Bronny James is formally a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, and it seems that his agent, Klutch Sports founder Rich Paul, stated no matter he might to discourage different NBA groups.
Paul, who has lengthy represented James’ celebrity father, NBA all-time main scorer LeBron James, was reportedly telling NBA groups to not draft the USC product, as a result of he’d go play in Australia in the event that they did.
“Rich Paul’s calling groups and saying, ‘Don’t take Bronny James,’” stated Bob Myers, the previous GM of the Golden State Warriors, on ESPN’s NBA Draft present.
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“He’s saying, ‘Don’t take him. If you are taking him, he’s going to Australia. So he has a plan, and he has a spot.”
This report from Myers got here early within the second spherical, and he adopted it up in a separate phase because the fifty fifth general choose by the Lakers received nearer.
“I feel we are able to all think about what the purpose is for Rich Paul in that state of affairs. There’s a distinction between hoping that occurs and ensuring that occurs,” Myers stated.
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If Paul’s plan was to verify everybody selecting above the Lakers within the second spherical didn’t take into consideration James, then it was a serious success.
The James household was emotional, as one can think about, when Bronny’s identify was referred to as by the Lakers at No. 55, and Paul was noticed sitting proper subsequent to him when all of it went down.
Bronny James poses for a photograph through the 2024 NBA Combine on May 13, 2024, at Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. (Kamil Krzaczynski/NBAE through Getty Images)
LeBron and Bronny have develop into the first-ever father-son duo to play within the NBA on the identical time, and although the elder James has not made it official that he’s returning to the Lakers subsequent season, there’s a big incentive to take action, now that his son is aboard.
That stated, Bronny has been an intriguing NBA Draft prospect all through this course of as a result of his less-than-impressive freshman-year stats with the Trojans, which has many debating about whether or not his expertise can grow to be NBA-worthy play.
While his athleticism and drive have been on show, Bronny hasn’t proven scouts and specialists sufficient to deem him a promising NBA prospect.
But who is aware of what James, who had a gradual begin to his freshman season after struggling a cardiac arrest in late July 2023, can accomplish together with his father and the Lakers’ new head coach, JJ Redick?
Bob Myers, ex-GM of the Warriors, reported that Rich Paul, longtime agent of LeBron James, had been telling NBA groups to not draft Bronny James earlier than the Lakers’ choose. (Getty Images)
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NBA followers have all the time mentioned what it could appear like if LeBron and Bronny could possibly be on the identical crew. That has now develop into actuality, and Paul apparently did all he might to make it occur.
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