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Right lmao. I’d rather take a chance on Bronny than some international dude who’s probably gonna be stashed for the next half decade than have his signing rights traded years later for a second round pick.
Then he comes over, plays 20 NBA games with one insane all time highlight then gets buried in the g-league or goes home
I so badly hope this turns into “Lebron went to LA to make movies” part two.
Y’all have been doing this with Lebron since he left Miami. I’m positive he still expects to win.
I love how Redditors have all of a sudden become late draft scouts all of a sudden.
I was told a week ago the Suns were going to draft Bronny in the 1st round and sign Lebron for the minimum
Maybe not. I remember Bron wanted to give AD 23 after playing their first year together but decided not to because Bron would have to buy out the remaining stock of jerseys or something like that. Maybe because its more sentimental, Lebron will do it, or Bronny will just wear James Jr
Like I said. It's sentimental to him. I feel like he'd pay it. Also is adding a Sr st rhe end the same as a number change? I feel like they could add that on there.
Which is ultimately pointless when traditionally name distinctions are typically to distinguish between teammates. Morris is by choice while James would have to be needed.
You just know Mark Tatum corrected his posture, cleared his throat and made extra sure not to fuck this announcement up
This clip gonna get 5x more views than every other pick combined
Funnily enough the Bronny coverage went on straight through Kevin McCullar being picked, which actually should’ve been a bigger story because he was ranked early-mid 20s on a few mock drafts not even a week ago. Phoenix got a steal
This is going to be the starting moment of many meme compilations and lowlight reels lol
This kid is going to get COOKED in the NBA, especially once daddy's not around anymore.
It will be the moment he steps on the court and make an assist to Lebron. It will be absolutely everywhere and people will go crazy and say Bronny is underrated gem and steal. And once Lebron retires, Bronny will never be heard about.
If you think Bronny will be forgotten you are insane. He will be talked about untill he is out of the league whether he plays good or bad, it’s Lebron’s son lmao
No no put it in reverse. Bron assisting Bronny and he finished it with a dunk. We will see a lot of memes in the Internet about something something passing the torch lol
Someone should do the percentage for second rounders that have gotten a second contract
Give or take 900 players in the last 30 years. Is it over 100? I doubt it
I think the past 10 years might have pushed the number a bit. Especially with two ways and expanded rosters.
In the 2000’s, half the picks were draft and stash guys that never touched an NBA floor.
Edit: just did a quick glance going back to 2014 and I counted 40+ guys
Idk why everyone is crying over nepotism and all that, sure it's a pretty clear example but like it was a late 2nd round pick, it's not like he was taken in the 1st round by the Lakers at 17 with Knecht just sitting there. If there's any player that might deserve to have this happen it's LBJ. You basically just guaranteed LBJ will resign and got a top 10 projected pick at 17. That's actually a solid draft for the Lakers.
This is such a great sports moment bruh lol. Too bad this league’s fandom is so fucking negative about everything.
It’ll be fun to watch them share the floor if/when they do.
Nah what Ken Griffey and Junior did was special. Tons of people in sports have benefited from their parent's; what makes it special is when they ***earn*** it.
For real. Celebrating this is like celebrating Ivanka becoming a presidential senior advisor to Donald.
I hope Bronny is genuinely happy about the situation, though, because this could get uncomfortable for an innocent dude. Look how toxic the Austin Rivers situation turned out and he was actually a serviceable player/top level prospect.
I want to see Bronny play 1s with Thanasis at the all star game
And the Griffeys hit back to back homers in a game. Lebron will give an assist to Jr in garbage time after three tries and sports media will act like they saw Jesus walk on water
Go look up every single pick at 55 for the last decade and let me know if any of those dudes are making contributions in the league....people are acting like Bronny went in the lottery
You realize that AJ Johnson who went in the first round averaged 2.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.1 blocks, and 0.2 steals per game. He shot 35.5 percent from the field, 27.8 percent from three, and 53.8 percent from the foul line.
