The thing about Bronny is that he seems like a really good kid. However, I feel that staying in college for at least another season would have been significantly better for his development.
Blame Lebron for saying Bronny better than 85% of the players in the nba Blame the media for giving Bronny more attention then the first pick in the draft blame delusional Bron fans for believing he was ever good enough for the nba
He won’t though. G league is very competitive and they’re very hungry. You won’t get anything easy in the G league!! He will never be good enough to play at any nba level, even the g league!
Thank you. If they were just honest and said what everyone knows, Bronny would not get as much criticism. But the fact they keep trying to sell us ice cream when we can clearly smell and see that it is shit is why people don't like this
@@Christo_Trismegistus Exactly. And Bronny isn't a child. He knows why he got a contract even before proving anything in summer league. He can be honest about it as well. All he'd have to say is, "Let's be real. I was drafted so my father would stay in LA. My 1 year in college was unimpressive and I haven't proven myself yet. But I plan on working my tail off to seize this opportunity and make the most of it. My dad opened doors for me, but I'm the one who has to walk through them."
To say that Bronny is playing like every other 55th pick is trash. Aaron Wiggins on okc was a 55 pick and he averaged 17-20 points at Maryland and worked his ass off to finally get a contract with the thunder this year, not Bronny. If Lu Dort went undrafted Bronny prob should have too
@@asare240 those "bums" average more than 4 points. 2nd round? Shit I can name more undrafted players. So you must not watch too many hoops. The 2nd round is also the part of the draft so that means they are also some of the best players in the world. And Bronny ain't one of em. Stop defending shitty basketball. And get off LeBron's dick, he don't need a bunch of male cheerleaders protecting his pride nor his sons.
EXACTLY. This is where the bullshit started. I’ve never seen a Junior going into his Senior year being ranked in the Top 100 (nationwide btw) with a stat line of 5ppg/3rpg/2apg. But somehow Bronny was ranked 28th? 😅
He's a 55th pick with 1st round pick privileges. He already has a guaranteed contract and will have so many opportunities to prove himself, unlike other late round picks who don't get paid and are out the team immediately after summer league if they played as bad as Phony James .
People keep mentioning that Bonny had health issues but fail to mention THINGS LIKE HEALTH ISSUES ALWAYS HURT PLAYERS STOCKS. It doesn’t help the argument that it isn’t nepotism
JJ said during last game that Bronny had surgery a year ago so he is still working on his conditioning. What 19 yr athlete old takes a year to get in shape? Bronny just don't have the heart or the drive to be a good basketball player
@@Christo_Trismegistus The so-called knee swelling was an indicator all is not well. Likely, they will trot him out for a few regular-season games, cite the heart condition or another injury, and then shut him down for the season. If JJ Redick is serious he will leave Bronny on the bench, but with the Lakers, who knows?
Bronny's lack of basketball IQ has been the really striking thing to me in Summer League. Like he requires so much development, the idea he's not still in college is beyond baffling
It's because even in college he wouldn't develop. Bronny is the smaa exact player as he was 2 years ago because he never works on his game and never had to. He grew up with everything handed to him and never had to work hard on the court for anything so it stunted his growth big time. He got handed McDonald's all American and that blew up his ego. He got scholarship to USC and that blew up his ego. And he had people like Gilbert Arenas and JJ Reddick telling him that he is NBA material and will be a great player like Jrue Holiday. This is the first time in his life that he has ever realized that he is not good at basketball so now his confidence is shot and he has no skills to leverage on the court because he can't shoot free throws, can't pass, can't handle the ball, can't run back in defense, can't inbound the ball. It's just crazy watching how lost he is on the court because I can't remember ever seeing a player this bad continue to keep getting 25+ minutes a game
Right, the 4 year contract before a single summer league game is pretty odd. Though now we see why they did it then... if they did it now it would look even worse
@@bane9685would it now? First two games were terrible but now he’s shown he can be a solid role player. No one has ever cared this much about a 2 mil a year deal
The truth is you’ve all been lied to about him being a good shooter and he isn’t a great defender as most people on ESPN claims. If you’re a undersized guard you have to be a good scorer (Isaiah Thomas, iverson) a playmaker (rondo, cp3) or a all around great player (cp3) bronny is none of the above
Exactly They’re saying bronny is 3&d when he has no 3 or D. Why would they play bronny when they could have a guy 6’5-6’7 do everything Bronny is “supposed to be good at?
N its the Pick too. For us its just a Pick that will probably Not Turn good but for them its the Chance to make it to the league out the hold etc. Like that money is much more valuable
All i hear is excuses... let's be real.. this dream is his father's... bronny has never stood out.. bryce is the one with the upside... im sure bronny is a good kid.. but he is an average basketball player with a famous name.. and its okay... he might prove me wrong but i highly doubt it.. he doesn't have 1 nba skill set that sets him apart
Here we go again, ONCE YOU ARE ON THE COURT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORM. All these excuses. He's trash. You have to look at the total synopsis of everything involved. High School career, College career, 55th pick 2nd rd.(Televised), ESPN, JJ Reddick hire, LeBron/Reddick Podcast and 4 year guaranteed contract. For this level of play thats trash, nothing personal, he's not an NBA player. Period. Oh and he's LeBron James son down to being his Junior.
You think he ain’t passionate when he could be set for life without ball and continues playing and training tryna make it after suffering a heart attack?
Bronny was like the third or fourth best player on his high school team and made the McDonald’s all American game. He’s never displayed the skill set of an NBA player. That’s why everybody is goin in on em
Stop rushing talent into the league. You'd think Mr. 1000 basketball IQ would know that. Just sacrificed his son's entire NBA career for a self-fulfilling prophecy. Or MAYBE Bronny just doesn't love the game THAT much, and he's aware of that.
He's not the first player to have a cardiac arrest. If you ever ever heard of Keyontae Johnson he was great player at UF then he had to re-establish himself as a great player again at KSU after the heart scare. Which he did first team all conference in SEC and Big 12. He ended up getting drafted 50th. He had to work for it don't tell me Bronny did.
