There is so much to love about Bronny James coming to USC to play college basketball, but every college basketball fan needs to be very clear about one thing: Bronny is not the leader of this team. That’s not a criticism, just a reality. USC fans and national college hoops fans all need to know that Bronny James — a really good player by every estimation — is not the best player on the 2023-2024 USC roster. It’s No. 1 recruit Isaiah Collier. That is USC’s best player.
What’s great about Bronny James being on this USC team is that he could be a great teammate for Isaiah Collier, and — for that matter — Boogie Ellis as well. Let’s explore this particular topic with help from Adam Finklestein of 247Sports, who wrote a really good analytical piece about the Bronny-Collier tandem.