Rich Paul says LeBron is off the idea of ‘having to play with Bronny’ - Givony | NBA Today
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- Опубліковано 18 чер 2024
- Jonathan Givony joins NBA Today to discuss his conversation with Rich Paul, the agent for Bronny James, where Paul says that Bronny has only worked out for the Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns ahead of the 2024 NBA Draft. Bobby Marks gives his thoughts on Bronny’s draft prospects and the chances he ends up playing in the G League at some point.
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Bro the fact that rich Paul has demands for a kid that wasn’t even the best player on his highschool team is crazy
Tells you how rigged the league is.
And didn't even start at usc, he will get cooked in the nba at this point.. dude need 2 more yrs of college
If he doesn't make demands then bronny 100% ends up in the g league and would eventually get waived.
@@jp23x 4 points
@@mysunsburneraccount2076 he did start on the bench
Then why would the Suns have 2 workouts with Bronny if LeBron is off the table. Don’t tell me the Suns actually just want Bronny 😭
Some NBA teams still draft players that don't work out for them. It's weird, but it's happened before.
LeBron is available. He just won't speak on that fact. Lakers have no coach, a weak roster, and one decent draft pick to use or trade. LeBron can be had for the right situation. Absolutely
Maybe trade leverage for Phx? Once Lebron signs back with the Lakers, he will probably command the Lakers to trade for Bronny. The Lakers would have to give up way more than Bronny''s value.
@@catfishhornet honestly a pretty good idea
@@catfishhornetthat could only happen if Beal is willing to be traded to the Lakers as well.
Per Woj, Bron n Bronny had a argument about who's taking the final shot and now this happens, its a shame.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
More like who isn't
Did you mean for that to be funny or stupid? Find something else to do because this ain't it.
😂😂😂
😮😮😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😊
That stat line for him at the bottom is roooooough. Hard to imagine him ever being considered for even a g-league team if his dad wasn't Lebron.
If LeBron were retired by today, Bronny wouldn't get drafted or signed imo
Cry people... CRY.
He had a cardiac arrest.. you don’t think that had an effect on his performance?
@@simonwinquist1076be quiet I’m tired of hearing this bs over and over he’s not good enough
Why not get us familiar with your top 2 draft picks rather than talk about a draftee that could be picked 55th? Only reason this is a story is because it's Bronny....which means it's unnecessary
you already answered your question twice. 1st you dont know much about the top 1-2 picks? why do you think? coz theyre not that good, market is low, meaning coverage for them wont be a priority. 2nd, because its bronny.....whos the son of who?
ffs, were you born yesterday? at the end of the day, its all about business. perhaps you spend to much time on your phone or computer
Lakers using 17th pick for Bronny. Lol. There is no way they risk letting Bronny drop to 55th. 1 other 2nd round teams is gonna pick him to tempt LeBron for sure.
@@TenDeucePoker high potential for one of the top 3 picks to become Anthony Bennett
Averaging, 4pts and still being a headline is top tier glazing
It’s okay it’s not bronnys fault your dad didn’t have .5% of the athletic ability lebron James has in his dna.
@@KeefChief_ has nothing to do with that. There's plenty of people who actually deserve a spot and have better abilities than bronny and a pick will still be wasted on bronny
@@KeefChief_zip up his pants when you’re done lil bro
@@MichaelElam2roasted his weird @ss 😂
Don’t be naive. Media is a for-profit business. Merit is irrelevant. Ratings are king.
It’s funny that we talk about Bronny and not top 10 draft picks,I don’t even know anyone in this draft other than bronny james,media is so obsessed talking about lebron and bronny.
dude, you've already answered your freaking question. you think the media wants this? its because this years draft is lackluster thus not marketable. sometimes its good to use common sense
He didn't ask a question
@@joshlittle1579even in a lackluster draft talking about a 6ft 1 shooting guard who averaged T points off the bench in college is absurd.
