

@commanders_365: “I’ve always liked Bronny, I can’t imagine the pressure the world puts on him because he’s his father. But he seems to be coping well with it. I’m excited to see how he develops!”

The Lakers play their first game on Tuesday evening when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Los Angeles.