Should the Lakers draft Bronny to entice LeBron to stay? | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- The Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets, and rumors are circulating that LeBron James might leave the Lakers. Bronny James declared for the NBA Draft, and the Lakers are open to drafting him to keep LeBron in LA. Nick Wright, Chris Broussard, and Kevin Wildes discuss the logistics of a team drafting Bronny to acquire LeBron.
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LOL that actually would be hilarious if the Pistons draft Bronny. "Come on, Bron. YOu said, you wanted to play with Bronny."
Beyond hilarious 🤣
😂
God I hope they do 😂
Pistons have young talent, they easily be a playoff team with LeBron. I'd say Portland would be hilarious 😂
Lmaooo facta
Why would Bronny even wanna be “that guy” everyone knows you didn’t make it on your own merits
However you make it, you made it.
You think he would care making millions?
@@MaleegiHe's already a millionaire. The endorsement he got from being LeBron's son is already in the millions.
The Greek freak’s brother don’t care.
It's America you see it on job and sports now you have a problem with it
I'm old enough to remember when LeBron said he thought Shabazz Napier would be incredible so the Heat drafted him in a stupid attempt to convince Bron to stay in Miami and LeBron promptly dipped out back to Cleveland and Napier is...I hope you're sitting down when I tell you this...not playing in the NBA.
I’m glad you asked me to sit down first.. phew 😮💨
Brother... They traded a 26th pick for a 24th. There was nobody of value that low in the draft class regardless
Edit: unless you wanna be intellectually dishonest and act like the heat had a crystal ball and were gonna draft jokic.
What ever will the heat do without their 26th pick of the draft
It was a Tweet
@@ezpz5557do you know when Jokic was drafted?
I've never heard Bronny say he wanted to play with Lebron.
Because it's Lebron's Dream to play with his son make history & Retire..So he needs Bronny to play next Season 🕖
@@michelangelojackson5848 How about it's not all about him? Maybe his son wants his own path and build his own legacy.
@@michelangelojackson5848is he really making history? We all know why bronny is there, he didn't even earn playing for USC, much less the nba.
ive seen him say 10x he would love to. watch his streams lol.
What have you ever actually heard bronny say? It’s not like he does interviews and I bet the man who raised em and spoke to him for 18 years knows better than us randoms
Denver should draft Bronnie and not talk to Lebron.
lmfao
I’m a Laker fan but if they did that I would actually switch over bruh 😂
Yes please, Then sweep Lechoke.
😂 Bronny might end up with as many rings as his dad by going there!
That’s petty but I like it
Nuggets win Lakers get the headlines
yes they do,, same with the cowboys
@Lebronrayjamess You are here, commenting, with that UA-cam handle..? You are why.
ummm duh? lakers have a lot to figure out. how many times can media say "nuggets play round 2 now." lol theres nothing to talk about with the nuggets until they play again
The league tried to get LBJ to the next round and eventually the finals. Lakers got their normal + 15 to 20 free throws in game 5
Tell me.....
The Lakers have already done everything to keep Bron happy (fired coaches traded everything away for AD, got Westbrook blown up rosters) so why not draft his son too 🤦♂️
So we are not talking about OKC 4-0
🥱
No. Lakers only, no matter how many games back they are, or if they got an eairly playoff exit again..
What’s to talk about? They beat a Zion-less 8 seed. They gonna be overshadowed next series too; they gonna need to make the WCF to get any run.
if bronny gets taken in the first round im going to laugh so hard
GM should be laughing their heads off at this kid declaring for the draft. Why? He's shown you zero reason to give him a roster spot.
@@larrylindgren9484 I could only find one player in history who was drafted after scoring less than 5 ppg, and that guy was 7’2” and hadn’t played basketball long.
your not drafting bronny your recruiting lebron for a year
@@alexortiz7446and he’s betting on a year to get his son ready for the nba
even if he gets drafted in second round ,i will laugh...dude averaged 4 points on 30% shooting in college on team that had more losses that wins LMAO
Nepotism at its worst. Sports is supposed to be one of the last places where the best rise to the top and it doesn't matter who you are. Bronny isn't an NBA level player.
If you can't average 4 points in college, you shouldn't be allowed to enter the draft.
