Is LeBron James tampering with the 2024 NBA Draft?

three3d · Post #1 » by **three3d** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 6:16 pm

The story has been out there already the last year or so that LeBron wants to play with Bronny his rookie year but came up again All Star Weekend

“Wherever Bronny is at, that’s where I’ll be. I would do whatever it takes to play with my son for one year. It’s not about the money at that point.”

Currently Bronny is rated 34th-best player in his high school class.

With such a certain statement by LeBron himself that he is intending to play for WHOEVER drafts his son that has to be a huge factor going into that draft and tampering by letting it be known he will join your team if you take his son. How much impact could this have on that draft and doesn't this feel like tampering?

Magicfanatic82 · Post #2 » by **Magicfanatic82** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 6:38 pm

The interesting thing to watch is how much higher bronny is overdrafted by a team because of the package deal.
For a crap team struggling to fill your arena, LeBron and his son would bring a ton of attention.
How does a team weigh that vs better prospects that should go higher.

tiderulz · Post #3 » by **tiderulz** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:03 pm

ehh, Lebron will be 39 when Bronny is eligible to play in the NBA. dont know how much of father time he can keep at bay.

cedric76 · Post #4 » by **cedric76** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:07 pm

Ledouch is a nba cancer

Cant wait for him to leave the nba

MasterGMer · Post #5 » by **MasterGMer** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:07 pm

Is LeBron forcing his way out this upcoming offseason? He is done with Lakers, period.

If we draft high, could we be in the mix for getting Bron?

three3d · Post #6 » by **three3d** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:20 pm

Magicfanatic82 wrote:The interesting thing to watch is how much higher bronny is overdrafted by a team because of the package deal.
For a crap team struggling to fill your arena, LeBron and his son would bring a ton of attention.
How does a team weigh that vs better prospects that should go higher.

Exactly what I am thinking, good teams don't draft early and bad teams don't sell many tickets. Is the package deal enough to put him inside the top 10? I think it honestly could push him up to top 5. Owners are going to see right away they cash flowing in with the pick, the tickets that are going to be sold, the prime time games they will have, the amount of media coverage and stories written. LeBron for as much as i dislike him still is a great basketball player and to think he would fall off that much to not be a factor in 2 seasons ( Tom Brady ) would be crazy. We all know LeBron basically is GM wherever he goes and has no problem influencing what roster moves he wants, that being said I would imagine he would came on deal with it being players 2nd year option deal. All in the first year with the team and he brings in whoever he wants and let it play the way it does, second year option he rides it out to the sunset enjoying it with his son.

three3d · Post #7 » by **three3d** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:42 pm

tiderulz wrote:ehh, Lebron will be 39 when Bronny is eligible to play in the NBA. dont know how much of father time he can keep at bay.

Michael Jordan's final season was 2002-2003 he was 38 years old 20.0 PPG 6.1 RBG 3.8 ASG 1.5 SPG

CarraT · Post #8 » by **CarraT** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:58 pm

three3d wrote:
tiderulz wrote:ehh, Lebron will be 39 when Bronny is eligible to play in the NBA. dont know how much of father time he can keep at bay.

Michael Jordan's final season was 2002-2003 he was 38 years old 20.0 PPG 6.1 RBG 3.8 ASG 1.5 SPG

Actually, he started the season with 39 and ended the season being 40 years old.

Post #9 » by **Bensational** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:08 pm

Magicfanatic82 wrote:The interesting thing to watch is how much higher bronny is overdrafted by a team because of the package deal.
For a crap team struggling to fill your arena, LeBron and his son would bring a ton of attention.
How does a team weigh that vs better prospects that should go higher.

I’ve always found reasons to gripe over LeBron, but this move I kinda love. He’s definitely setting Bronny up for a higher draft spot solely with his aging presence as part of the package. It would be a financial boost for the team for that season. Maybe Bron then looks to remain involved with the team - unless he plans to manage Bronny the way he managed his career and get him jumping teams from the get go?

Either way, for some reason this move of nepotism doesn’t bother me at all. I’d also love to see the father-son narrative play out on the court for a season too.

MartinsIzAfraud · Post #10 » by **MartinsIzAfraud** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:12 pm

Have a feeling Lebron will sign a 1 year deal and just be an end of bench vet who rarely plays but will get all the benefits of being involved with his son's 1st year as an NBA player. Some team will take that and likely benefit from it but Orlando would be foolish to do that. It'll be Knicks, Cleveland, Brooklyn or Miami if I had to guess

tiderulz · Post #11 » by **tiderulz** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 8:15 pm

three3d wrote:
tiderulz wrote:ehh, Lebron will be 39 when Bronny is eligible to play in the NBA. dont know how much of father time he can keep at bay.