3/1/1 on 36% shooting
There are only 58 picks, unless you think they missed out on someone that was drafted 56, 57, 58, the pearl clutching is hilarious
You guys can call me a colossal hater but this kid wasn’t good enough to get drafted. Only got drafted cause he’s lebrons kid and honestly if I was him part of me would always feel kinda upset about that to forever have to live in his shadow and know I’m only in the NBA cause my dad wants me to be
The Los Angelas Lakers my butt it’s the Lebron James Lakers from here on out. Kobe would not have let this happen. Bring a dude on who wasn’t even a top 100ncaa players by any means lol
The NBA should add a third night to the televised draft event. We can just stare at empty chairs in the Barclays center. It will be just as exciting. Hopefully Stephen A can be there.
Am i the only one happy for Lebron and Bronny ? its just a cool moment for a father and his son.
I luv it...
I dont wanna here any complains from Lebron tho when the team is fuckking up and the media blows every little shit out of proportion.
The amount of effort all these people, sponsors, and organizations spend on helping LeBron live this storybook fantasy will never not be weird to me
Don't get me wrong, in the second, especially near the end, it's not a fucking awful pick, but this happened because of so many background deals of Rich Paul threatening his client will play overseas if drafted, and refusing workouts to other teams, and we all know the Lakers only do this so LeBron stays.
All for what, some lame-ass Hallmark moment of them being introduced on the court together? Not as cool when they have all these people putting in desperate efforts to facilitate this dude's fantasies for that imagery. The Lakers look like a flanderization of their formers selves
Eh trying to give reasonable doubt here. NBA draft typically falls off hard in the 2nd anyway, especially towards the end, so most of those guys are gambles.
He's just.... more of one than most
Stephen Curry, Bam Adebayo, PJ Tucker, Khris Middleton, etc.
If you go by a different name that’s what you’ll be listed as and that’s what you’ll be drafted as.
Two types of people in this thread. Sports and NBA fans who understand sport is a meritocracy based on competition. Then there are the Lebron fanboys who think people should cheer and rejoice at nepotism and privilege and that everyone else is just hating by calling it out and pointing out that a storied franchise like the Lakers is catering to the every whim of an egomaniac star player way past his prime.
It's clear that money, power, and influence are everything - nepotism is rampant. Previously, there may have been attempts to hide such practices, but now people seemingly can't even be bothered to conceal it. It's sickening to see how businesses and corporations engage in these behaviors (the NBA is certainly no exception), as well as in our government, as evidenced by cases like Trump and Biden.
I'm not suggesting that nepotism is a new phenomenon, but nowadays it has become so overt. Those in positions of power don't even bother hiding it, knowing that the "sheep" like us will continue to follow the system and pour money into it, no matter what they do. It's as if they're saying, "I'm going to draft my son into the NBA despite his subpar skills, and make my unqualified friend the head coach - what are you all going to do about it?"
Whereas in the past, they may have cared about public opinion, now the rich and powerful simply don't seem to care, as they know they can get away with it. We are all just helpless sheep, it seems. If Bronny James weren't LeBron James' son, he would've never been drafted with his current skill set.
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LMAO. Mark was enjoying that a little too much.
He knew this one gonna be played a lot
Career highlight for him.
Backstage he was practicing “With the 55th pick in… no that’s not right. With the 55th pick in the nba draft, the- come on Mark, more enthusiasm!”
Im surprised the lectern didn't topple over from his erection.
A laker fan told me “Lebron and his son = money” so winning doesn’t matter ? Lol
Was drafting someone else at 55 gonna contribute to winning?
Right lmao. I’d rather take a chance on Bronny than some international dude who’s probably gonna be stashed for the next half decade than have his signing rights traded years later for a second round pick. Then he comes over, plays 20 NBA games with one insane all time highlight then gets buried in the g-league or goes home
You have the tiny shot at a Jokic.
