Bronny James was not selected in the first round but the 2024 NBA draft continues on Thursday.
The latest: The Toronto Raptors have the first crack at taking James, holding the No. 31 overall pick to kick off the second round. Toronto was linked to James ahead of the draft, but the Los Angeles Lakers remain the betting favourite to land LeBron James' son.
Here are the latest Bronny James odds for the second day of the 2024 NBA draft, which gets underway at 4 p.m. ET.
Bronny James draft odds
Check out the latest odds on which team will draft Bronny James. Click odds to add selection to betslip.
| Team | Betting odds |
| Los Angeles Lakers | -335 |
| Phoenix Suns | +800 |
| Dallas Mavericks | +1000 |
| Toronto Raptors | +2,000 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | +2,000 |
| Philadelphia 76ers | +2,500 |
| Golden State Warriors | +3,000 |
| Miami Heat | +3,000 |
NBA odds as of 9:29 a.m. ET on 06/27/2024.
Raptors odds to draft Bronny James
Toronto Raptors (+2,000)
There's been a ton of debate and speculation about James' prospect pedigree, so it shouldn't come as a big surprise that he didn't hear his name called on Wednesday.
Toronto elected to use its first-round pick on Butler guard Ja'Kobe Walter at No. 19 overall.
That doesn't mean the Raptors are out on James, whose defensive abilities may be attractive enough to overcome his perceived offensive limitations.
The Bronny-to-Toronto chatter was, after all, created by none other than James' agent Rich Paul, who recently told ESPN, "[Raptors president] Masai [Ujiri] loves him."
While James never worked out for Toronto, neither did Walter, which didn't stop the Raptors from taking him.
"They could take him without even seeing him at 31," Paul said, referring to the Raptors. "Workouts aren't everything for these teams."
Raptors assistant general manager Dan Tolzman admitted that they're looking at Bronny — alongside basically everyone else in the draft:
Raptors assistant GM Dan Tolzman on Rich Paul suggesting that Toronto could be interested in Bronny James: "I think all these players are guys we're looking at. He's in the mix... Every player on the board we're looking long and hard at and I wouldn't say we've ruled anybody out"
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) June 25, 2024
Best odds to land James
The favourite: Lakers (-335)
The Lakers are the obvious favourites and are now the odds-on choice to land the former USC guard.
Los Angeles, like every team, had a chance to take Bronny last night but chose to use its No. 17 overall pick on Tennessee's Dalton Knecht.
The Lakers have the No. 55 overall pick today and it's widely assumed they are interested in using it on Bronny.
A pact with the Lakers would surely sweeten the deal for LeBron to stay in L.A. The four-time MVP has a player option that he must accept or decline by June 29.
LeBron has played his last six seasons with the Lakers, who were one of two teams to give Bronny a workout.
Bronny James draft notes
- James averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists across 25 games at USC. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound guard missed the first eight games of the season recovering from a cardiac arrest he suffered in the summer.
- During the combine, James recorded the third-highest max vertical jump (40.5 inches), while also recording the 10th-quickest three-quarter sprint time (3.09 seconds).