Michael Jordan's final season was 2002-2003 he was 38 years old 20.0 PPG 6.1 RBG 3.8 ASG 1.5 SPG

and? that team didnt even make the playoffs and Jordan's most inefficient year in his career.

drsd · Post #12 » by **drsd** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:09 pm

MartinsIzAfraud wrote:Have a feeling Lebron will sign a 1 year deal and just be an end of bench vet who rarely plays but will get all the benefits of being involved with his son's 1st year as an NBA player. Some team will take that and likely benefit from it but Orlando would be foolish to do that. It'll be Knicks, Cleveland, Brooklyn or Miami if I had to guess

James has total power here. He signs a contract trough 2023/24. And in the 2024/25 season signs a LLE deal with whatever team drafts his son. That is not tampering.

But let's say his son is a mid-range 2nd rounder. Then the drafting team might really drafting young Bron to get Dad on a super cheap contract.

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Xatticus · Post #13 » by **Xatticus** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:15 pm

Bensational wrote:
Magicfanatic82 wrote:The interesting thing to watch is how much higher bronny is overdrafted by a team because of the package deal.
For a crap team struggling to fill your arena, LeBron and his son would bring a ton of attention.
How does a team weigh that vs better prospects that should go higher.

I’ve always found reasons to gripe over LeBron, but this move I kinda love. He’s definitely setting Bronny up for a higher draft spot solely with his aging presence as part of the package. It would be a financial boost for the team for that season. Maybe Bron then looks to remain involved with the team - unless he plans to manage Bronny the way he managed his career and get him jumping teams from the get go?

Either way, for some reason this move of nepotism doesn’t bother me at all. I’d also love to see the father-son narrative play out on the court for a season too.

Yeah. It doesn't bother me. This sort of stuff has been going on at the collegiate level for a long time. It's of little consequence in the NBA. Nobody is mortgaging their future to get a year out of LeBron James. He seems to be in rapid decline. This is the worst year of his career since his rookie season. His teams have always been very good when he has been on the floor. That's not the case this year. Two years from now? He must feel his resume is complete to be making this statement at this time.

Skin · Post #14 » by **Skin** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:52 pm

If the Magic had the number one pick in the 2024 draft would you take Bronny #1 overall in order to land Lebron?

KillMonger · Post #15 » by **KillMonger** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 9:53 pm

Skin wrote:If the Magic had the number one pick in the 2024 draft would you take Bronny #1 overall in order to land Lebron?

Is this a serious question?

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Max Power · Post #16 » by **Max Power** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 10:38 pm

Most of this thread seems ok with this, to me it’s Lebron highjacking the draft. I’m so sick of this guy and his total negative impact he’s had on the sport. I hope Bronny doesn’t even get drafted, but I fully expect him to be completely overrated and go number 1, and that might be the day I turn in my nba fan card.

OrlandO · Post #17 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:36 pm

He said his last year, he didn't say which year. His son could get drafted and play a few years in the league before Lebron joins him.

anothermagicfan · Post #18 » by **anothermagicfan** » Mon Feb 21, 2022 11:47 pm

It's definitely tampering.

I can appreciate the great story of father and son playing together professionally. That's a wonderful thing. However LeBron James has been a pre Madonna for most of his career. He calls the shots from the gm everywhere he goes and when it doesn't work out he cries like a baby.

Didn't he burn us a couple of years ago with a quote about how Orlando was the one franchise he'd retire before he played for?

Personally I'd love to draft bonny just to say fu back to LeBron and not sign him.

nymets1 · Post #19 » by **nymets1** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 1:22 am

Lebron apparently doesn't like Orlando, If his son gets drafted by the Magic, than his words said "I'll go wherever my son gets drafted/ I'll go to the team that drafts my son".

basketballRob · Post #20 » by **basketballRob** » Tue Feb 22, 2022 3:39 am

three3d wrote:The story has been out there already the last year or so that LeBron wants to play with Bronny his rookie year but came up again All Star Weekend

“Wherever Bronny is at, that’s where I’ll be. I would do whatever it takes to play with my son for one year. It’s not about the money at that point.”

Currently Bronny is rated 34th-best player in his high school class.

With such a certain statement by LeBron himself that he is intending to play for WHOEVER drafts his son that has to be a huge factor going into that draft and tampering by letting it be known he will join your team if you take his son. How much impact could this have on that draft and doesn't this feel like tampering?

Players collude with each other which is not currently restricted in the NBA. Do you think Suggs is tampering by continually visiting a top 3 pick in the upcoming draft?

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