Same i agree i never hread of them either......the fact his range is the draft goes from 55 to 21(just because of his name is crazy) ans without the name its probly alot lower then 55
It's wild asf a guy that average less than 5 points a game in college is beening covered and has options to go to NBA teams. This is compromising the integrity of the league and it's a shame we can't name not one other player in this draft because of the constant coverage of only Bronny. This is going to backfire for Bronny and any franchise that picks him. This not hate. It's logic💯💯
Shame on the league..Bronny is not an NBA player.
And his dad.. he should have never left a usc team where he rode the bench
Id take Bronny over Pat Bev, evan fournier, taj gibson, wes matthews, seth curry, andre drummond, cam payne....fck the list goes on
The league isnt picking Bronny as a NBA player. Its only LeBron and however he wants to control. Lol. without him, Bronny wouldnt even smell NBA warmups.
@@joshlittle1579 pat Beverly would lock bronny up, he wasn't the best on his high school team,, was probably 3rd best on the depth chart ,and he didn't get any burn in college, he is a 6"3 pg who is good,, he isn't elite, his skills definitely don't translate to pulling a kyrie with the 1 and done,,, and he aint even CLOSE to k.i
Neither was Ben Hans borough but that did not stop him from playing for the pacers
Come on ESPN. The great Willie Mays just passed away and this is what you give us? More meaningless who will draft Bronny stories? Or you have CC getting fouled on a 24 hour loop. I hope you're planning special programming soon about the greatest baseball player who ever lived! Enough of Bronny and CC!
you really dont get why thats the case? here you go......THIS DRAFT IS NOT THAT GOOOOOD. MEDIA COVERAGE WILL NOT EARN MONEY COVERING THEM. WELCOME TO THE FCKNG WORLD OF MEDIA AND BUSINESS YOU CRYBABY
Greatest, dude? Slow down
@@alexcameron2352
Yes. The greatest. The only outfielders that are in the debate are Ken Griffey Jr, Barry Bonds and maybe a couple of others. Willie Mays was a true five tool player. He hit for average, power, could steal bases and he played his position flawlessly. I'll say it again. The Goat 🐐
ESPN is a network, you are on UA-cam. Willie mays has been on all day long
@@Peewyld
I'm totally aware that UA-cam and ESPN are two separate entities. Maybe I missed this ALL DAY Willie Mays coverage you're talking about!
Off the Idea of playing with bronny while his own son is working out only for the Lakers 😭😭😭 the irony is off the charts 😂😂 🧢🧢🧢🧢
Funny thing is GMs can share prospect info
Pretending that Bronny is a legitimate NBA prospect has compromised everyone at ESPN legitimacy. This is truly sad
If he gets drafted by the Lakers. It's ridiculous. If he's drafted by the Suns and they sign LeBron...that would be absolutely stomach turning.
I hope for the latter and not the first scenario.
Amazing How bronny isn’t in that highlight reel in the opening segment lol
Because he has no highlights. Lets get serious here.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
What highlights
Some of you people going to drive the nat brain you have insane. Oh, you are already insanely worried about stupid stuff.
You gotta have highlights to play them man
The fact that this is even a story is ridiculous
Stop hating
@@mikee3261 you call this hating ???? ITS RIDICULOUS
@@cesartrujillo8813 what’s ridiculous?
@@mikee3261 the FACT that you don’t think its RIDICULOUS
@@cesartrujillo8813 talking about a basketball player on espn is ridiculous?
This might be the weakest draft inv recent memory
And bronny will be that one
Agreed smh
Lies and finessing the public
LeGM traded bronny already? Smh
ESPN was so different 20 years ago
Not really. They made up crap then and still doing it now.
Everything was. You are now in the realm of your parents/grandparents when everything was better back in the day. Because it was.
@@Hingle_McCringleberry87 Oh stop it. “We are stuck in an endless loop”
Is the G-League mock draft out yet?
😂
Why you wouldn't qualify ?
If it’s not a package deal I’m not drafting him I’m sry. He’s only in this position because bron said he goin wherever his son goes now he switching his mind. Bronny is not tht good many other players are way better
So Rich Paul isn’t getting the deal he wants, huh?
