Published on: October 23, 2024, 02:35h. 

Last updated on: October 23, 2024, 03:13h.

The majority of sports discussions on Tuesday night were focused on LeBron James appearing alongside his son Bronny during the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Although the Lakers emerged victorious with a 110-103 win, the focus was on the James family making history as the first father-son duo to play together in an NBA game.

LeBron and Son Create NBA History

Bill Reiter at CBS Sports addressed the challenges faced by Bronny:

It’s hard to ignore the concerns that Bronny may be in the league prematurely, propelled by his father’s influence rather than his own talent. The debut alongside his father on Tuesday and the subsequent praise could make things tougher for him.

Sportsbook traders were also focusing on Bronny James and other aspects of NBA Awards futures betting as the season kicked off.

NBA Futures Betting at Season Start

At BetMGM, Bronny (+30000) has accounted for the highest ticket percentage for a rookie at 17%, with Zach Edey leading the handle at 30.1%.

Bronny James winning rookie of the year is the worst NBA awards result right now,” said Halvor Egeland, trading strategy manager at BetMGM.

Edwards at BetMGM is generating the highest ticket percentage for MVP at 14.4% and the highest handle at 17.9%.

According to a trader at PointsBet Canada, “Most bets are on Luka (Doncic) for MVP, but most money is on Shai (Gilgeous-Alexander).”

At BetVictor, traders were more straightforward in their assessment.

“We have not seen any action on Bronny to be rookie of the year, and after only playing three minutes in the opening match, it seems he will have limited court time in his first season,” said Glen Hyslop at BetVictor.