If LeBron went to the GSW wouldn’t that put them like a bizillion dollars into the luxury tax? And besides that it would just be so pathetic. At least go to Philly or something and compete with a team that’s got potential but not already won championships without you.
Stephen A said keep silent bud he about to get drafted once he finds a sucker to get him on his squad
What about all the overseas players who never went to college or the players str8 out of high school
You do know zach lavine averaged like 9 and D Book wasn't even a starter in college bruh
@@kobeseventeen9842they all showed wayyyy higher levels of talent then bronny. They can draft bronny but he will never play
The Lakers should focus on building their future instead of drafting Bronny. They need to stop prioritizing an aging superstar in Lebron and start looking ahead.
Didn't Bron tell Miami he'd resign if they drafted Shabazz Napier?
Shabazz Napier from Uconn yeah.
Whoo?? What???
Yes and Napier was a wasted draft pick...
@@jazz9236 Shabazz Napier was a UConn legend. Won 2 NCAA championships and was 1st team all American, and Final Four Most Outstanding Player his senior year
@@eyemunchained8968brother they traded a 24th pick for a 26th pick. It's not like heat had a crystal ball to take jokic this is a nothing burger.
Its not a unique situation. It's offering Jaden Smith a starring role to get Will Smith to sign ip for the project. Remember that movie "After Earth"?
We've seen this before. It did get me to buy a ticket, but I can't say I'm glad to have seen it.
Why is this even a talking point?!?!🤔🤦🏾♂
@@farfromtheheart 😂😂😂
This is a money and popularity league, didn't you know that
@FierceZs1 it's in every sport NFL has it worst
Oh he's the son of maybe the greatest player ever, someone who has won multiple championships, with 3 diff teams, also performing at an unimaginable level for his age, not just good for a 40 year old but still on of the best.
Because they know guys like you will watch even though you dont like it 😂 wake up genius. Its a 4 minute clip on YT and YOU chose to watch it 😂
Nick complains whenever the media talks about Josh Allen and the Bills too much despite the fact they lost and didn’t even make the championship game. Yet here we are talking about the Lakers and LeBron…
I think everyone talks about the Lakers and Lebron too much too, but this is a terrible comparison.
Allen and the Bills have never won anything. They're perpetual also-rans. The Lakers are a top franchise historically and Lebron is a top player historically. They go overboard but it's way more reasonable to go overboard on the Lakers and Lebron, especially on TV.
Lakers are on of the biggest sports franchises in the world who have consistently been very successful, lebron is possible the goat and still performing at a high level, josh allen and the bills are no comparison, not in the slightest, not the same stratosphere
yes. talking about the biggest athlete in the last 20 years. yes. what else are they supposed to talk about? lol
@@BossAJS they’ve been talking about the Lakers, a team that was in the play in and no one except Mr. Inconsistency was picking to make any kind of title run, almost non-stop since the NFL season ended. Which is fine, but flies in the face of everything Nick complains about when it comes to teams and players he doesn’t drool over. “What else are they gonna talk about?” How about the Nuggets! Or any other team still relevant to the playoffs?
Nick Wright works for Klutch. Its his job to push LePropaganda
Everyone complains and protests nepotism until it's their favorite basketball player doing it.
Even Thanasis is better than Bronny
San Antonio Spurs should draft Bronny 😂🤣 lol🏀
@@michelangelojackson5848naw seriously tho. Bron and Wemby would be crazy
U have to be blind or a hater to say that Thanasis can’t even control the basketball without it bouncing off his feet
At what??? Getting water???
Wild 😅😅😅😅
Imagine in 80s and 00s if people on Sport shows were discusing should MJ take his talent to Detroit or Boston and late in his career should he join to Lakers or 76ers or to Spurs to win more rings.
Denver Nuggets be like you don't want to talk about us we drafting Bronny then, lol.
What's ironic is that going to the Nuggets to be their sixth man for a couple of years might be his best chance to get one more ring before he retires.
I’d love to see a team who doesn’t like Lebron draft bronny then bench him or send him to the g league to make sure he never plays with his dad or against him. Haha
@@cmc5394oparva Not really. Going to GS or Philly would be or Knicks and winning there but Jalen has to truly be a superstar because Bron is too old to be #1 guy
Why would Bronny want to get in the nba because of who his dad is. When does what's best for Bronny come into play here?