This kid averaged 4 points in college. Let that sink in. 2 more points then skip bayless
When has been saying he wants to play with him a bunch of times can't believe that. It is just fake news from Rich Paul
The fact that this dude is getting so much hype, but is actually not as good as the hype is absolutely astonishing to me, the players that are better than him have to be insulted.
Bronny is not sports news. But I guess Rich Paul can use the free advertising lol
When Queen James retires, Rich Paul will still have Adele lol
lol clearly thats not espn thinks
Gonna be a joke
Yet you clicked, watched, and commented. He’s apparently sports news to you.
@@StephonLamont Aww you learned that from reading UA-cam comments. Cute. Can you fetch too?
Welp .. soo does this mean he getting drafted or no
How convenient. Lebron saying he has to play with Bronny. This makes everyone think they have a shot at getting Lebron if they draft his son.
Bronny gets barely any minutes in college, has no business being in this draft.
Here we are though.
Then a week before the draft we hear that Lebron has dropped expecting to play wit his son.
Gotta love nepotism
He bluffing tryna get teams not to draft him now
The goal likely is and for sure SHOULD BE not to get drafted. Then any team LBJ is with can sign him and at least put him on the bench
Exactly
He’s perfect for the spurs very underrated 3&D only going to get better under Pop. G league spurs will develop him well for longevity.
He average 5 points in NCAA, boi. Theres nothing underrated about 5 points. smh.
People keep talking about players getting better under pop, but what about the players on the Spurs now outside of Wemby? They haven't improved and bronny isn't even an NBA level player but pop is supposed be this magician 😂FOH Spurs still a lottery team.
The kid has already suffered a heart attack before he turned 21. It's not likely that he'll have a long career in the NBA
There are players that are way more deserving. Why is everyone doing this? It's so unfair
I was NBA bound until them Sebring Lightning bolt boys took out my knees in the Heartland Championship game of the 7th grade Junior high school round of 64 in 1997. Them good ole days as the center for them Hardee Junior High Wildcats.
This is the LiAngelo Ball storyline all over again
Please Phoenix do NOT take Boney James. Played 25 games only 6 as a starter at USC. No one recruited him out of high school. He averaged 4.8 points. He's a G league prospect at best.
you are 100 % not accurate - USC, Memphis, and Ohio State were the 3 schools who offered him a scholarship. Duke, Kentucky, Kansas, and Oregon all told him he would have to walk on to play.....because he wasn't good enough for a scholarship.
🤡😆 nope they never offered. Calm down Queen James. Did i hurt your boys soft feelings? 🤡
@@ArizonaSquatch you are such a TRICK. You can go on Rivals and see 🙈 for yourself. Ohio State has an HONORARY LOCKER for LeBron because he has said that he would have gone to Ohio State. Penny Hardaway offered because it's LeBron's son. Period. And USC offered because they knew LBJ would come to the games. That's $5 million in free publicity every time he shows up. Smh. Pathetic.
Are u talking about yourself
Broony make a better Door Greeter at Walmart than he ever will in NBA!! Averaged 5ppg in college!! Are you serious!!😂😂😂
bro projected his profession on a kid…strange ahh dude 😂😂
I mean dude could be a pro gamer and already has millions in the bank he doesn’t even need basketball
Facts he probably score more points at the door
@@Royalwar0305not a pro at all
dude got sick or is that something people WILLINGLY FORGET?
I hope Bronny gets drafted to the Lakers so I don’t have to worry about them getting another championship.
What song is at the beginning of this video?
Dangerous by Patrik Kabongo
smoke screen to discourage others from drafting bronny to get to bron.
Rich Paul next: Lebron says he doesnt even speak to Bronny. In fact, LBJ says he doesnt even speak at all.
😂
Hmmmmmmm. Dude either knows he's not going to be drafted or if he is he's not going where he"d have to leave the Lakers to play with him. Or..........wait for it. Bronny told him he isn't interested in playing with him. He wants to be his own man and do it without dad. Hilarious. 😅
yeah. like its not a dream come true for a son to be playing with your dad in the nba.
