How will Bronny James fare in the pros? Second-generation NBA players give their take

Gary Payton II, Larry Nance Jr., K.J. Martin and Jett Howard discuss playing in the same league as their famous fathers.

LOS ANGELES — Gary Payton II called the moment “crazy.”

Midway through a preseason game last week in Las Vegas, the Golden State Warriors guard looked up and was guarding Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James. To see the 20-year-old competing on the same floor as his father — and now teammate — LeBron James blew his mind.  

“It’s incredible,” Payton II told NBC News. “I’m sure it’s pretty dope to be able to do that.”

Very few people understand what Bronny is going through, following in the footsteps of arguably the greatest player of all time. One might be Payton II, the son of longtime Seattle SuperSonics star Gary Payton, a member of the NBA’s 75th Anniversary Team.

Golden State faced Los Angeles twice in the preseason, and Payton II made sure to go over to the younger James pregame to offer a few words of advice. 

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