If Lebron would have kept his mouth shut about how his son is better than some of players in the NBA right Bronny would not be under this kind pressure to proformed.
Actually, he probably would still have the pressure just by being his son. But he probably wouldn't be getting all the criticism that he is getting now if his dad kept his mouth shout and the kid didn't declare for the draft when it was obvious he didn't have what it takes to be on the pro level or even elite college level. If he actually worked hard and earned his spot, there would be way less harsh criticism, I think.
being picked late 2nd rd isn't the issue - it's the fully guaranteed deal. that is where the nepotism is obvious. most 55th overall picks don't go anywhere, so that is not the problem.
i was surprised by his effort level in the first 2 games which was nothing special. 55 has to want it more to make the team. he also doesn’t show a strong feel for offensive movement. i project him as g league bench to start
Bronny has never had to work hard and he knows his spot is guaranteed so he's going to keep playing like he always has. The dude has had everything handed to him in life and plays like it, which is entertaining to see the players who are hungry just punk and outplay him constantly
The 55th pick excuse really doesn't hold any real weight. That's just where the Lakers landed. If they had the 31st pick, 32nd, 33rd etc... they STILL would have drafted Bronny. Rich Paul was making sure that no other team drafted him, because they fully intended to use their 2nd round pick on Bronny. Prior to the NBA Draft, during the combines and stuff, real scouts had honestly reported that Bronny was not ready for the NBA. Now, everyone truly believes that and we all know he's years away from actually being ready. This is all on LeBron, for wanting to use his son as another accolade to his career( wanting to be the first father son to share the court).
I'm actually shocked that LeBron pushed so hard to get his kid here when Bronny is this bad. I know parents often have blind spots with their kids but I'm shocked a man as intelligent as LeBron can't spot his kid is pretty much straight trash. Don't be fooled. The kid isn't average or even mediocre. He is, at this level, simply unusable. He has nowhere near the instincts, work ethic or skill set to be a good pro even in Europe or Asia. My tip is when reality finally hits all the parties involved Bronny will get some more bad news from the doctor. Sorry, your hearts still a bit dodgy bud time to retire. What a shame, he was figuring out and then the Doctors took his dream away bla bla bla Wrote this the day after Trump got shot. Let's see how close I got.
@@jameswinslow8540 Maybe. His kid playing like a joke surely doesn;t help his brand though? I get the appeasing him thing from the Lakers, they're basically hostages to the dude at this stage. And it's only a late 2nd pick and chump change by NBA standards, But the brand? Surely his kid playing like ass brings the brand down though?
@HammersWalls if he plays with his son he can Market it, also his son doesnt have to play much and can play garbage time minutes just to make an "iconic moment" of first father son playing duo.
Bronny just doesn't have any skill sets that stand out yet, He's basically a SF/SG in a PG body. Best thing he can do is focus on defense and a 3 point shot
Bronny was only in the All-American game because his father is Lebron, not because he was actually good. Bronny rode the bench from Freshman to Junior year in high school. Then averaged 13 ppg, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists as a starting Senior. That’s not even close to an All-American, let alone somebody getting a scholarship to a D1 school with those stats.
I wish people would stop using his heart issues as an excuse. The fact they have never mentioned what specific condition he had or what was done to correct it makes me think it wasn’t as serious as they want the public to think
1st problem is honestly the fact the he was an “McD All American”… that was his first problem because even in hs his stats weren’t extraordinary based on his appropriate level of competition. You could watch his game in HS and see he want going to be a sensational college player and yet everyone expects him to turn on this imaginary switch and become a good to great NBA player…. I honestly feel sorry for the kid. Too much
I think it's a little disingenuous to only single out the 55th pick in the draft from recent year. As there are 5 more picks after that slot, consist of players that could have be chosen at 55, and quite a few has stuck around the NBA. To say you shouldn't expect anything out of a player picked that low is maybe overlooking the accomplishments of some hard working guys like Paul Reed, Sam Merril, Jabari Walker..etc. Sure Isaiah Wong didn't do much on the NBA court but Trayce Jackson Davis became an integral part of the Warrior's youth movement only 2 picks later. I'd go as far as to argue that because talent evaluation has gotten better and the level of overall talent has been steadily rising, 2nd round value has never been higher. It used to be a rarity that 2nd round player even make the NBA in any given season, but in the last decade or so, there has been an increase in teams finding rotation pieces in the 2nd round, maybe not quite a exactly 55, but it shouldn't be dismissed as trivial, either
The problem with Bronny isn't where he was selected or how he is playing, its the fact the Lakers are pretending the 55th pick is going to be a real player when in reality the 55th player almost never makes it to the NBA, much less on his deal. Don't first say Bronny is gonna be amazing, and then compensate by saying "well he just the 55th pick what did you expect". You can't have it both ways
He can be a good player one day or absolute trash either way one season ain’t enough time to know yet everyone is ready to call him shit after two bad summer league games. The number two pick don’t even get this kind of hate
I know it’s a different sport, but Tyson said it best. “They never had to fight for it. Everything they wanted in life, they got it. Everything in my life, I fought for. And still never got it.”
Horrible take because Bronny got snubbed by team USA and they would have won gold guaranteed if Bronny was there. Team USA is struggling without Bronny on the team
Aaron Wiggins averaged 11ppg 4.8rpg and 2.4apg in his summer league debut. He was the 55th pick. He signed a two way contract first before getting a guaranteed deal. Bronny is nowhere near as talented as Wiggins. Yet Bronny already has a multi-year guaranteed contract? MAKE THAT MAKE SENSE. HE'S PLAYING BAD EVEN FOR A 55TH PICK.
Bronny James is a gamble at 55 on the possibility of him getting way better at shooting and thinking the fact that he's undersized won't matter as much defensively because of his athleticity. I understand the pick at 55, even if it wasn't for the Lakers. It's 4 year contract deal though make absolutely no sense. He's not ready for the NBA at best other players would get a two way contract. Pacome Dadiet seems like a reach with his contract deal at the end of a first round and he's mountain ahead of Bronny in term of what he has shown against adult. Denver need a functionning number 2, it's the elephant in the room really. Murray isn't even playing good last season, the second best player on this roster is Aaron Gordon because he knows what he does best and stick to it insanely well. Murray doesn't have the regularity that you want for an all star player so it doesn't matter when once every 5 games he's amazing in the 4th. Pistons have a potentially decent team, with way better fits than before, but it's a big draft year, you don't want to win a lot of games and they might make sure it happens one way or another.