@espn 0:00what is that song from
Dangerous by Patrik Kabongo
He’s just trying to deter other teams from drafting him
The statement by Rich Paul at 2:26 suggests to me that Rich already told the Lakers to draft Bronny at 17 if they want to guarantee that LeBron will resign with them. It also oozes arrogance to say "...i would force them to take him at 17..." So will it work out in everyone's favor, could the Lakers become winners again by cowtowing to LeBron and Bronny? Or will it all fall apart if some random team takes Bronny or he goes completely undrafted?
Impossible to go undrafted.....because Lakers have pick no. 55 in the 2nd. But someone should eff up the plan and take him before that: Toronto, Miami, Orlando, Utah, Milwaukee, San Antonio, and New York Knicks all have the opportunity to take him and spoil the LeBron plan. I would love it.
Bro Alex Sarr has to be ready to give Bronny 50 lol
Bronny is going to the Lakers what’s there to keep talking about?
Lmfao. How much you love your son Lebron "well...not that much" 😆
Bronny would be playing D3 somewhere if Lebron wasn’t his dad. The privilege is absolutely insane. He’s not an nba player
He wouldn't be playing basketball if his father wasn't legend. He could have done something else in his life.
Who knows what this draft will be like. The scouts always get it wrong so I have a hard time of believing everyone sucks in this draft.
😅 Marks said if you have a good player development program in place for Bronny. This is Phoenix we're talking about. Dragan Bender's Phoenix. Phoenix who got hold of a center with the best physical tools since Dwight Howard and couldn't make him an all-star in 5 full seasons Phoenix.
If not for his father he would be working at a grocery store.
I hope Boston drafts LeBron James Jr or
Stephon Castle, who is the gem out of this class, dude got the height, body, defense and shot to be a star ⭐🤞🏿
Why are we talking about him
Listen, I don't wish it on the kid because I've been a fan of his father for 20 years, but I think playing with LeBron would definitely be the wrong move. Let him develop somewhere else on his own and build his own story.
I agree
Can’t wait to see Bonny let’s gooo!!!!!
Keisei Tominaga (Nebraska) was undeafted have better stat in both highschool and NCAA than Bronny, but Bronny was drafted with 5 points per game stat.
Of course they will say this. This is part of the negotiating process, it's posturing. If LeBron would go for a minimum then he won't be offered the max by the team that drafts Bronny.
Rich Paul already said he's not signing a 2-way contract
I have never heard of anyone in the top 10 except for rob and Donovan
I just watched NBA TODAY today. And this is more for the Producers of the show. 15 minutes into the show we started talking about the DRAFT, which is great. Then, the 2024 MOCK DRAFT comes up on the screen, and we don't even discuss ONE of the Top 10 in the Mock Draft?! Instead we skip straight to Bronny James. I'm excited about where he might end up too, but to Christine's comment "NBA Fans might not be to familiar with (goes through some of the names)...but EVERYBODY knows Bronny James..." and goes onto discuss Bronny James. As I said, I'm excited to see where Bronny James might end up too, but how about you cover some of these guys who are in the TOP 10 so we can get excited about them too. I think they've earned a bit more air time rather than skipping to Bronny who isn't even being considered in the First Round. If you want to promote and grow the Entire League, then you should do so. Playing favourites all the time is getting old. You might think it's what people want, but why not give people a chance to decide by exposing them to more variety instead of ticking boxes all the time. That goes for some of the other decisions and narratives you've been driving over the past few years. It's getting old, and as a long time fan of the NBA, I'm getting over the immaturity, wokeness, and small mindedness. Bring back the times when it was all about the NBA and the good of the game. I miss the 90's NBA. Best Era to date!!
You know what would really be disrespectful? Is Phoenix picking Bronny just for kicks and offer LeBron the veteran minimum 😂😂😂.
This happens in sports all the time. Andy has his son on staff and so does Belichek. Some of this is warranted but its being blown way out considering how weak this draft is.
Bronny is NOT GOOD ENOUGH to play in the NBA....if he's in the league next season, they'll rig it in a way that will make him appear to be all world.....
Impossible! It is what it is. You can't hide him.
