3 teams who are threats to swipe Bronny James from Lakers in 2024 NBA Draft
By Jason Reed
Minnesota Timberwolves
The Minnesota Timberwolves are exactly the kind of team that should be looking to use a pick on Bronny James solely so they could try and lure LeBron to the team. Minnesota is undoubtedly talented enough to win a championship and adding LeBron, even in his older age, could be the difference.
Minnesota has its own pick in the first round as well as the Memphis Grizzlies' second-round pick. As it stands right now, that gives the T-Wolves two picks in the 29-36. One of them could be used on a project or an older rotation player while the other could theoretically be used on Bronny.
Bronny probably wouldn't actually play much but he could win a title alongside his dad in his first season. From a basketball sense, LeBron fits so nicely on this Timberwolves team and they would instantly become title favorites, even if LeBron enters a new stage where he is essentially getting sixth-man minutes.
Imagine a closing lineup consisting of Anthony Edwards, LeBron, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert. Plug in an off-ball shooter in the other guard spot and it is hard to see how that team could be beaten in a seven-game series.
The biggest hang-up for this when it comes to LeBron is cap space. LeBron would have to take a significant pay cut to make this happen. That being said, it still makes a lot of sense for the T-Wolves to use one of those two picks to at least start the conversation by drafting Bronny.