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Bronny James, the son of NBA superstar LeBron James , made history by being selected 55th overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft under the new regime of JJ Redick . This marks the first time a father and son have been teammates in the NBA and the one thing that fans wondered was the difference between their NBA earnings. Bronny James will earn significantly less as a second-round pick than his twenty-time NBA All-Star father.
According to Spotrac, the estimated salary for the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft is around $1.2 million for the first year. Last season, the Indiana Pacers selected Isaiah Wong with the No.
55 pick in the draft. Wong ended up on a two-way contract with the Indiana Mad Ants of the NBA G League, signing a 1-year deal worth $1,867,722. Similarly, in 2022, the Warriors drafted Gui Santos at No.
55 overall, and he secured a three-year, $5,143,017 contract with Golden State, which included $1,029,483 guaranteed and an average annual salary of $1,714,339. Laker pic.twitter.
com/Oay24Bq3M0 — Bronny (@BronnyJamesJr) June 28, 2024 In contrast, LeBron signed a four-year, $18.78 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers after being drafted as the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft . He is currently under an agreement with the Lakers, which will pay him $51.
4 million for the 2024-25 NBA season, provided he exercises his player option. The salary disparity between father and son is substantial, with LeBron earning over.
