Bronny James, the eldest son and now-teammate of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, is the biggest storyline to emerge from the 2024 NBA draft.
A second-round pick by the Lakers in June, James signed a four-year deal worth $7.9 million with Los Angeles. He’ll likely spend some time with the G League South Bay Lakers as a rookie, but he’ll be on the team’s active roster throughout the year and also will be included in the NBA 2K25 video game that will be released in September.
The first hint at how his talent could stack up against his fellow NBA players dropped Friday when Ronnie Singh, best known as “Ronnie 2K,” released the video game player ratings in NBA 2K25 for the 2024 draft class.
James is rated a 68 overall—tied with 16 other players for the lowest overall rating among the rookie class. But he’s rated just two points behind Tennessee guard Dalton Knecht (70 overall), who the Lakers selected in the first round with the No. 17 pick.
Atlanta Hawks rookie Zaccharie Risacher and Washington Wizards big man Alex Sarr—the top two picks of the 2024 draft—are the two highest-rated rookies at 75 overall. For reference, San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was rated an 84 overall when NBA 2K24 launched last year ahead of his rookie campaign.
Here are the ratings for NBA rookies in 2K24:
PLAYER |
DRAFT PICK |
NBA 2K RATING |
---|---|---|
Zaccharie Risacher (ATL) |
Round 1, Pick 1 |
75 |
Alex Sarr (WAS) |
Round 1, Pick 2 |
75 |
Reed Sheppard (HOU) |
Round 1, Pick 3 |
73 |
Stephon Castle (SAS) |
Round 1, Pick 4 |
73 |
Donovan Clingan (POR) |
Round 1, Pick 7 |
73 |
Ron Holland II (DET) |
Round 1, Pick 5 |
72 |
Rob Dillingham (MIN) |
Round 1, Pick 8 |
72 |
Zach Edey (MEM) |
Round 1, Pick 9 |
72 |
Matas Buzelis (CHI) |
Round 1, Pick 11 |
72 |
Nikola Topic (OKC) |
Round 1, Pick 12 |
72 |
DaRon Holmes II (DEN) |
Round 1, Pick 22 |
71 |
Terrence Shannon Jr. (MIN) |
Round 1, Pick 27 |
71 |
Cody Williams (UTA) |
Round 1, Pick 10 |
71 |
Tidjane Salaun (CHA) |
Round 1, Pick 6 |
71 |
Devin Carter (SAC) |
Round 1, Pick 13 |
71 |
Dalton Knecht (LAL) |
Round 1, Pick 17 |
70 |
Bub Carrington (WAS) |
Round 1, Pick 14 |
70 |
Kel’el Ware (MIA) |
Round 1, Pick 15 |
70 |
Jared McCain (PHI) |
Round 1, Pick 16 |
70 |
Tristan da Silva (ORL) |
Round 1, Pick 18 |
70 |
Ja’Kobe Walter (TOR) |
Round 1, Pick 19 |
70 |
Jaylon Tyson (CLE) |
Round 1, Pick 20 |
70 |
Yves Missi (NOP) |
Round 1, Pick 21 |
70 |
Kyshawn George (WAS) |
Round 1, Pick 24 |
70 |
Ryan Dunn (PHX) |
Round 1, Pick 28 |
70 |
Isaiah Collier (UTA) |
Round 1, Pick 29 |
70 |
Kyle Filipowski (UTA) |
Round 2, Pick 32 |
70 |
Tyler Kolek (NYK) |
Round 2, Pick 34 |
70 |
Johnny Furphy (IND) |
Round 2, Pick 35 |
70 |
A.J. Johnson (MIL) |
Round 1, Pick 23 |
69 |
Pacome Dadiet (NYK) |
Round 1, Pick 25 |
69 |
Dillon Jones (OKC) |
Round 1, Pick 26 |
69 |
Baylor Scheierman (BOS) |
Round 1, Pick 30 |
69 |
Jonathan Mogbo (TOR) |
Round 2, Pick 31 |
69 |
Tyler Smith (MIL) |
Round 2, Pick 33 |
69 |
Harrison Ingram (SAS) |
Round 2, Pick 48 |
69 |
Kevin McCullar Jr. (NYK) |
Round 2, Pick 56 |
69 |
Jamal Shead (TOR) |
Round 2, Pick 45 |
69 |
K.J. Simpson (CHA) |
Round 2, Pick 42 |
69 |
Bobi Klintman (DET) |
Round 2, Pick 37 |
69 |
Adem Bona (PHI) |
Round 2, Pick 41 |
69 |
Juan Nunez (SAS) |
Round 2, Pick 36 |
68 |
Ajay Mitchell (OKC) |
Round 2, Pick 38 |
68 |
Jaylen Wells (MEM) |
Round 2, Pick 39 |
68 |
Oso Ighodaro (PHX) |
Round 2, Pick 40 |
68 |
Nikola Djurisic (ATL) |
Round 2, Pick 43 |
68 |
Pelle Larsson (MIA) |
Round 2, Pick 44 |
68 |
Bronny James Jr. (LAL) |
Round 2, Pick 55 |
68 |
Cam Christie (LAC) |
Round 2, Pick 46 |
68 |
Antonio Reeves (NOP) |
Round 2, Pick 47 |
68 |
Tristen Newton (IND) |
Round 2, Pick 49 |
68 |
Enrique Freeman (IND) |
Round 2, Pick 50 |
68 |
Melvin Ajinca (DAL) |
Round 2, Pick 51 |
68 |
Quinten Post (GSW) |
Round 2, Pick 52 |
68 |
Cam Spencer (MEM) |
Round 2, Pick 53 |
68 |
Anton Watson (BOS) |
Round 2, Pick 54 |
68 |
Ulrich Chomche (TOR) |
Round 2, Pick 57 |
68 |
Ariel Hukporti (NYK) |
Round 2, Pick 58 |
68 |
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