I’m convinced if you connected you can pull any string because these bronny draft stories are getting out of hand
Weak draft class and ties to Lebron should get Bronny drafted in the late second round.
I like the idea of Bronny playing but Lebron is thinking about cruise mode plus he can see him home right 😅. Seriously he's on the cusp of mirroring Kobe's rings then Micheal's his focus is nothing. Anything else just not the pressure because it's nothing and eclipsing 6 is the goal of he still wants it.
Can we talk about the actual talent in the draft and not the kid who’s barely getting drafted?
Jj cant coach lebron but he can coach anthony davis and bronny james for sure .💯
Bronny gonna have the Caitlin clark effect bcuz he got the most NIL!!
Wrong
They about the wrong things we don’t even know the top 10 players and we talking about someone going 31 or 55 smh
What a hype for some one that if is not for his father won't be in the NBA.
Lebron said he didn’t have to be on the same team as bronny before this past season started I think. But this is actually one of the times I think lebron is being manipulative though. Sr. doesn’t want some random team drafting bronny thinking they can get him (Sr.) so that bronny doesn’t end up in a less than ideal situation.
Bronny finna go undrafted for this reason 😂😂
That would be hysterical tbh
Stephon castle and Rob Dillingham going to the spurs would be tuff to match with Wemby
No matter what Paul says, he knows they want Bronny On the Lakers.
1 bronny didn't even appreciate his pops wanting to play with him 2 bronny will realistically get 0 minutes. 3 theyll both retire at the same time
He steady saying g league that main already said they ain’t playing in that
LeBron all ready said he wants to play with bronny
Lebron doesn’t have any say in Lakers HC search or want JJ as coach now it’s Lebron has no say in where Bronny plays
Klutch sports got media propaganda down to science
The hawks 2025 1st round pick is own by the spurs
That’s BS. He just wants Ronny to be available without the team he wants to play with using a draft pick.
So sick of ESPNs' constant work as Rich Paul's public relations firm. How about some independent reporting?
I feel bad for the kid that deserves the spot and gets his dreams shattered by this ridiculous family.
Is he worth a maximum contract at this point i don't think so
Bronny just ain't like that
Ain’t like what?
@@STOPTHECAPPLEASEhis dad
He's a pretty good point guard, But by no means is he ready for the NBA, He wouldn't even be getting this shot if it wasn't for his dad and I think it might just ruin his chances at the NBA he should of stay in college
@@STOPTHECAPPLEASE He's not like that meaning Coming out of college after a freshman year and getting drafted while not even starting in college and averaging like 4 points a game with like 27% field goal percentage , He's only 63 and he's not even a top 10 point guard in college, And he wouldn't even be getting a look right now if it wasn't for his dad ,
@@EZMONKEY04 he’s not supposed to be like his dad like what are you really talking about here
He is definitely hooping in everything right now aka 2k24
He’s off it? Does that mean he’s been sitting on that poor idea all this time?! Man…
Even if you get LeBron with Bronny, LeBron is only interested in playing with his son, not win chips.
I said same thing to myself once i accepted my NBA brother don’t love me like he does his HS coach and Bestfriend. Better for your mental health accept things as they are VS. What you wish they could have been
How can the other players in this years draft not hate him.....hes a below average prospect and is getting all the headlines
LeBron's plan is firing back against him. Imagine if Detroit drafts Bronny instead LMAO
4:00 if Cordae go to Wakanda
You guys need to focus on the other draft players bronny is not top ten pick
Why is even this a topic for discussion?
YES !!! 🎉
Bronny should workout with every team that's interested. He's acting like he's a top 5 pick...but he's not!
Oh he is!!! What is wrong with you?
NBA is a whole different breed, I don't think he ready for it. College players should give themselves time in NCAA to develope before considering a declare for NBA draft
The lakers have the 50th pick? These people don’t know the nba.
Lebron tampered the universe with the narratives for nothing smh
Man said 22 is a bit of a reach lol
How much do it cost to join the NBA?
Hater
@@ThinCrustPizzzza how long you had that crush on LeBron
Who's your daddy
Joker 🃏
Brony is making more headlines than a nº 1 pick that's still unknown.