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Anyone you draft in the 2nd round of they find any rotation in the NBA they are a success.
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| wolfpaclaker wrote: | | Quote: | | Bron was a factor to give Bronny a chance to be drafted after a shortened college season (due to heart surgery recovery) |
That's all I'm really saying. Kids with Bronny's history, if they didn't have a father like Lebron vouching to play on his team, would go back to college.
Max Christie's college year was far better than Bronny's. That's been my point. Even if Bronny was showing NBA potential in HS. By the end of his freshman year in college there was no way he would be drafted had he not been Lebron's kid. Now say he had a good year,, a really good year. That's a different equation. You follow up your HS career with a solid to good NBA freshman year, even if you're without a NBA position and undersized for a wing and not really a PG on offense, you'll get drafted possibly IF you have a great college year. He came off a weak college year (yes I know health was a reason). My point is it's not insane to acknowledge that Bronny would not have been drafted in these circumstances had he been someone else's kid. He may eventually have been drafted, but only after a stronger college season.
What I'm saying has nothing to do with his potential to make it as a Laker or in the NBA. I've said it many times, any one who has a decent amount of talent if they work hard enough and find a niche role they can make it in the NBA. Bronny certainly can.
What I'm saying that people in his situation do not get drafted and 3 year guarantee deals. The reason he got that treatment is Lebron/Lakers. No one regular's kid would get that treatment. He got different treatment, yet some can't even come to admit it (including Lebron himself). The way these things work is if you're treated different, then you also have to expect people will treat you different than a typical 2nd round pick.
Anyway, on to his actual potential. I feel the thread is accurate for the most part. He has potential as a defender, pressure/POA and also could be a solid 3nD guy down the road. Hope it happens. Also, I do feel guys like Bronny could easily be had in the undrafted pool, but that's not really a big deal to me. Anything you get from Bronny as a Laker is gravy, because the real reason thsi was done is Lebron. Keep him happy and a Laker. If Bronny makes it into a rotational = even bigger win. Keeping Lebron = win, already. |
Your articulation makes a world of difference. The guy who gets paid millions of dollars to shout on ESPN comes off as just a condescending hater. They seem to only be talking about potential and skill, and completely deadwrong on that. Your take makes way more sense.
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There was a time when you'd pass Bronny the ball and he'd look to pass it asap. Hard to fault a 2nd round pick who has the media hanging on his every move out there. Now he takes it and gets himself in good position to perform.
I feel like we've seen his growth as a player and a person during this season already. He's shown he probably could/should have been picked higher. Really like seeing him play, even enjoy watching his gleague games! He looks like he is rotation quality out there. |
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| Bronny three! |
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Im pleasantly surprised by the lack of the "is Goodwin really better than Bronny?" talk, seems people at least most people are happy for him to continue to develop.
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| Theseus wrote: | There was a time when you'd pass Bronny the ball and he'd look to pass it asap. Hard to fault a 2nd round pick who has the media hanging on his every move out there. Now he takes it and gets himself in good position to perform.
I feel like we've seen his growth as a player and a person during this season already. He's shown he probably could/should have been picked higher. Really like seeing him play, even enjoy watching his gleague games! He looks like he is rotation quality out there. |
I'm pretty impressed by his 3 point shooting in the NBA. After starting 0-9 he's now 8-20 and this correlates with a jump in the G-League as well. Not to say he's a 40% shooter already but at least there's reason to be optimistic. |
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Is it possible Bron played a really good game because he wanted to get a blowout and have time for Bronny to play?  |
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Plaschke: I was wrong. Drafting Bronny James was a win for the Lakers
"The famous son whose selection as the 55th pick in the NBA draft was trashed as “not very smart” has become part of something that borders on ingenious."
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| pio2u wrote: | Plaschke: I was wrong. Drafting Bronny James was a win for the Lakers
"The famous son whose selection as the 55th pick in the NBA draft was trashed as “not very smart” has become part of something that borders on ingenious."
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Nice crow eating article.... more is to come. But none of it would be necessary if people weren't so innately negative.
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| Runway8 wrote: | | pio2u wrote: | Plaschke: I was wrong. Drafting Bronny James was a win for the Lakers
"The famous son whose selection as the 55th pick in the NBA draft was trashed as “not very smart” has become part of something that borders on ingenious."
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Nice crow eating article.... more is to come. But none of it would be necessary if people weren't so innately negative. |
People can be innately negative and be right
They can be critical about the circumstances of his dreft and be right.
