Yahoo Sports’ Draft Live discusses where the USC Trojans guard — and son of superstar LeBron James — will likely be selected in the 2024 NBA Draft.
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Moving on, we have to talk about Bronnie, where will the Bonnie James games be set?
That’s the conversation everyone talked about in this draft.
That’s been one of the main story lines.
Uh, obviously we know Lebron has talked about wanting to play with Bronnie at some point.
And so this has been a kind of fairy tale ending story.
The Lakers’ situation is that they have the 17th pick in the first round.
Oh, that would be so spicy.
Hey, if they caught him on the 17th, that would be crazy.
I’m not saying that’s going to happen, but hey, that’s the crazy thing about the NBA that happens or less crazy.
They also have a second-round pick.
50 55º.
Yes.
CP.
Yes.
Tell me how you feel about where Ronie might be drafted.
Let me start by saying this.
Like I’ve been at the gym with Ronnie since he was in eighth grade.
OK.
He is a hard worker.
He is a potential customer.
So if anyone says otherwise, I don’t want to hear it.
I don’t want to hear about your American shooting stats, scoring less than five points per game.
We are forgetting that he had a cardiac arrest, heart surgery returned to the court in December.
Do I think some other team will sign him?
Absolutely not.
When Lebron James, the most influential and calculated person, repeatedly says: I want to end my career with my son, it will probably happen.
So when you’re looking at the Lakers with 55 years of riches, Paul said we want guaranteed money, we don’t want a two-way street that will dissuade a lot of teams from a 62-year-old guard who is two years away from being productive in any NBA team.
They’ll just throw up their hands.
The floodgates will open and Ronnie James will score 55 for the Lakers.
OK. Show your hands.
Who agrees that the league will fall in line and let Bronnie go exactly where he should put his hands up.
Oh, I have questions.
Then no.
So you don’t believe this is happening because that was shot.
I just got questions.
Can I ask some questions?
You can?
Oh, KP.
Do you think Lebron will want to play wherever Brownie is playing?
Is the family very close?
I think he, yes, he wants to, he wants to play with his son.
Oh, KP.
Um, if Lebron is on a team, what do you expect attendance to be like in that arena?
It’s going to sell out especially if it’s a farewell tour.
So, KP, if you’re a team governor team owner and you know, I know what they’re saying.
They want to do it.
I know what Clutch is saying they want to do, but all I have to do is choose him.
Pops is also coming.
We are selling out our arena.
We will be the biggest show.
What victory or loss are we receiving.
Can’t you see one of just maybe saying I’m not listening to what Clutch or anyone is saying they want, I want Ron and respond to your point.
No, no, respond to your point.
Ronnie can play.
So it’s not like Ronnie says he can play, but he’s two years away from being legal and you know what’s going to happen to him two years until he’s ready to go, his dad will do everything we need him to do. .
A 40 year old Lebron will do whatever you need him to do.
The Lakers hope the 40-year-old Lebron will lead them to the championship again.
So I’m just saying from a business perspective, when we talk about will, everyone will say, OK, this is what they want.
So when I say one is enough, one is enough.
Do you think there is one?
Do you think there will be one?
I don’t know.
I don’t know.
I mean, and I trust KP, I mean KP.
She, she, she is, of course, infinite for a reason, but I could see one person saying, no, I want to do this, we’ll see how much power they have.
We’ll see how much power they have.
I think he goes to 55.