High level glazing for Lebron Jr. It doesn’t matter what other 2nd round picks have done, they EARNED the right to be drafted on their own merit. Lebron Jr is awful: short, can’t shoot, can barely dribble, cant dribble with his left, can’t finish thru traffic, can’t play defense, is often times lost and finally is lazy, he doesn’t hustle. Actually watch the games instead of looking at stat sheets and highlights.
People aren't harshly judging Bronny because he is a #55 pick. They are harshly judging Bronny because he has a 4 year guaranteed deal and roster spot.
Bronny is getting starter's minutes, has a 4 YEAR, 8 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT, and is getting every opportunity and encouragement from the coaching staff...all while stinking the joint out. I'm rooting for the kid, but have you watched the tape? He's clueless for the most part on both ends of the floor. After the hype, the scrutiny was inevitable.
This is not a good take about Brony. Is not that people are against him. He is the 55th pick, but he got 8M guaranteed contact. No other rookie has that, let alone any other 55th pick. Is because his last name is James. 8M for a 4 point a game player. If is not because of the last name, tell what it is then?
Just because it's difficult to draft contributing players in the late 2nd round. Doesn't mean you shouldn't try. Plenty of players in league who should have been drafted. And others who have played meaningful minutes. Especially over the past few drafts.
Disregarding that whole dissertation about Bronny because his Dad told us he's "better than some of these cats in the league", and that its "Lightweight hilarious" 😂😂😂
Lebron setting up the lakers to get Bryce to in two years. 😂 let’s not forget shaq son had health issues and McDonald all stars are the elite! Bronny was not that
How many of those 2nd rounders you named signed a guaranteed contract out the gate without playing one game? That’s the reason why a lot of them are no longer in the league
The comp shouldn’t be how he plays for a 55th pick… it’s how he plays for a guy with a 4 year contract and a guaranteed roster spot… he should be blowing up the competition which is mostly made up of players that won’t make nba rosters
I feel like Bronny would deal with less hate if he played in college more until he improved and got drafted to a different team that isn’t with his father and the lakers and media acting like this isn’t nepotism does not help. I won’t lie I was part of the clowning Bronny memes but I do genuinely hope he finds a spot in the league. Do I think he will be just as great as his father? Hard *NO*
The Bronny Situation (i love Pulp Fiction): throwing his own son under the bus because of his ego is the most LeBron thing ever. That poor kid hopefully got real friends cause sure as hell he got no real father...
Losing Caldwell-Pope is brutal for the Nuggets. Braun has okay D, but he isnt a starter. They should have traded Porter at a loss to get cap space. He's too streaky for a max, by far.
Awarding the max to MPJ was really bad. Now he's untradeable. Maybe the Pelicans will take him in exchange for Brandon Ingram, but BI's stock has taken a hit since the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
@willingexile3374 Apparently Ingram just turned down a 4-year, $180m contract. He's delusional. That would be a good trade for the Nuggets & Pels, as could just let BI's contract run out.
I think you're significantly underrating the Pistons' offseason. Let's put the players aside for a moment. The Pistons just underwent a regime change after hiring Trajan Langdon. Troy Weaver, the man responsible for the Killian Hayes draft pick you complained about, was fired. Weaver sucked at trades, and we were fleeced multiple times with him in charge. We also fired Money Williams and hired a coach who actually wants to be here. We brought in J.B. Bickerstaff, who coached a young Cleveland team from being one of the bottom teams in the East to playoff contention. The Pistons acquired Fred Vinson, arguably one of the best shooting coaches in the world. Now, let's look at the draft picks. Ron Holland is a wing with one of the best upsides in his draft, and Bobby Bobi Klintman is a shooting big who should have never fallen to the second round while getting draft capital in return for drafting him. Regarding free agency, the Pistons acquired Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr., Tobias Harris, Wendell Moore Jr., and Paul Reed. Some of these guys space the floor, most played 70+ games last season (since the Pistons dealt with injury problems last year), and they all still have gas left in the tank to contribute and be vets on the floor for these young guys. With these acquisitions, this could possibly be the best roster this front office has put around Cade. Look forward to seeing his name next season. Furthermore, the Pistons made these roster changes while keeping the cap low and acquiring draft assets. We can still make a trade or facilitate one should the front office decide to do so.
The narrative that staying in college is so wild, being in the NBA around top tier players, trainers, coaches is infinitely better college ball is a completely different game. There’s nothing that proves 4 years in college is better?
Imagine if San Antonio had that attitude in 1999 and said ah who cares, the 57th pick is gonna suck anyway, let's let David Robinson make the pick for us instead. And say Robinson goes hey let's draft this Navy guy I know. The result would have been them passing on Manu Ginobilli. Point is, pick whoever you think is the best player available for the organization. bronny wasn't that.
More about bronny. The most talked about 55th pick in nba history. We get it his a project. Its a 55th pick! Can we stop making videos about him. Dude is literally getting more hate than most players that were real bust. Wheres those videos?
You do realize he blew so many points because he's a lazy player? You know he is awful on defense? He shows 0 effort and deserves every ounce of hate he gets.
Tidjane Salaun is a project pick he is tall and very athletic. He looked good in his summer league debute but most people recognized when Charlotte selected him it would take two or more years before he truly shines in the NBA. Bronney James needs a lot of work and he doesn't have the size or athleticism of Tidjane.
Drafted 55th. He’s definitely not a first team player. With a heart condition he should really finish his education and cherish his memories of playing ball in high school and university. Best of luck in your future endeavours.
