Why isn’t there a thread on Bronny?

[MrTribbiani]

So the guy doesn’t play really at all last year. So no good tape.

Now he isn’t working out for most teams?

This is a sham. Which most everyone predicted but seeing it this clear is still rather infuriating.

There is a good deal of tape on him.

Getting infuriated by this is pretty weird

[Big J]

You guys have to realize that most people who watch the NBA could care less about Zacharie Risachers standing reach. Bronny generates clicks. The sooner you realize that the less mad you will be.

[JustBuzzin]

Imagine getting mad at a kid because his dad happens to be one of the best players to ever play the game.

Bronny is going to get the most attention because his dad brings attention. Cmon people get it through your thick skulls!

[heatwillbeback]

Imagine getting mad at a kid because his dad happens to be one of the best players to ever play the game.

Bronny is going to get the most attention because his dad brings attention. Cmon people get it through your thick skulls!

Attention is fine. I don’t care about what ESPN talking heads discuss. I don’t even care if a team takes Bronny with the hope of enticing LeBron to end his career on that team.

Not going through the draft process that every player goes through is wrong. Declining all interviews except for Suns and Lakers screams of Klutch and their forcing of hands throughout the years. I have other issues with LeBron controlling Klutch, which he cannot do as a player, but that’s for another day.

[Big J]

Imagine getting mad at a kid because his dad happens to be one of the best players to ever play the game.

Bronny is going to get the most attention because his dad brings attention. Cmon people get it through your thick skulls!

Attention is fine. I don’t care about what ESPN talking heads discuss. I don’t even care if a team takes Bronny with the hope of enticing LeBron to end his career on that team.

Not going through the draft process that every player goes through is wrong. Declining all interviews except for Suns and Lakers screams of Klutch and their forcing of hands throughout the years. I have other issues with LeBron controlling Klutch, which he cannot do as a player, but that’s for another day.

What is the issue with Klutch forcing hands? They work for Bronny, so they are doing what they believe is in his best interest. If teams don’t want him they don’t have to draft him. If teams draft him as a favor to Klutch, it may benefit that team down the line with a free agent signing. Seems like smart business to me.

[JMAC3]

I would venture to guess that Bronny is doing nothing now, all the decisions being made are being made by LeBron and Rich Paul. It is clear they want nothing to do with him getting drafted somewhere they don't prefer hence the refusal of the 2way, which pretty much means a team will have to take him in the first round with a guaranteed 4 yr deal.

[Big J]

If I’m a team owner at the end of the first round I’m demanding we take him instead of some random dude who will likely flame out anyway. Give me the headlines, popcorn, and attention of Bronny.

[JustBuzzin]

Imagine getting mad at a kid because his dad happens to be one of the best players to ever play the game.

Bronny is going to get the most attention because his dad brings attention. Cmon people get it through your thick skulls!

Attention is fine. I don’t care about what ESPN talking heads discuss. I don’t even care if a team takes Bronny with the hope of enticing LeBron to end his career on that team.

Not going through the draft process that every player goes through is wrong. Declining all interviews except for Suns and Lakers screams of Klutch and their forcing of hands throughout the years. I have other issues with LeBron controlling Klutch, which he cannot do as a player, but that’s for another day.

LeBron James

Do you understand how much power comes with being the face of the NBA?

Cmon man if you don't understand how this works then you haven't been paying attention to LeBron James throughout his career. The man is the only exception to the rules. He does what he wants and his words carry weight. If he only wants his son on PHX or LA that is what will happen. It's not like Bronny is some can't miss prospect. Nobody is losing out on not drafting Bronny.

Why are you so mad?

[babyjax13]

Utah is 'exploring' trading its firsts for 'starpower' and wants to work out Bronny, so he may be iinlay at 32, as much as I don't like that.

[QingJames]

If I’m a team owner at the end of the first round I’m demanding we take him instead of some random dude who will likely flame out anyway. Give me the headlines, popcorn, and attention of Bronny.

If you think you have even a 15% chance at getting LeBron, I agree. He’s just straight-up not skilled or physically outstanding enough to play real minutes at an NBA level. People point to his defense, but at his size in the NBA it’ll really be more like Pat Bev defense where’s he running around hacking guys to compensate for size/strength mismatches. On offense, he’s hopeless and has no game whatsoever.

[Big J]

How come no one here is talking about the Bronny sweepstakes? This is the biggest story of the draft.

[azcatz11]

How come no one here is talking about the Bronny sweepstakes? This is the biggest story of the draft.

I think it’s a guarantee he’s going somewhere in the second right?

[Big J]

How come no one here is talking about the Bronny sweepstakes? This is the biggest story of the draft.

I think it’s a guarantee he’s going somewhere in the second right?

Oh for sure. My sources are telling me that Klutch has attached a bounty to him. They are promising to steer a non Lebron max level free agent to whatever team gives him a guaranteed contract.

[iye6ry4e7r3]

So much controversy over a borderline second round tslent.

