Jul 7, 2024; San Francisco, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James Jr. (9) on the sideline before the game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

Bronny James Made His Feelings Clear About Kyrie Irving

Originally posted on Fastbreak on SI | By Ben Stinar | Last updated Jul 28, 2025 1:16 AM ET

Bronny James has been one of the most notable players in the NBA since being selected with the 55th pick by the Los Angeles Lakers (last summer).

After the 2024 NBA Draft, Bronny was asked to name his five favorite players of all time.

The 20-year-old guard revealed that Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is his third favorite player.

Via ClutchPoints (on July 14, 2024): "Bronny James ranks his favorite NBA players of all time

LeBron James
Steph Curry
Kyrie Irving
Kevin Durant
Anthony Edwards and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Thoughts?

(via @espn)"

Bronny James ranks his favorite NBA players of all time

⭐️ LeBron James
⭐️ Steph Curry
⭐️ Kyrie Irving
⭐️ Kevin Durant
⭐️ Anthony Edwards and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Thoughts?

(via @espn)pic.twitter.com/KM2eLKWntJ
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) July 14, 2024

Many NBA fans will likely enjoy seeing Bronny mention Irving as one of his favorites.

His father (LeBron) played with Irving on the Cleveland Cavaliers for three seasons.

They led the franchise to the 2016 NBA Championship over Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors.

Via The NBA: "Most points for a duo in the Finals, last 50 years:

LeBron and Kyrie: 398 in 2016
Shai and JDub: 377 this year"

Irving will go down among the best guards in NBA history.

After the Cavs, he went on to play for the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets (and most recently) the Dallas Mavericks.

This past season, Irving had averages of 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 47.3% from the field and 40.1% from the three-point range in 50 games (before getting injured).

As for Bronny, he appeared in 27 games for the Lakers.

This article first appeared on Fastbreak on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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