There have been several players who were drafted to the league before Bronny whose averages were worse than his. For example, Peyton Watson only averaged 3 points per game while he was at UCLA & was drafted in the league in 2022. Mike Eaton only averaged 1.8 points per game while he was at UCLA & was drafted in the league in 1982. And there are others. So, as you can see, the league has been drafting guys for a long time who had worse averages than Bronny. So, because of that, you can’t say that he only got in the league because of LeBron
He was McDonald’s all American only because of his dad so your wrong on that he wasn’t even the best player on his high school team so that should tell you he didn’t deserve that McDonald’s all American
You can tell it's mental just watching the form and success of the J in practice. Gets in front of the lights and it's different. Which is part of it, kid. Better get used to em'.
Lebron jr’s problem is really just is his confidence that’s literally it, it’s been like that since he last year at USC he plays too timid, he’s gonna be a fine role player in a year or maybe a few months for us
Laker fans wanna win NOW! This looks like their going backwards. The same play in team, bron with more money and a rookie coach. Plus they developing a guy on a 4 year guaranteed contract! If this was a rebuilding team it wouldn't be so bad. People expect competence not greatness. They looking for a glimpse of an nba player not a top player. Bronny is awful and small.
Bronny probably a good kid. But summer league has shown he does not belong in the nba g league summer league or anything that is connected to the nba. He was not on anyone's draft board he wasn't even going to get picked up by anyone post draft he only got drafted cause his dad
The truth? 1. He’s a late 2nd round pick hyped up by his father and the media. 2. The new CBA lets 2nd rounders get up to 3rd/4th year guaranteed contracts 3. He’s compared to GPII and Davion Mitchell? Yall expect a scorer? 😂
The thing about Bronny is that he seems like a really good kid. However, I feel that staying in college for at least another season would have been significantly better for his development.
especially cuz of cardiac...
How he sucks . He barely played on usc . USC is going to the big ten , which is prime time basketball
I said this on another post he should’ve played another in college because of his illness. pretty sure he has some anxiety from that.
He should have focused on studying, he has no business in NBA. Maybe he can be a 3&D player in the CBA.
He gets 7 million over 4 years, I see why he left
Blame Lebron for saying Bronny better than 85% of the players in the nba
Blame the media for giving Bronny more attention then the first pick in the draft
blame delusional Bron fans for believing he was ever good enough for the nba
The media will never stop talking about James Jr, it have many views compared to the top 3 picks lol. They only care about $$
All I hear is crying from you Natural born Karens lol
@@rallymurrah all I hear is yall knee pads scratching the floor boards of Bronny room 😭
@@thanos8914 now you understand why the world need Armageddon . Hating, Negative, Inferior acting DNA like u gotta Go lol
@@rallymurrahYou got some bronny on your chin
Bronny will be fine on the bench... in G-League. 👍
That’s for two way players. Bronny has a 4 year contract in the league
He won’t though. G league is very competitive and they’re very hungry. You won’t get anything easy in the G league!! He will never be good enough to play at any nba level, even the g league!
@@cvgodd1432 frfr! Cause the elite is above that level!
@@hogginstein2425 dont forget fully garunteed.
*overseas
So we’re not going to mention how LeBron’s comments over the past year didn’t create all of this pressure & high expectations?
Literally everyone mentions that, all the time… 💀
It wouldn't have bothered me. You the one who can't let it go
@@ScottieDPOYYno u
U don’t forget how to play defence all of a sudden
These meatrider UA-camrs are pathetic like the dude making this video. Respect to the ones keepin it real
Non of this would be an issue if they stop pretending like bronny earned his spot.
Thank you. If they were just honest and said what everyone knows, Bronny would not get as much criticism. But the fact they keep trying to sell us ice cream when we can clearly smell and see that it is shit is why people don't like this
@@Christo_Trismegistus
Exactly. And Bronny isn't a child. He knows why he got a contract even before proving anything in summer league. He can be honest about it as well. All he'd have to say is,
"Let's be real. I was drafted so my father would stay in LA. My 1 year in college was unimpressive and I haven't proven myself yet. But I plan on working my tail off to seize this opportunity and make the most of it. My dad opened doors for me, but I'm the one who has to walk through them."
To say that Bronny is playing like every other 55th pick is trash. Aaron Wiggins on okc was a 55 pick and he averaged 17-20 points at Maryland and worked his ass off to finally get a contract with the thunder this year, not Bronny. If Lu Dort went undrafted Bronny prob should have too
TJD got picked 57th last year with the warriors and was very good
@@ninerempire3398 Santos is also playing a 2way with the Warriors and is MUCH better than Bronny 🤣🤣 this dude crazy
@@ninerempire3398 Santos is also playing a 2way with the Warriors and is MUCH better than Bronny 🤣🤣 this dude crazy
You picked one guy. Most players picked the 50s are bums.
@@asare240 those "bums" average more than 4 points. 2nd round? Shit I can name more undrafted players. So you must not watch too many hoops. The 2nd round is also the part of the draft so that means they are also some of the best players in the world. And Bronny ain't one of em. Stop defending shitty basketball. And get off LeBron's dick, he don't need a bunch of male cheerleaders protecting his pride nor his sons.
Bronny didn't deserve his #20 ranking in his class either, so just stop. This whole situation is embarrassing.
Bronny been handed everything to him his whole life and it hurt his development.
EXACTLY. This is where the bullshit started. I’ve never seen a Junior going into his Senior year being ranked in the Top 100 (nationwide btw) with a stat line of 5ppg/3rpg/2apg. But somehow Bronny was ranked 28th? 😅
Agreed. He was the third best option out of hs. I think he's OK as a player, but not NBA level.
The cold hard truth about Bronny James is… He’s Trash.
Your Welcome 💀
He's a 55th pick with 1st round pick privileges. He already has a guaranteed contract and will have so many opportunities to prove himself, unlike other late round picks who don't get paid and are out the team immediately after summer league if they played as bad as Phony James .