No hate I swear but that’s literally going to look stupid with a father and son both on the same professional basketball team at the same time.
LeBron James is a NBA Western Conference Failure - LeBron James: 2019 -> FAILED to make the NBA Playoffs, 2020 -> Asterisk BUBBLE Consolation Prize, 2021 -> LOST in the 1st Round, 2022 FAILED to make the NBA Play-IN, 2023 SWEPT 4-0 in the Western Conference Finals, and 2024 Gentlemen’s SWEEP 4-1 in the 1st Round. Now we see why LeBron James went to 8 straight NBA Finals. Michael Jordan locked the GOAT Position at #1. Now ranking Kareem, Magic, Kobe, and Bird ahead of LeBron James sounds very logical. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯
100% correct. Other than a fraud bubble title, Bron's career as a Laker has been a grease fire. 🔥
Lebron won a ring on the Lakers, stay triggered xD
@@spazzwizard5211No he didn't
@@eugenemotes9921 Lebron has won a ring for every team he's ever played for, Jorgamble couldn't even do that in the weak 90s
Yeah this is absolutely selfish if the team does that
Am I the only person who thinks this screams tampering? If I were an owner, I would file a grievance against any team if they drafted bronny and LeBron followed.
Nepotism is OK. Nick and cowherd covered this several times and said it's ok
not tampering. bronny isnt in the nba.
If a white player did this it would be a problem!
Bron has a player option
If you think Lebron will not win a championship 🏆 anymore...who cares what team drafts Bronny and Lebron goes there?
LeBron James couldn't even lead his team to victory in a fixed series...
This has to be the most brain dead comment ever 😂 you probably think the earth is flat too
So... He better than every young player on the Team ..What bout D-lo , A.D. & Reaves❓❔❓
@@michelangelojackson5848 ... Not according to me... I think anyone who stands around on defense for 15 minutes a night is trash... but I like basketball.
According to the media... he is better than all those guys. AD was obviously the best player on the team all season... but Bron still got that "in-season touney MVP" somehow even though he was outplayed by AD in every respect... go figure.
I am just following the narrative kiddo ;-)
@@user-mh6yh3lh8w You're a internet bum. Nobody cares what u say
So who cares if the Bucks drafts Bronny and Lebron goes there?
Who (besides Nick) ever seriously said Bronny was a "mid first round pick"? Have they watched his tape?
Bronny ain't getting court time at Philadelphia or Phoenix. And pretty sure Phoenix can't sign free agents because of the second or third threshold.
Spurs is the best option to give Bronny court time and LeBron an easy sign. Does Pop and co. really want that circus though?
Denver should draft bronny and continually ask him “who’s your daddy’s daddy?”
No. Why waste a draft pick like that? Lakers have to be careful with their picks because the cupboard will be bare when Lebron retires/leaves and Bronny isn't a great prospect. Don't get me wrong: if the Lakers can make a trade for an amazing third star then absolutely trade the picks.
Nick said teams would be kidnapping Bronny hostage style in the draft if LBJ won't take their meetings. 😂
Phoenix is a dumb place for lebron to go they dnt need him just more criticism 🤦
It hilarious that a team that sucks so badly gets talked about more than every other team that wins. Also talking about a college player that is so bad that if he wasn’t related to the most annoying player NBA he would be undraftable
Did this turn into an episode of Taken?
I didn't know the Lakers were still in the playoffs and still a story.
This must be FTF last NBA segment since they won’t cover actual basketball
It won’t ever happen but Lebron signing with Phoenix would actually be perfect since one of the only real things they’re missing is a PG, and Lebron’s been a Point forward his entire career.
Booker and Beal can run the show offensively as the 1st / 2nd option while KD and Bron can alternate between being the 3rd / 4th option, all while Lebron handles the ball and distributes.
