Bronny will only work out for the Lakers and Suns.
I want to give the kid the benefit of the doubt, but it seems like his only interest is riding coattails to get a guaranteed spot in the league. He doesn't seem to have a lot of interest in going to a spot that is going to do its best to develop him.
I mean, on one hand we get this:
“Bronny’s [draft] range is wide,” Paul told ESPN. “He’s a really good prospect who has a lot of room for growth. It only takes one team. I don’t care where that team is — it can be No. 1 or 58 — [but] I do care about the plan, the development. The team’s strategy, the opportunity and the financial commitment. That’s why I’m not doing a two-way deal. Every team understands that.” – via ESPN
... followed by this:
: Bronny James was scheduled for 10 workouts with NBA teams, but he’s declined all of them except two: Lakers and Suns, per @ShamsCharania on @RunItBackFDTV. Phoenix will legitimately be considering Bronny at No. 22 overall. pic.twitter.com/i7GT7NygYf 22
If the goal is development, why not open yourself up to as many possibilities as possible? That also, in my opinion, includes 2-way contracts. I think teams frequently try to develop their two-way prospects; look at us with Hauser and Queta.
With situations like this though, I have to wonder who's really calling the shots.
Is this Bronny telling Paul what to do?
Is this Paul telling Bronny what to do?
Is this LeBron telling Bronny and Paul what to do?
Is this LeBron and Paul telling Bronny what to do?
Is this Paul and Bronny (and maybe LeBron) sitting down and equally coming to agreement on the best course of action?
I'm not a Rich Paul fan, so I'm definitely biased in my opinion, and would guess this is primarily coming from him (maybe with some input from LeBron). But Paul is also very successful (and big part of that is his strong arm tactics). To get Bronny drafted would be an accomplishment, to get him on an NBA roster next year on a guaranteed, non-two-way contract would be an even bigger accomplishment, and to get him drafted in the 1st round, wow.
All of this noise is what makes me dislike Paul, but if it works, hats off to him.
My guess is that this is more coming from Paul than Bronny though.