For all the folks whining about nepotism in the instance of Bronny James, while turning a blind eye to Giannis and his family team in Milwaukee, all the kids of great players who have jobs on their old teams, and so on: grow up.
It’s the 55th pick, it was always going to be a G-League level prospect. Heck, players who averaged fewer points than Bronny went in the 1st round to other teams. He comes into the league with his head on right, decent defensive skills, and the willingness to embrace the process of improvement rather than the shortcut of entitlement. What more is anyone truly expecting from a late second-rounder?
I think that Bronny will be given the same opportunity to shine as JHS, who did go in the 1st round and looks like a two-way player, at best. He’ll be in camp, maybe play some minor minutes with Pop in preseason, and play a lot in the G-League.
If having Bronny around infuses new excitement into The King for the regular season the pick is worth it. If Bronny is better than expected it’s doubly worth it. If Bronny doesn’t work out, oh no….gee whiz…it’s no worse than Maxwell Lewis ended up. Ergo, nothing lost. In short I only see positives from this.
Getting bent outta shape because you see this is as nepotism means you’re just very, very late to the party. It’s been alive and well in America for centuries . Get used to it and find something that matters to get pissed about.
Sheeeiiiiitttt!!!!….(Clay Davis voice)…..my dad got me my 1st job and I’m STILL in the same industry 40yrs later. So needless to say; I ain’t mad at LBJ! But lets keep it 100. What’s really got a bug up the azz of a certain segment of the population is that they can’t deal with a player (aka “the help”) wielding the type of power LeBron has over a franchise. Ain’t no fun when the rabbit has the gun….lol.
I agree with everything you said Jamie. My only concern was that we now have 3 roster spots filled by guys that are likely spend most of the time in the G league. If Cam and Hayes both opt in that can create a problem.
I’m not even all that worried about that. Even if everyone opts in and we make no trades that’s only 12 players plus DK and Bronny. Roster size is 15 plus 3 two-ways.
If everyone opts in we won’t have anything but the MLE available, anyhow, so I think it’s fine. If some game-altering vet minimum player did want to come here just cutting Lewis isn’t a big hit. We don’t get the cap space but we do free up the roster spot. Honestly, same for JHS IMO.
If we do end up making a trade it’s either going to be one-to-one (or close to it) or multiple contracts on our end going out for a single player coming back.
Exactly, it’s basically how America works at this point. If that’s the major sticking point for any fans they need to move on.
As for Bronny’s “impact” on the team? There should be none this season. Sure, he’ll eventually get on the court with Pops in a forced PR move that’ll have him throwing a lob to his dad that’ll be replayed on ESPN a million times. But in reality he should be with the South Bay Lakers the entire season getting court-time and learning where he fits in the NBA. Sitting at the end of the bench, bonding with Shapino & Lewis while getting zero run won’t be productive. Hopefully Lebron realizes this…
I might go as high 1-2% impact on the regular season (and we did see Captain Long Arms aka THT do well in the playoffs as a rook) but nobody should be counting on it.
I think everyone understands the process he’s embarking on, it’s just fans who get all ruffled and huffy about this stuff. Like you said about the rabbit, nobody wants to see the sheep in charge of the clippers.
The lob for the highlight segment’s gotta happen in game 1. Can’t count on 40 year old Lebron staying healthy long enough for that hallmark moment to happen later in the season.
Honestly, LeBron can wait to suit up until 2025 if it means he’ll impact the playoffs more (it won’t and he won’t so it doesn’t matter)