Bronny James towards the NBA Draft, but it’s for a few. As reported by ESPN, several franchises had difficulty getting LeBron’s son to do pre-Draft workouts. The boy’s agent, Rich Paul, CEO of Klutch Sports Group, reported that Bronny has only worked with the Phoenix Suns and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Suns have the No. 22 pick, while the Lakers have the No. 17 and 55 picks in the June 26-27 NBA draft in New York. “This is nothing new,” Paul said. “The goal is to find a team that values your teen and try to push him to be at his best. It’s important to understand the context and realize that this has always been the strategy with many of my clients over the years, especially those who needed development like Bronny. The things I do are designed.”
At the Combine, Bronny said he wanted to make it into the NBA, dismissing his father LeBron’s idea of playing with his son. Rich Paul said about it: “LeBron is out of the idea of having to play with Bronny. If he can do it, he will. If not, no. There is no agreement that guarantees that if the Lakers choose Bronny at #55, he (LeBron) will sign the extension. If that were the case, I would force them to take him at 17. We don’t need a draft pick. The Lakers can still draft Bronny. Plus LeBron won’t go to Phoenix on a minimum salary contract case of Bronny’s call. We can eliminate this hypothesis now.”
Not just Suns and Lakers? Paul adds: “There are other teams that love Bronny. For example, Minnesota Timberwolves, Dallas Mavericks, Toronto Raptors. If it’s not the Lakers, it will be someone else. Minnesota would like to have Bronny, but I don’t know who their owner is. Nico Harrison [GM dei Mavs] he’s like an uncle to Bronny. If the Lakers didn’t take him at pick 55, Dallas would take him at 58 and give him a guaranteed contract. He loves it. They could take him without even seeing him at pick 31. Practice isn’t everything for these teams.”
2024-06-19 18:49:42
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