You realize this man is 40 years old… only looks good because of stat padding
How is it stat padding when Lakers need every point he does score? You people are so obtuse about all this. LeBron is an all-time great if he never plays another game. As for Bronny, if he gets an opportunity and fails, that's on him. It's gonna be enough of a burden playing with his dad, since he'll never get credit for it, even if he's actually good. Scotty Pippen's son is in the league. Larry Nance's kid. Klay Thompson is a legacy player. He's shown that he deserved that shot. Give Bronny the chance to succeed or fail, and then you can criticize him as much as you like. But LeBron shouldn't make signing Bronny the key to where he finishes his career. The Lakers are gonna resign LeBron because he sells tickets. Even at 40 yrs old...
@@garyspence2128 he literally has been stat padding his whole career. Cares more about his numbers than winning “it’s just basketball”. Barreling down the floor to get 2 more wide open layups when the game is already over. It’s honestly just sad. The antics, the drama, the toxicity he brings. He mortgages the future for players that he wants traded a year later. He’s disconnected. When they succeed it’s lebron. When they don’t it’s whatever scapegoat they can find. He’s just insufferable. I’ve been watching it for years now and it’s pathetic. I have no issue with bronny except that he should just go back to school and declare when he’s ready. But again it’s all about lebron not what’s good for his son.
@@GloryBetothehighestfor someone that stat pads he's won a championship for every team he's ever played for lmao. Lebron haters out in drives today
How is he stat padding if he won a championship and finals mvp for every team he's ever played for. Haters gonna hate lmao
@@GloryBetothehighest You know you're dealing with a hater when he keeps quoting an out of context statement.
These same casuals are gushing over Kobe's 60 points last game which was a meaningless game and was more stat padding for personal legacy.
But no, Lebron was stat padding even though he stopped playing when it was clear that they were out of the playoffs 2 years ago
I can't believe I'm shocked that they did 5 Lebron segments after the Lakers got smacked out the playoffs by the Nuggets again.
Yes, and they will
Lebron go to Knicks 🔥🔥🚦
Imagine Warriors restructuring salary with superstars taking vet mins?! Shiiiiiiii….
Bronny gonna be bullied really bad if he comes to the league like that
there first lost to the nuggets gonna be crazy for bro
Up next, unnamed NBA team to hire LaBron’s housekeeper in efforts to sign LaBron next season..
Broony would be killing it in The WNBA.....
Lebron still the media focus, Nuggets is just a mcdonalds options in a random menu
If they draft Bronny because he is that good that we are good but if they are drafting him just to get Lebron for ticket sales than no more respect for NBA.
He was in a weak basketball conference averaging like 4 points a game. He’s only getting drafted to entice lebron
It's been going on for 75 years in the NFL
Lebron, please dont go and currupt another franchise
Chicago got blessed it
Come to Milwaukee!!
Free the NBA Lebron.. Just retire lol we are exhausted….
Same here.
Exhausted of what exactly?
Shut up
@@IneedrentmoneyLeBron has always had haters, they are just very loud rn, don’t listen to them the real LeBron fans don’t want it to end
@@Ineedrentmoney oh hero pretty much just got swept out of the playoffs and here we are.. talking about him and his (let’s be honest) mid (in basketball terms) son.. we could be talking about SGA sweeping his first round, MVP running, ANT is killing, what’s next for KD. Etc… and yet we are talking about a guy who’s pretty much DONE.
If im a nba gm im drafting bronny and using him as ransom for as many draft picks as i can get. If lebron leaves LA it could possibly be a 2 for 1 trade. Kinda like what okc did with PG and the clippers
Now he was sent to cancun, talk about those whos still playing
Winning a championship and "playing with Bronny" are never going to be one in the same. Enough of this already, because now I'm starting to dislike the kid for doing absolutely nothing wrong.
If bronny is a bust, I’m never forgiving Jeanie buss for this
Hornets should draft Bronny
Think on a team that have 3 things:
- An awful PG so Bronny doesn't look that bad when he enters
- A late 2nd round pick to waste without feeling too bad about it
- A good roster in all other positions with fresh legs and shooters
Now I need someone to draft his kid
Why waste a pick just let LBJ walk.
lebron would retire before he left LA. Ain't no way he's moving his family. I can see him going to warriors or sac maybe but nah
What if The Clippers draft Bronny? 😅
No that's just going add to the problem. They need quality players. They need to think of future. Imagine they had zion, ja morant and Joel imbiid one day on the lakers
The Lakers need to move on from LeBron. It’s pretty obvious he holds them back.