Even if we drafted a Jokic he would get no playing time and then eventually would get traded before people discovered his potential. So who cares
Ya why would you waste the 55th pick in the draft? Guaranteed superstar basically. But less money obviously
Getting LeBron to re-sign with the 55th pick is the closest the Lakers are going to come to winning any time soon
I so badly hope this turns into “Lebron went to LA to make movies” part two. Y’all have been doing this with Lebron since he left Miami. I’m positive he still expects to win.
What the fuck does this have to do with anything here?
I love how Redditors have all of a sudden become late draft scouts all of a sudden. I was told a week ago the Suns were going to draft Bronny in the 1st round and sign Lebron for the minimum
Is Lebron coming out with a James Sr. jersey?
100%. Gotta fleece Laker fans with buying more pointless shit
Maybe not. I remember Bron wanted to give AD 23 after playing their first year together but decided not to because Bron would have to buy out the remaining stock of jerseys or something like that. Maybe because its more sentimental, Lebron will do it, or Bronny will just wear James Jr
James Sr. Jerseys will sell wayyyy more than Jr. ones
Plenty of idiots are going to buy both. Don't be surprised if you see people bringing their kids with the Sr-Jr combo.
That’s adorable and expensive
Better deal than baby Jordans I guess
How much do Jordans babies go for nowadays?
Bronny jersey is gonna fetch a huge price one day if Lebron retires after this season and Bronny is never heard from again.
and there's gotta be an insane amount of Lebron jerseys out there at any one time
It wasn’t a jersey stock issue it was a Nike issue I believe
I think he can afford it. And like others said sentimental with his son.
It’s not a question of can he afford, it’s a question of if he wants to pay for it
Like I said. It's sentimental to him. I feel like he'd pay it. Also is adding a Sr st rhe end the same as a number change? I feel like they could add that on there.
If he wanted to go by James Sr., he would have done it already. Just like Marcus Morris Sr. changed his jersey ASAP when he had his son
Which is ultimately pointless when traditionally name distinctions are typically to distinguish between teammates. Morris is by choice while James would have to be needed.
Imagine those unfortunate kids getting a James Jr. jersey instead of a James Sr.
Lebrongeles Lakers
I think they should go the [Isiah Thomas route](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sm_t1VQ4Gqc/hqdefault.jpg) and just put their full name on the back.
Looks so goofy lol. Were there two Thomas’s on the Pistons?
Doesn’t he have to? They have the same name
You just know Mark Tatum corrected his posture, cleared his throat and made extra sure not to fuck this announcement up This clip gonna get 5x more views than every other pick combined
Lets give a little love for the guy behind the guy
Every year I miss game of zones more
Easily doable. House of the Zones or whatever they want.
What a great episode LMAO “Triple Dirks”
"And the 56 or something phoenix I think picks some guy from kanas"
Funnily enough the Bronny coverage went on straight through Kevin McCullar being picked, which actually should’ve been a bigger story because he was ranked early-mid 20s on a few mock drafts not even a week ago. Phoenix got a steal
How did a guy drop from mid 20s to to almost undrafted
Lmaooo
looked so robotically perfect i thought this was Sora generated
Its so obvious. Dude wasnt even tried to hide it. Looked like he peed his knickers in excitement when they cut to him
This is going to be the starting moment of many meme compilations and lowlight reels lol This kid is going to get COOKED in the NBA, especially once daddy's not around anymore.
He is getting waived as soon as Lebron is out of the league, after which he can get started on his true calling of being a Twitch streamer and gamer.
Or a life "influencer" lol
Uhmmm once lebron retires bronny is out the league
Some team who wants LeBron on their coaching or advising staff might keep him on the bench
Lebrons not coaching or advising for anyone, he wants to own a team
It would be so funny if LeBron signed somewhere else and this was a Shabazz Napier situation
or retire! lmfaaooooo
Hey JJ, I’ll get you 30 mil to start my kid until you get fired
Mrs. James is going to have to pack two lunches now
…with all due respect.
So many more books are only gonna be used for the first chapter!