People keep mentioning that Bonny had health issues but fail to mention THINGS LIKE HEALTH ISSUES ALWAYS HURT PLAYERS STOCKS. It doesn’t help the argument that it isn’t nepotism
Exactly Isiah Austin out of Baylor didn’t get drafted due to a hard condition
JJ said during last game that Bronny had surgery a year ago so he is still working on his conditioning. What 19 yr athlete old takes a year to get in shape? Bronny just don't have the heart or the drive to be a good basketball player
@@leakedeion1y'all master l.b.j is not a good father it's all about his legacy fanboys his pink 👄 lip overrated 🗑️ son
This is a spot-on take.
@@Christo_Trismegistus The so-called knee swelling was an indicator all is not well. Likely, they will trot him out for a few regular-season games, cite the heart condition or another injury, and then shut him down for the season. If JJ Redick is serious he will leave Bronny on the bench, but with the Lakers, who knows?
Bronny's lack of basketball IQ has been the really striking thing to me in Summer League. Like he requires so much development, the idea he's not still in college is beyond baffling
It's because even in college he wouldn't develop. Bronny is the smaa exact player as he was 2 years ago because he never works on his game and never had to. He grew up with everything handed to him and never had to work hard on the court for anything so it stunted his growth big time. He got handed McDonald's all American and that blew up his ego. He got scholarship to USC and that blew up his ego. And he had people like Gilbert Arenas and JJ Reddick telling him that he is NBA material and will be a great player like Jrue Holiday. This is the first time in his life that he has ever realized that he is not good at basketball so now his confidence is shot and he has no skills to leverage on the court because he can't shoot free throws, can't pass, can't handle the ball, can't run back in defense, can't inbound the ball. It's just crazy watching how lost he is on the court because I can't remember ever seeing a player this bad continue to keep getting 25+ minutes a game
@@christopher6101 he couldn’t play in college he was exposed
The only major issue is the contract before he even proved himself - this is the bullshit part.
But as JJ said Bronny earned it lol 😂
@@Christo_Trismegistushe made that comment and nobody said anything about it in the press conference before JJ said it.
Right, the 4 year contract before a single summer league game is pretty odd. Though now we see why they did it then... if they did it now it would look even worse
@@bane9685would it now? First two games were terrible but now he’s shown he can be a solid role player. No one has ever cared this much about a 2 mil a year deal
Bronny got picked by Lakers 55th pick but you all know he is not really a true 55th pick.
His dad drafted Bronny himself. Bruh. 😂 💀
Name the last 5 55th picks without looking them up. It’s a crapshoot at that point in the draft. Might as well take a swing
Lmao
The truth is you’ve all been lied to about him being a good shooter and he isn’t a great defender as most people on ESPN claims. If you’re a undersized guard you have to be a good scorer (Isaiah Thomas, iverson) a playmaker (rondo, cp3) or a all around great player (cp3) bronny is none of the above
Exactly
They’re saying bronny is 3&d when he has no 3 or D. Why would they play bronny when they could have a guy 6’5-6’7 do everything Bronny is “supposed to be good at?
Nuggets get Dennis smith jr and Westbrook don’t worry
CP3 is not an all around great player lmao, who tf you been watching. Dude averaged triple singles for the last 4 years.
@@justintime720he was in his prime
@@justintime720 for being only 6’0? He could handle, playmake, shoot, defend, pass,
The problem isn’t the 55th pick, it’s the egregious 4 YEAR GUARANTEE that no 2nd rounder gets….
I agree cause a lot of guys get signed as undrafted free agents and still have a chance to make it but the guaranteed money is a joke.
N its the Pick too. For us its just a Pick that will probably Not Turn good but for them its the Chance to make it to the league out the hold etc. Like that money is much more valuable
A second rounder JUST LAST YEAR 58th pick got that deal. No one cares though
@@alexescutia4805 yeah and go look up where he is originally from and who his agent is?
Lebron even got him on the McDonalds All American team.
All i hear is excuses... let's be real.. this dream is his father's... bronny has never stood out.. bryce is the one with the upside... im sure bronny is a good kid.. but he is an average basketball player with a famous name.. and its okay... he might prove me wrong but i highly doubt it.. he doesn't have 1 nba skill set that sets him apart
Here we go again, ONCE YOU ARE ON THE COURT YOU ARE EXPECTED TO PERFORM. All these excuses. He's trash. You have to look at the total synopsis of everything involved. High School career, College career, 55th pick 2nd rd.(Televised), ESPN, JJ Reddick hire, LeBron/Reddick Podcast and 4 year guaranteed contract. For this level of play thats trash, nothing personal, he's not an NBA player. Period. Oh and he's LeBron James son down to being his Junior.
Bronny’s passion is video games not basketball
You think he ain’t passionate when he could be set for life without ball and continues playing and training tryna make it after suffering a heart attack?
Bronny was like the third or fourth best player on his high school team and made the McDonald’s all American game. He’s never displayed the skill set of an NBA player. That’s why everybody is goin in on em
Man we dont want to hear about his Cardiac arrest allegedly....if he on the court he's okay to play!
Did you pull a muscle reaching that far, trying to sell everyone on Bronny? 🤣
Stop rushing talent into the league. You'd think Mr. 1000 basketball IQ would know that. Just sacrificed his son's entire NBA career for a self-fulfilling prophecy. Or MAYBE Bronny just doesn't love the game THAT much, and he's aware of that.
I mean I feel like bronny would not be draftable even if he stayed a few years in college if his dad wasn't LeBron james.
@@jameswinslow8540We will never know
He trash I'm better than him
He's not the first player to have a cardiac arrest. If you ever ever heard of Keyontae Johnson he was great player at UF then he had to re-establish himself as a great player again at KSU after the heart scare. Which he did first team all conference in SEC and Big 12. He ended up getting drafted 50th. He had to work for it don't tell me Bronny did.
Hank Gathers, pal...look hin up
He didn’t even earn McDonald’s all American lol mikey Williams got snubbed
True!
If Lebron would have kept his mouth shut about how his son is better than some of players in the NBA right Bronny would not be under this kind pressure to proformed.
Actually, he probably would still have the pressure just by being his son. But he probably wouldn't be getting all the criticism that he is getting now if his dad kept his mouth shout and the kid didn't declare for the draft when it was obvious he didn't have what it takes to be on the pro level or even elite college level. If he actually worked hard and earned his spot, there would be way less harsh criticism, I think.
