Bronny James has cardiac arrest - is recovering

[greg683x]

a project defensive guard in the 2nd round isn't a terrible pick in a weak draft.  It isn't like you'd expect anything from whoever you picked there. Taking a flyer on a talented guy recovering from a serious medical condition isn't horrible.

Bronny is 19.  Maybe 1 growth spurt left??  If he was 6'4 he'd be a 1st round pick.  I would not fault anyone picking him in the 50s.  Just based off of pedigree alone.

If he was 6’4 sure. But he is basically the same size as Irving and Walker as a defensive first guard. He wouldn’t have even been invited to the combine without his last name. This is just g really an embarrassment for the league. I get a lot of second rounders never amount to anything but they at least succeeed in Europe or college to get picked.

Edit I was thinking about this has there been many a 6’1 defensive stopper? I’m sure there has but only thinking of one off my head Mookie blaylock ( and I wonder if with the amount of switching he would be as successful today)

Lindsey Hunter

[Goldstar88]

 

Bronny James is one of the most intriguing prospects in the 2024 NBA draft class -- likely because selecting him could increase the chances for a team to land his legendary father, LeBron James, in free agency. That name recognition is driving an astonishing number of wagers on the younger James in draft markets.

At FanDuel, James has attracted 30% of the tickets to be selected first overall by the Atlanta Hawks, the most for any player at the sportsbook. BetMGM reports that the USC guard has 36.8% of the bets, well ahead of Alex Sarr (-300), who has the second most at 14%. James was not initially listed in the No. 1 overall market at DraftKings, but now finds himself in the field as of Thursday afternoon.

James has consensus odds of 200-1 to be taken with the draft's first pick -- tied with Purdue's Zach Edey for the longest odds on the board. Those long odds, in addition to the discrepancy in bets to handle, would seem to indicate that a lot of small-money bettors are taking a flier on the wild scenario. James is projected as a late-second-round pick in ESPN's latest mock draft.

[Roy H.]

^ People love throwing money away.

[celticsclay]

^ People love throwing money away.

Yeah that’s some of the dumbest bets I have seen

[Roy H.]

Don't expect Bronny James to be rostered in both of the NBA's leagues next season, says his agent, Rich Paul.

In an interview with Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes, Paul said he will not allow his client to sign a two-way contract

[celticsclay]

Don't expect Bronny James to be rostered in both of the NBA's leagues next season, says his agent, Rich Paul.

In an interview with Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes, Paul said he will not allow his client to sign a two-way contract

This is honestly just getting embarrassing for the league at this point. It would be cool if he turned out to be a good player but he is undersized at 6’1, shot terribly from three in college and was not one of the best 5 players on a lousy college team. The making demands is just weird. He shouldn’t even be in the draft.

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Don't expect Bronny James to be rostered in both of the NBA's leagues next season, says his agent, Rich Paul.

In an interview with Bleacher Report's Chris Haynes, Paul said he will not allow his client to sign a two-way contract

This is honestly just getting embarrassing for the league at this point. It would be cool if he turned out to be a good player but he is undersized at 6’1, shot terribly from three in college and was not one of the best 5 players on a lousy college team. The making demands is just weird. He shouldn’t even be in the draft.

Is Lebron going to also demand that he get a min number of minutes?  What GM is going to draft this kid just to get an aging lebron and a huge basket of headaches?