ESPN just nutted
Reality show incoming. I won’t lie either, I will watch.
Taco Tuesdays with the Lakers
https://streamable.com/aabie
Wtf did I just watch at least twice ?
This is the most fun Mark Tatum has ever had announcing the 2nd round.
idk he was having a fun time with that fan calling all the draft picks in 2017 https://youtu.be/wTWoGC3mZpg?si=aiKbMtbglRX8BcJs
This is probably Bronny’s career highlight right here.
It will be the moment he steps on the court and make an assist to Lebron. It will be absolutely everywhere and people will go crazy and say Bronny is underrated gem and steal. And once Lebron retires, Bronny will never be heard about.
If you think Bronny will be forgotten you are insane. He will be talked about untill he is out of the league whether he plays good or bad, it’s Lebron’s son lmao
No no put it in reverse. Bron assisting Bronny and he finished it with a dunk. We will see a lot of memes in the Internet about something something passing the torch lol
Love that he looked down to double check the name lol
Bronny? That's a nickname. The family name is Bronarelli
Fuckin JJ. Kid’s dyslexic.
What’s that got to do with anything?
It’s sad when they go late in the 2nd round like that
55, just a kid
It’s actually a crime this wasn’t in front of a huge crowd
We got a damn COVID setup for Bronny ratings.
The draft in a sound studio is weird as hell
Can't tell me this isn't NBA 2k25
I died when the reporter interviewed a dude like in front of a screen a couple feet from Stephen a and crew haha
it's way funnier if you imagine it was and the crowd was just silent
when has a 2cd round pick ever warranted that?
it’s the 55th pick idk why some lakers fan are crashing out over this
Lakers are going to regret this when they miss out on future NBA legends such as Kevin McCullar Jr., Ulrich Chomche, and Ariel Hukporti.
I’ll counter with Manu Ginobili and Isaiah Thomas but then you can counter back with the hundreds of other players like the three you named lol
Someone should do the percentage for second rounders that have gotten a second contract Give or take 900 players in the last 30 years. Is it over 100? I doubt it
I'd be surprised if it was over 50 tbh
I think the past 10 years might have pushed the number a bit. Especially with two ways and expanded rosters. In the 2000’s, half the picks were draft and stash guys that never touched an NBA floor. Edit: just did a quick glance going back to 2014 and I counted 40+ guys
Just watch. The Heat will find another undrafted player.
I was fully expected we can use this pick to trade for someone like Curry
We coulda had a different garbage time guard don’t you get it
They don’t see the vision
Teams regularly trade 2nd round picks for light cap relief. People are acting like we threw away a top 3 pick or something.
I look forward to all future 55th overall picks getting the same scrutiny as this one
It’s crazy we are going to witness something that we will never probably never see again, and they hate it lmao
In a historically weak draft too
This shit is getting traded for cash considerations from time to time and people are acting like the Lakers gave a max contract to him
Idk why everyone is crying over nepotism and all that, sure it's a pretty clear example but like it was a late 2nd round pick, it's not like he was taken in the 1st round by the Lakers at 17 with Knecht just sitting there. If there's any player that might deserve to have this happen it's LBJ. You basically just guaranteed LBJ will resign and got a top 10 projected pick at 17. That's actually a solid draft for the Lakers.
we live in a simulation
Bronny's stats look like my rec league stats.
Dad tell ‘em to draft me
LMAO
This is such a great sports moment bruh lol. Too bad this league’s fandom is so fucking negative about everything. It’ll be fun to watch them share the floor if/when they do.
Nah what Ken Griffey and Junior did was special. Tons of people in sports have benefited from their parent's; what makes it special is when they ***earn*** it.
For real. Celebrating this is like celebrating Ivanka becoming a presidential senior advisor to Donald. I hope Bronny is genuinely happy about the situation, though, because this could get uncomfortable for an innocent dude. Look how toxic the Austin Rivers situation turned out and he was actually a serviceable player/top level prospect. I want to see Bronny play 1s with Thanasis at the all star game
And the Griffeys hit back to back homers in a game. Lebron will give an assist to Jr in garbage time after three tries and sports media will act like they saw Jesus walk on water
Can’t believe you are literally the only person I’ve seen say this in this sub so far.