He wont get drafted if he didnt do anything
Bron had to put light on bronnys name without it no one would pay attention to him
Know it all has to be yapping, whining 24-7.
You’re completely lying he was gonna face this kind of criticism either way because of his name
A normal 55th pick is most likely irrevlant and not getting starter min in summer league but brony had been exceptionaly bad for 55th pick
That’s what happens when you grow up in the hills don’t have the motor or grit
@@snupedummyYou reaching, he definitely loves the sport. He’s just not good enough right now, it’s that simple.
@@marcusbrown4933He also plays quite lazy. You can teach all of the things he lacks, you cannot teach effort
@@marcusbrown4933 it’s a difference playing in a park then playing against your teammates at the high school every day facts
@@goroadachi9489 I agree, he gambles a lot on defense as well.
You could take any NCAA D1 player and have them play 25 minutes in the summer and they would score 5 points. Bronny is not an NBA player.
being picked late 2nd rd isn't the issue - it's the fully guaranteed deal. that is where the nepotism is obvious. most 55th overall picks don't go anywhere, so that is not the problem.
Both are issues. Even you have a just a 1% chance to hit on a playoff rotation player, you use the pick to select someone with actual upside.
When your the 55th pick summer league is the "end all be all" 😭😄
i was surprised by his effort level in the first 2 games which was nothing special. 55 has to want it more to make the team. he also doesn’t show a strong feel for offensive movement. i project him as g league bench to start
Bronny has never had to work hard and he knows his spot is guaranteed so he's going to keep playing like he always has. The dude has had everything handed to him in life and plays like it, which is entertaining to see the players who are hungry just punk and outplay him constantly
The 55th pick excuse really doesn't hold any real weight. That's just where the Lakers landed. If they had the 31st pick, 32nd, 33rd etc... they STILL would have drafted Bronny. Rich Paul was making sure that no other team drafted him, because they fully intended to use their 2nd round pick on Bronny.
Prior to the NBA Draft, during the combines and stuff, real scouts had honestly reported that Bronny was not ready for the NBA. Now, everyone truly believes that and we all know he's years away from actually being ready. This is all on LeBron, for wanting to use his son as another accolade to his career( wanting to be the first father son to share the court).
So no teams wanted bronny yet rich Paul had to make sure no one else drafted him? Which is it
I'm actually shocked that LeBron pushed so hard to get his kid here when Bronny is this bad. I know parents often have blind spots with their kids but I'm shocked a man as intelligent as LeBron can't spot his kid is pretty much straight trash.
Don't be fooled. The kid isn't average or even mediocre. He is, at this level, simply unusable. He has nowhere near the instincts, work ethic or skill set to be a good pro even in Europe or Asia.
My tip is when reality finally hits all the parties involved Bronny will get some more bad news from the doctor. Sorry, your hearts still a bit dodgy bud time to retire. What a shame, he was figuring out and then the Doctors took his dream away bla bla bla
Wrote this the day after Trump got shot. Let's see how close I got.
It's to grow the LeBron brand, also LeBron brings so much money to the Lakers that the Lakers will appease him even if it doesn't lead to winning.
@@jameswinslow8540 Maybe. His kid playing like a joke surely doesn;t help his brand though?
I get the appeasing him thing from the Lakers, they're basically hostages to the dude at this stage. And it's only a late 2nd pick and chump change by NBA standards,
But the brand? Surely his kid playing like ass brings the brand down though?
@HammersWalls if he plays with his son he can Market it, also his son doesnt have to play much and can play garbage time minutes just to make an "iconic moment" of first father son playing duo.
Bronny just doesn't have any skill sets that stand out yet, He's basically a SF/SG in a PG body. Best thing he can do is focus on defense and a 3 point shot
But he can’t defend or shoot
Bronny was only in the All-American game because his father is Lebron, not because he was actually good. Bronny rode the bench from Freshman to Junior year in high school. Then averaged 13 ppg, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists as a starting Senior. That’s not even close to an All-American, let alone somebody getting a scholarship to a D1 school with those stats.
But he's a 55th pick with a 4 year GUARANTEE, you guys need to knock off the bs
I wish people would stop using his heart issues as an excuse. The fact they have never mentioned what specific condition he had or what was done to correct it makes me think it wasn’t as serious as they want the public to think
NOPE!! lebron said his son can play with NBA players
No bro. Other players with injuries/ health issues would have been passed over
Real ones know that McDonald all American team was not really earned.
Dude plays like his dad runs the league. Oh wait.
1st problem is honestly the fact the he was an “McD All American”… that was his first problem because even in hs his stats weren’t extraordinary based on his appropriate level of competition. You could watch his game in HS and see he want going to be a sensational college player and yet everyone expects him to turn on this imaginary switch and become a good to great NBA player…. I honestly feel sorry for the kid. Too much
I think it's a little disingenuous to only single out the 55th pick in the draft from recent year. As there are 5 more picks after that slot, consist of players that could have be chosen at 55, and quite a few has stuck around the NBA. To say you shouldn't expect anything out of a player picked that low is maybe overlooking the accomplishments of some hard working guys like Paul Reed, Sam Merril, Jabari Walker..etc. Sure Isaiah Wong didn't do much on the NBA court but Trayce Jackson Davis became an integral part of the Warrior's youth movement only 2 picks later.
I'd go as far as to argue that because talent evaluation has gotten better and the level of overall talent has been steadily rising, 2nd round value has never been higher. It used to be a rarity that 2nd round player even make the NBA in any given season, but in the last decade or so, there has been an increase in teams finding rotation pieces in the 2nd round, maybe not quite a exactly 55, but it shouldn't be dismissed as trivial, either
Bruh that all american nod was not legit lol
The problem with Bronny isn't where he was selected or how he is playing, its the fact the Lakers are pretending the 55th pick is going to be a real player when in reality the 55th player almost never makes it to the NBA, much less on his deal. Don't first say Bronny is gonna be amazing, and then compensate by saying "well he just the 55th pick what did you expect". You can't have it both ways
He can be a good player one day or absolute trash either way one season ain’t enough time to know yet everyone is ready to call him shit after two bad summer league games. The number two pick don’t even get this kind of hate
I know it’s a different sport, but Tyson said it best. “They never had to fight for it. Everything they wanted in life, they got it.