They can be critixal about the flaws and holes in his game and be right
They can acknowledge the hard work he's put in and improvements in his game and also be right.
Opinions can change when players change them with their play and the work they put in and improvements they make.
The problem is when people refuse to budge from their perspective in spite of the players clear improvements. Everyone's entitled to change their minds when a player shows them different and has put in the work to do so and rightfully deserves credit for it.
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| MJST wrote: | | Runway8 wrote: | | pio2u wrote: | Plaschke: I was wrong. Drafting Bronny James was a win for the Lakers
"The famous son whose selection as the 55th pick in the NBA draft was trashed as “not very smart” has become part of something that borders on ingenious."
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Nice crow eating article.... more is to come. But none of it would be necessary if people weren't so innately negative. |
People can be innately negative and be right
They can be critical about the circumstances of his dreft and be right.
They can be critixal about the flaws and holes in his game and be right
They can acknowledge the hard work he's put in and improvements in his game and also be right.
Opinions can change when players change them with their play and the work they put in and improvements they make.
The problem is when people refuse to budge from their perspective in spite of the players clear improvements. Everyone's entitled to change their minds when a player shows them different and has put in the work to do so and rightfully deserves credit for it. |
Plash-Key... I've never remembered how to spell is name... is historically a negative man. There wouldn't have been any hoopla if his name was Bronny Smith. Because Bronny Smith is only a 55th pick, who gives a crap. But because he's Lebron's son... people gave a lot of crap, and made a lot of assumptions. And in all the criticisms, I don't believe anybody ever named a player that should have been drafted before Bronny. It's like people who offer a lot of compalints and whining, but no solution. What was the solution, if not Bronny at 55, give me some names. How are they doing now? That has always been my stance from the get-go. Because, I myself, have zero clue about the prospects at 55 and above, I didn't give a ratz azz who the Lakers took. If I did, and I had a list of names... then I would have had a problem with this "nepotism" pick. Nobody had any names. They were all outrage for the sake of outrage. As if Lebron manipulated the Lakers into using a late first rd pick, or even an early second rd. pick on Bronny. It was a God dang 55th pick... and it's looking mighty valuable now. Hindsight, should have been picked in the 30's.. at least. So the crow eating articles will keep coming.
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| Quote: | Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
Jaxson Hayes (right hand contusion) and Bronny James Jr. (illness) have been upgraded to AVAILABLE for tonight’s game at Dallas. |
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The adrenaline/holy sh&t level of "I can't believe I am taking on Giannis Freaking Antetokounmpo" that must be going through Bronny's head is insane right there |
LOL, you sure about that? He's probably been guarding Lebron James since childhood.
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| gng930 wrote: | | lakerlove123 wrote: |
The adrenaline/holy sh&t level of "I can't believe I am taking on Giannis Freaking Antetokounmpo" that must be going through Bronny's head is insane right there |
LOL, you sure about that? He's probably been guarding Lebron James since childhood. |
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I really hope we get to see bronny and Dalton in the summer league this year. I’d like to see bronny run point the whole time and I want to see Dalton work on his handle and defense.
If they don’t play this will be one of the worst summer leagues we have had ever in my opinion. We usually have some decent prospects to look forward to.
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| PICKnPOP wrote: | I really hope we get to see bronny and Dalton in the summer league this year. I’d like to see bronny run point the whole time and I want to see Dalton work on his handle and defense.
If they don’t play this will be one of the worst summer leagues we have had ever in my opinion. We usually have some decent prospects to look forward to. |
I like the thought of Bronny and Knecht being force-fed ball-handling duties. Gotta keep at it.. Max isn't a wizard with the ball.. but he's benefitted from that kind of thing. |
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| PICKnPOP wrote: | I really hope we get to see bronny and Dalton in the summer league this year. I’d like to see bronny run point the whole time and I want to see Dalton work on his handle and defense.
If they don’t play this will be one of the worst summer leagues we have had ever in my opinion. We usually have some decent prospects to look forward to. |
You will see a preview tomorrow.
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Bronny stats vs Portland:
4 pts, 3 rbs, 6 asts, 4 stls, (38 min.) |
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Goodwin & Shake were both better then Bronny in the Portland game, by a good margin
DK4 was better then all of them, but that should be expected
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| Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2025 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah cold outing for Bronny.
He has improved over the season, he's a G League talent now at least. Capable of some short stints in the NBA that look decent, but not consistently. We'll see more of him come October. And maybe sooner, during a blowout or two over the next 16 Laker wins! |
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