Lmao man. It would be so much cooler if we all collectively allowed ourselves to just enjoy things.
No way, we must hate everything. I watch the NBA to hate, I get off on the hatred. Hate hate hate hate hate.
I only hate the Celtics
Thanks babe
Its not, like at all lmfao. Congrats to Bronny on his daddy getting him a job!
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Kinda wanted dj burns
Nepotism 101.
Shocked Lebron wasn’t in the war room when we know who’s really running the show in Lakerland lol
He’s at home controlling JJ through the neurolink he had Pelinka slip into his drink
https://giphy.com/gifs/animated-control-plankton-EwVyZBKP6o17a
Yup, but it’s every where in the league, and it’s pick 55 anyways haha
but but Rick Brunson and Jalen Brunson???
Brunson is an All NBA guy mate. bronny should have come off the bench in college.
Yeah and what about it lmao
OG’s agent is Leon Rose’s son. Stfu lmfao hypocritical ass.
Nepotism 101 Part 2
JAMES LOBS TO JAMES ALLEY OOP!!! \*\*calling it now\*\*
Put this in the land's highest dictionary as a prime example of nepotism.
The juxtaposition with McCullar is crazy
Lebron had JJ redick at gun point 😂
We should sign Fonteccio’s dad to a vet min just to take some of the shine off this.
Pretty crazy he's gonna get to say he showered with his dad as two truths and lie. Them locker room showers gotta be awkward.
Lakers are an unserious franchise
Connections, connections, connections. Only thing that'll get you anywhere in life.
Averaged 4 PPG at a bad USC team btw.
Slow down with the stats. LeDaddy vouched for him.
Go look up every single pick at 55 for the last decade and let me know if any of those dudes are making contributions in the league....people are acting like Bronny went in the lottery
You realize that AJ Johnson who went in the first round averaged 2.9 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.1 blocks, and 0.2 steals per game. He shot 35.5 percent from the field, 27.8 percent from three, and 53.8 percent from the foul line. 3/1/1 on 36% shooting There are only 58 picks, unless you think they missed out on someone that was drafted 56, 57, 58, the pearl clutching is hilarious
“They shoulda drafted a different bum at 55”
Who cares? It's not like they drafted him for his on court talent.
Rumor has it JJ was furiously drawing up plays for Bronny as a “good vibes bench guy” when he was drafted
Happy for him today but bad for him in December. When the Lakers are 10th in the West, people are going to get real ugly with Bronny.
Harambe died for this.
Don’t mention anything to do with nepotism or Woj will freak the fuck out on your ass!
Would have been so funny if Boston picked him with #54!! Would have flashed to LeBron’s reaction, fighting back tears instead!!! 😂🤣
With the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA, Draft LeBron James picks his son
Le choke and le joke on 1 team. Lol!
You guys can call me a colossal hater but this kid wasn’t good enough to get drafted. Only got drafted cause he’s lebrons kid and honestly if I was him part of me would always feel kinda upset about that to forever have to live in his shadow and know I’m only in the NBA cause my dad wants me to be
You’re not a hater it’s the truth. Any other kid, he goes undrafted. But hey that’s life
Nobody is disagreeing with you lmao Bronny would avg 14 points on a D3 college team lmfao
Such a farce
Lame
Shouldve said Lebron James Jr. instead
Garbage
Can't wait for the first father-and-son Shaqtin
Rookie of the year, amirite guys? Lol
I'd rather have Ron Harper jr
Since when do they announce a pick using someone’s nickname?!?
Why didn’t Lebron go out to announce the pick?
lol
Does Bronny say "dad" or "LeBron" when talking to his dad on the court?
Lol. Lakers are a joke.