Everything in my life, I fought for. And still never got it.”
dont ever compare bronny to tyson
@@qwertyqwertyqwerty4324 Tyson was talking about his own kids pursuing boxing/fighting
Bronny was in high school 2 years ago, bro! I was a high school McDonald's All American in high school.... Bronny is not an All American... gtfoh
My take is that the US will be fine at the Olympics, but I have no faith that France will win a medal
Horrible take because Bronny got snubbed by team USA and they would have won gold guaranteed if Bronny was there. Team USA is struggling without Bronny on the team
Aaron Wiggins averaged 11ppg 4.8rpg and 2.4apg in his summer league debut. He was the 55th pick. He signed a two way contract first before getting a guaranteed deal. Bronny is nowhere near as talented as Wiggins. Yet Bronny already has a multi-year guaranteed contract? MAKE THAT MAKE SENSE. HE'S PLAYING BAD EVEN FOR A 55TH PICK.
Bronny playing like Goofy out there.
Bronny James is a gamble at 55 on the possibility of him getting way better at shooting and thinking the fact that he's undersized won't matter as much defensively because of his athleticity. I understand the pick at 55, even if it wasn't for the Lakers.
It's 4 year contract deal though make absolutely no sense. He's not ready for the NBA at best other players would get a two way contract. Pacome Dadiet seems like a reach with his contract deal at the end of a first round and he's mountain ahead of Bronny in term of what he has shown against adult.
Denver need a functionning number 2, it's the elephant in the room really. Murray isn't even playing good last season, the second best player on this roster is Aaron Gordon because he knows what he does best and stick to it insanely well. Murray doesn't have the regularity that you want for an all star player so it doesn't matter when once every 5 games he's amazing in the 4th.
Pistons have a potentially decent team, with way better fits than before, but it's a big draft year, you don't want to win a lot of games and they might make sure it happens one way or another.
High level glazing for Lebron Jr. It doesn’t matter what other 2nd round picks have done, they EARNED the right to be drafted on their own merit. Lebron Jr is awful: short, can’t shoot, can barely dribble, cant dribble with his left, can’t finish thru traffic, can’t play defense, is often times lost and finally is lazy, he doesn’t hustle. Actually watch the games instead of looking at stat sheets and highlights.
People aren't harshly judging Bronny because he is a #55 pick. They are harshly judging Bronny because he has a 4 year guaranteed deal and roster spot.
If the heart issue was so bad, why is he on the Lakers then? Shouldn't he be in college?
Dude is on an 8m deal. Sorry, but he signed up for this level of stick the second he said he wasnt willing to sign a 2way deal
Bronny is getting starter's minutes, has a 4 YEAR, 8 MILLION DOLLAR CONTRACT, and is getting every opportunity and encouragement from the coaching staff...all while stinking the joint out. I'm rooting for the kid, but have you watched the tape? He's clueless for the most part on both ends of the floor. After the hype, the scrutiny was inevitable.
This is not a good take about Brony. Is not that people are against him. He is the 55th pick, but he got 8M guaranteed contact. No other rookie has that, let alone any other 55th pick. Is because his last name is James. 8M for a 4 point a game player. If is not because of the last name, tell what it is then?
Just because it's difficult to draft contributing players in the late 2nd round. Doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
Plenty of players in league who should have been drafted. And others who have played meaningful minutes. Especially over the past few drafts.
Mccants need to hook me up with some lottery numbers
55th pick, 4 year contract before he even takes the court for Summer League. All the scrutiny is warranted, sucks for the kid, but it is what it is.
Disregarding that whole dissertation about Bronny because his Dad told us he's "better than some of these cats in the league", and that its "Lightweight hilarious" 😂😂😂
James Sr: “hey bronny how about we fuck up your future so I can have my dream come true”
Bronny: okay?
Lebron setting up the lakers to get Bryce to in two years. 😂 let’s not forget shaq son had health issues and McDonald all stars are the elite! Bronny was not that
Bro strip riding Lamebron
The very first lie, was that he was listed as 6'4 on the USC website. Why lie about this?
How many of those 2nd rounders you named signed a guaranteed contract out the gate without playing one game? That’s the reason why a lot of them are no longer in the league
The comp shouldn’t be how he plays for a 55th pick… it’s how he plays for a guy with a 4 year contract and a guaranteed roster spot… he should be blowing up the competition which is mostly made up of players that won’t make nba rosters
You mention all of the contenders during the Nuggets take but forgot to mention the Mavs. They made the finals and could have gotten even better!!!
I feel like Bronny would deal with less hate if he played in college more until he improved and got drafted to a different team that isn’t with his father and the lakers and media acting like this isn’t nepotism does not help. I won’t lie I was part of the clowning Bronny memes but I do genuinely hope he finds a spot in the league. Do I think he will be just as great as his father? Hard *NO*
He doesn't hustle, never runs down the court, he's atrocious at defense, and posts up at the 3-point line while not having a 3-point shot.
The Bronny Situation (i love Pulp Fiction): throwing his own son under the bus because of his ego is the most LeBron thing ever. That poor kid hopefully got real friends cause sure as hell he got no real father...
Losing Caldwell-Pope is brutal for the Nuggets. Braun has okay D, but he isnt a starter. They should have traded Porter at a loss to get cap space. He's too streaky for a max, by far.
Awarding the max to MPJ was really bad. Now he's untradeable. Maybe the Pelicans will take him in exchange for Brandon Ingram, but BI's stock has taken a hit since the 2023 FIBA World Cup.
@willingexile3374 Apparently Ingram just turned down a 4-year, $180m contract. He's delusional. That would be a good trade for the Nuggets & Pels, as could just let BI's contract run out.