Lol.. u must have forgot those last Kobe yrs
What are you smoking him and Davis are the only good players they have if they didn’t have those two they would be the worst team in the league
@@HighwayMercKobrick era from 2011 was epic in LA
@@Jacobeup22 ... They couldn't even make the playoffs kiddo
@@user-mh6yh3lh8w actually they did make the playoffs they just played the Denver nuggets so you are wrong again
so two teams who had two of the best team performances are going to face each other in the next round of the playoffs and we’re talking about .. bronny .. who averaged 5 points 😐
Obviously the Nuggets draft him so he can play with his Grandpa
That's tampering.
This is crazy.
I feel bad for Bronny. He’s already starting off on the wrong foot. Hopefully his game overshadows this.
Lebron don’t need a max contract !!
Le Espn back with another lebron take instead of talking about the winning team
Is it about the future of the team or is it about getting Lebron for 2 years or so? I would have a long conversation about that before I drafted Bronnie.
What if Bronny is drafted during a Taco Bell commercial by the Nuggets?
So giannis going hard for his broski is fine?? 0:46
We not talking Giannis.
We talking LeAARP
Would have loved some segments on other teams :/
you didnt watch the show? lol
I thought i seen it all. I stand corrected
With Lebron you have to cover his defensive lapses because of age . Only Lakers with Jared Vanderbilt can do that . That was missing this year . Next year it will be better for the Lakers.
Why are they still talking about the Lakers?
Ric Bucher and Wilds are the best in the business
Why waste a pick?? Nobody is gonna draft bronny. He can just be signed. Trade the pick instead of drafting him- warriors at 52!! 😂
Great conversation…
To me 3 things could possibly happen... 1. Bronny stays in collage for another year, and lebron signs a one year deal in Golden State... 2. Lakers draft Bronny, lebron stays.. or 3. Which no one is really talking about, Cleveland drafts Bronny, and lebron returns to the Cavs to finish his career where it all started for him.
Please draft his boy, it will be amusing to see them play together. 😅
Well there's thanasis as well so...
BRONNY JANES SHOOTS A RICKY RUBIO IN COLLEGE .HE DONT DESERVE TO BE IN THE NBA
The Lakers need to agree to trade Bronny if that other team agrees to draft Bronny. Send him to the team that won't be good in the next couple of years. It should not be a playoff team
I think that lebron is just using his narrative that he wants to play with bronny but his ultimate goal to ensure that bronny will be drafter in nba even without playing with him
Here's the real question: Why would a team want to fill a roster spot with a sub-par pro prospect in order to fill another with a nearly aged-out lebron?
you know your kid sucks at bball when every team can draft him if they want.
Why are we still talking about LeBron? Why do these guys glaze LeBron so much? He's done and dusted with, focus on the other NBA teams still playing. Leave LeBron in Cancun.
Just retire LeBron. Just do it like Nike and retire. You have brought the lakers to one of their all time lows and you need to move at least to let that team win. They cannot win with you and your circus. Don’t do this to your son. Seriously have some of the human emotion the rest of us have and do the right thing, both for the fans and for your kid. Retire
A Klutch sports client talking about his agent -
It makes more sense for Lakers to draft Bronny James and Lebron leaves. Bronny starts his career with Lakers. Lebron go elsewhere chasing a Championship. Lebron competes against his Son playing for the Lakers 👀
Lebron & KD to the Warriors
LeBron ain't taking no minimum, LeBron ain't about team or winning, LeBron's all about LeBron.
Bronny about to be the worst nba draft pick of all time!! He’s literally a 4/2/2 player in college. He’ll never see the floor in the league!!
He would be that guy to pull a kd. Move😂😂😂
Enron should go to golden state for vet minimum and win a couple more. He isn’t in his prime and neither are the rest of the warriors
Yes, do it. Draft Bronny. Guaranteed title next year. Most competitive sweep and gentleman's sweep in NBA history, they just need a 4pt per game kid with a heart condition to put them over the top.
The only reason this is even a thing is because LeBron would also cement yet another milestone in his legacy as being the first player in NBA history to play with his son. Whether or not Bronny is good enough to be an NBA caliber player remains to be seen.