[Klomp]

Here's my Bronny scouting report, from a Minnesota perspective:

No, he will probably never be a star and he might not ever be a starter, but he is someone who has a high basketball IQ, seems to be self-aware of who he is as a basketball player, and he is a connector. I also think that a good chunk of his USC tape and statistics could be thrown away by the mere fact of what he went through last offseason and working his way back from a significant health scare. He commits himself to the defensive end, and sees himself making an impact on that end by the way he compares himself to guys like Jrue Holiday, Derrick White and Davion Mitchell.

Yes, that's largely the only tape we've got and that forces a scouting staff to rely on their convictions of what a guy can be and how he can translate into the league, but I think that's exactly why we have someone like former 247Sports analyst Josh Gershon in the draft room, for example. He banged the table for a scrawny kid out of Washington who largely underwhelmed and had a temper to boot in his lone year of college, but Gershon was convinced that there was an NBA player inside of him. I also go back to a guy who averaged just 9.4 ppg in college on an okay UCLA team, but Flip Saunders was convicted that he was a guy with a high upside even though the tape didn't show it for Zach LaVine. Many people believed Saunders screwed up by taking a raw, scrawny LaVine over Gary Harris and others.

Now think about what Minnesota needs, especially at guard alongside and behind Anthony Edwards: Defense, connector, and high IQ. Sounds a lot like Bronny James.

My NBA comparison: Patrick Beverley

Comparing sizes of a few guard prospects discussed by a lot of Wolves fans, mocked to Minnesota elsewhere, or mocked higher in the draft than Minnesota's current draft slots:

(height barefoot / wingspan / weight)
Jamal Shead 6-0.25 / 6-3.00 / 200.8
KJ Simpson 6-0.25 / 6-4.50 / 187.0
Rob Dillingham 6-1.00 / 6-3.00 / 164.2
Tyler Kolek 6-1.25 / 6-2.75 / 196.6
Bronny James 6-1.50 / 6-7.25 / 210.4
Reed Sheppard 6-1.75 / 6-3.25 / 181.6
Jared McCain 6-2.00 / 6-3.50 / 203.2
Devin Carter 6-2.25 / 6-8.75 / 193.0
Isaiah Collier 6-2.50 / 6-4.75 / 204.6

[Klomp]

Comparing sizes of a few guard prospects discussed by a lot of Wolves fans, mocked to Minnesota elsewhere, or mocked higher in the draft than Minnesota's current draft slots:

(height barefoot / wingspan / weight)
Jamal Shead 6-0.25 / 6-3.00 / 200.8
KJ Simpson 6-0.25 / 6-4.50 / 187.0
Rob Dillingham 6-1.00 / 6-3.00 / 164.2
Tyler Kolek 6-1.25 / 6-2.75 / 196.6
Bronny James 6-1.50 / 6-7.25 / 210.4
Reed Sheppard 6-1.75 / 6-3.25 / 181.6
Jared McCain 6-2.00 / 6-3.50 / 203.2
Devin Carter 6-2.25 / 6-8.75 / 193.0
Isaiah Collier 6-2.50 / 6-4.75 / 204.6

A few more size comparisons to current/recent NBA players, that I think are at least interesting to look at:
Mike Conley 5-11.00 / 6-5.75 / 175.0
Trae Young 6-0.5 / 6-3.00 / 177.8
Donovan Mitchell 6-1.25 / 6-10.00 / 211.4
Derrick Rose 6-1.50 / 6-8.00 / 196.0
Bronny James 6-1.50 / 6-7.25 / 210.4
Damian Lillard 6-1.75 / 6-7.75 / 188.8
Kyrie Irving 6-1.75 / 6-4.00 / 191.0
Deron Williams 6-1.75 / 6-6.25 / 202.4
Avery Bradley 6-2.00 / 6-7.25 / 180.4
Steph Curry 6-2.00 / 6-3.50 / 181.0
Gary Payton II 6-2.00 / 6-8.00 / 183.8
Immanuel Quickley 6-2.00 / 6-8.25 / 185.8
Marcus Smart 6-2.00 / 6-9.25 / 227.0
Russell Westbrook 6-2.25 / 6-7.75 / 192.0
CJ McCollum 6-2.25 / 6-6.25 / 197.0
Cason Wallace 6-2.50 / 6-8.50 / 195.2
Lu Dort 6-2.75 / 6-8.50 / 222.2
Jrue Holiday 6-3.25 / 6-7.00 / 199.0

[jpengland]

Im 6,1, 195.

Im not getting drafted either

[MrTribbiani]

So much controversy over a borderline second round tslent.

It's wild how so many people are losing their minds over Bronny.

LeBron haters are some of the most irrational people on planet earth

[NO-KG-AI]

How come no one here is talking about the Bronny sweepstakes? This is the biggest story of the draft.

You’re trying way too hard to get a rise out of people. It’s so cringe. Get better material.

[iye6ry4e7r3]

So much controversy over a borderline second round tslent.

It's wild how so many people are losing their minds over Bronny.

LeBron haters are some of the most irrational people on planet earth

It’s wild how the worship of Lebrons nutsack riders Carries over to scrubs who have never played a minute in the nba.