I think you're significantly underrating the Pistons' offseason. Let's put the players aside for a moment. The Pistons just underwent a regime change after hiring Trajan Langdon. Troy Weaver, the man responsible for the Killian Hayes draft pick you complained about, was fired. Weaver sucked at trades, and we were fleeced multiple times with him in charge. We also fired Money Williams and hired a coach who actually wants to be here. We brought in J.B. Bickerstaff, who coached a young Cleveland team from being one of the bottom teams in the East to playoff contention. The Pistons acquired Fred Vinson, arguably one of the best shooting coaches in the world.
Now, let's look at the draft picks. Ron Holland is a wing with one of the best upsides in his draft, and Bobby Bobi Klintman is a shooting big who should have never fallen to the second round while getting draft capital in return for drafting him. Regarding free agency, the Pistons acquired Malik Beasley, Tim Hardaway Jr., Tobias Harris, Wendell Moore Jr., and Paul Reed. Some of these guys space the floor, most played 70+ games last season (since the Pistons dealt with injury problems last year), and they all still have gas left in the tank to contribute and be vets on the floor for these young guys. With these acquisitions, this could possibly be the best roster this front office has put around Cade. Look forward to seeing his name next season.
Furthermore, the Pistons made these roster changes while keeping the cap low and acquiring draft assets. We can still make a trade or facilitate one should the front office decide to do so.
Solid take. They still need to put it together on the court. Best of luck to the Pistons.
The narrative that staying in college is so wild, being in the NBA around top tier players, trainers, coaches is infinitely better college ball is a completely different game. There’s nothing that proves 4 years in college is better?
I keep saying it. The Nuggets need to steal Ingram from the Pels.
Imagine if San Antonio had that attitude in 1999 and said ah who cares, the 57th pick is gonna suck anyway, let's let David Robinson make the pick for us instead. And say Robinson goes hey let's draft this Navy guy I know. The result would have been them passing on Manu Ginobilli. Point is, pick whoever you think is the best player available for the organization. bronny wasn't that.
More about bronny. The most talked about 55th pick in nba history. We get it his a project. Its a 55th pick! Can we stop making videos about him. Dude is literally getting more hate than most players that were real bust. Wheres those videos?
Hey, you're making this comment on the channel specialising on busting
You do realize he blew so many points because he's a lazy player? You know he is awful on defense? He shows 0 effort and deserves every ounce of hate he gets.
Tidjane Salaun is a project pick he is tall and very athletic. He looked good in his summer league debute but most people recognized when Charlotte selected him it would take two or more years before he truly shines in the NBA. Bronney James needs a lot of work and he doesn't have the size or athleticism of Tidjane.
@@deathmachineyt3254 😆 lazy? Do you watch the games? Dude trying he's just not thar good
@@lucaslonchampt613 dude its still about bronny. What else can he say. We heard it all
“He was a McDonalds all American”. Yes. Because of his last name. Not because of his talent. The reason all of this is talked about anyway.
LeBron James turned all of you guys to skip Bayless Bronny the new tim tebow
Drafted 55th. He’s definitely not a first team player. With a heart condition he should really finish his education and cherish his memories of playing ball in high school and university. Best of luck in your future endeavours.
For Bronny, I think people are mad he got a 4yr fully guarantee contract before the summer league. Homie got signed before Knecht
so I get that The Cold Hard TRUTH About Bronny James is pretty much what other random people say... OK, got that. Checked that box.
Shaq's son had cardiac arrest also where's his sympathy?
There have been several players who were drafted to the league before Bronny whose averages were worse than his.
For example, Peyton Watson only averaged 3 points per game while he was at UCLA & was drafted in the league in 2022. Mike Eaton only averaged 1.8 points per game while he was at UCLA & was drafted in the league in 1982. And there are others.
So, as you can see, the league has been drafting guys for a long time who had worse averages than Bronny. So, because of that, you can’t say that he only got in the league because of LeBron
Bronny does not look comfortable out on the floor his eyes are BUCK wide open like a Deer seeing a Wolf😂😂😂😂😂😂.
Didn’t Bronny said he hiding his skills ? I think it’s time to show up 😂
He was McDonald’s all American only because of his dad so your wrong on that he wasn’t even the best player on his high school team so that should tell you he didn’t deserve that McDonald’s all American
You can tell it's mental just watching the form and success of the J in practice. Gets in front of the lights and it's different. Which is part of it, kid. Better get used to em'.
55 pick not being very good argument is valid, but then why give an immediate 4 year contract without touching the summer league court?
Lebron jr’s problem is really just is his confidence that’s literally it, it’s been like that since he last year at USC he plays too timid, he’s gonna be a fine role player in a year or maybe a few months for us
the truth is, he is not 55th pick, he is laker's second pick there's a big difference...
Everything you said about Bronny, you should have told his dad that. He is the one that put the pressure on the kid.
Nobody expects him to be his dad. He’s an entitled kid and his dad is the biggest steroid user of all time.
Laker fans wanna win NOW! This looks like their going backwards. The same play in team, bron with more money and a rookie coach. Plus they developing a guy on a 4 year guaranteed contract! If this was a rebuilding team it wouldn't be so bad.
People expect competence not greatness. They looking for a glimpse of an nba player not a top player. Bronny is awful and small.
Bronny probably a good kid. But summer league has shown he does not belong in the nba g league summer league or anything that is connected to the nba. He was not on anyone's draft board he wasn't even going to get picked up by anyone post draft he only got drafted cause his dad
He is not struggling, this is how he plays before the NBA.
Bronny was the 4th best on his high school basketball team. He was fathered into the all American game
It’s the contract that rubs people the wrong way. 7.9 million dollars and 4 year deal for a 55th pick…..
Its not the media and its not bronny ,this is LEBRONS FAULT because he knew his kid wasnt ready but he put his kid on the line for his phony legacy ..
The truth? 1. He’s a late 2nd round pick hyped up by his father and the media.
2. The new CBA lets 2nd rounders get up to 3rd/4th year guaranteed contracts
3. He’s compared to GPII and Davion Mitchell? Yall expect a scorer? 😂