When Bronny James, the son of LeBron James, committed to USC, the expectation was that he’d play a key role in the backcourt for his new coach Andy Enfield.
With the Trojans returning minimal depth at guard, there will certainly be an opportunity for James to play early in his career at Southern Cal.
As far as what James’s role will be with the Trojans, Enfield won’t limit what his freshman star will or won’t be able to do, he told ESPN.
“All our guards have a great opportunity to play for us because we don’t have a ton of guards,” Enfield said. “We don’t have eight or nine. We have some opportunity for those guys to carve out a nice role for them, and in Bronny’s case, we don’t promise starting spots, but the nice thing is I think all of our guards will play good minutes for us this year.”
There is certainly plenty of pressure on James because of who his dad is, but Enfield couldn’t be more pleased with how he’s handled the spotlight on him before even playing a minute of basketball for the Trojans.
“It’s so refreshing to see a young man deal with all the celebrity status of his dad but be such a humble young man,” Enfield said. “And when he gets on the basketball court, he’s a great teammate. We recruited Bronny because we think he’s a great fit for our basketball program as a player and the type of person he is.”
Time will tell how Bronny responds on the floor at the college level to the hype that surrounds him.