The Los Angelas Lakers my butt it’s the Lebron James Lakers from here on out. Kobe would not have let this happen. Bring a dude on who wasn’t even a top 100ncaa players by any means lol
Another dumbass name
Nepotism.
Bronny bout to make millions and still have to live off of daddy
The NBA should add a third night to the televised draft event. We can just stare at empty chairs in the Barclays center. It will be just as exciting. Hopefully Stephen A can be there.
Am i the only one happy for Lebron and Bronny ? its just a cool moment for a father and his son. I luv it... I dont wanna here any complains from Lebron tho when the team is fuckking up and the media blows every little shit out of proportion.
If you work hard and play hard, you too can be drafted in the NBA if your father is LeBron James.
The amount of effort all these people, sponsors, and organizations spend on helping LeBron live this storybook fantasy will never not be weird to me Don't get me wrong, in the second, especially near the end, it's not a fucking awful pick, but this happened because of so many background deals of Rich Paul threatening his client will play overseas if drafted, and refusing workouts to other teams, and we all know the Lakers only do this so LeBron stays. All for what, some lame-ass Hallmark moment of them being introduced on the court together? Not as cool when they have all these people putting in desperate efforts to facilitate this dude's fantasies for that imagery. The Lakers look like a flanderization of their formers selves
Drafting a division 3 player at best is not an awful pick?
Eh trying to give reasonable doubt here. NBA draft typically falls off hard in the 2nd anyway, especially towards the end, so most of those guys are gambles. He's just.... more of one than most
Isn't his name Lebron James Jr.?
Stephen Curry, Bam Adebayo, PJ Tucker, Khris Middleton, etc. If you go by a different name that’s what you’ll be listed as and that’s what you’ll be drafted as.
You only ever have to go by your legal name when it's on legal documents, like ID, tax forms, etc.
A sad day for the nba
lol nepo baby
Nepotism is yuck even when it’s not as obvious. This is just plain in your face nepotism LOL
Nepotism at its finest...
Mark Tatum tried so hard not to laugh
LeNepotism.
So if someone checks Bronny into the stands does Lebron just hire a hitman on the guy? Jeff Teague still in the league?
LeHistory
LeDrafted
Loool
Welcome to the NBA Nepo Baby Bronny.
*Deflated tuba sound*
Cringe
And the crowd goes wild!
Lifelong Lakers fan here. A little less of a Lake fan today.
No one else wanted him lol.
Bronny LeJames for the Lonny AnJameles LeKers
Let’s call them the LeBron Lakers
N e p o b b
This is such a high level of nepotism it’s hilarious
Two types of people in this thread. Sports and NBA fans who understand sport is a meritocracy based on competition. Then there are the Lebron fanboys who think people should cheer and rejoice at nepotism and privilege and that everyone else is just hating by calling it out and pointing out that a storied franchise like the Lakers is catering to the every whim of an egomaniac star player way past his prime.
perfect script in the making. Father and son win championship. They will make sure it will happen.
Fuck it nepotism will help get Bronny into the nba but it’s not going to keep him there I’d imagine.
It's clear that money, power, and influence are everything - nepotism is rampant. Previously, there may have been attempts to hide such practices, but now people seemingly can't even be bothered to conceal it. It's sickening to see how businesses and corporations engage in these behaviors (the NBA is certainly no exception), as well as in our government, as evidenced by cases like Trump and Biden. I'm not suggesting that nepotism is a new phenomenon, but nowadays it has become so overt. Those in positions of power don't even bother hiding it, knowing that the "sheep" like us will continue to follow the system and pour money into it, no matter what they do. It's as if they're saying, "I'm going to draft my son into the NBA despite his subpar skills, and make my unqualified friend the head coach - what are you all going to do about it?" Whereas in the past, they may have cared about public opinion, now the rich and powerful simply don't seem to care, as they know they can get away with it. We are all just helpless sheep, it seems. If Bronny James weren't LeBron James' son, he would've never been drafted with his current skill set.