Lakers draft Bronny James 55th overall, is skepticism warranted? | NBA | FIRST THINGS FIRST

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[@jsidkfncjfdldld]

Did Nick give his son a job bc he is too stupid to be his own man? Funny how you guys defend nepotism when nick wright hires his kid with zero qualifications 😂

[@jsidkfncjfdldld]

Why did you delete my message? Mad that I'm holding your golden child accountable? I'll ask again, did you guys hire nicks son bc he is too stupid to be his own person? 😂

[@itsmebritton2244]

Z 12:51 a 😮😮6😅9 13:17 90s 9g 13:22 3s right t😢

[@omartahboub2900]

Congrats !! Nick just got promoted to the James Family Spoke Person on FS1 !! Well-deserved Nick 💐!!

[@olumayowaadebiyi6526]

❤😂÷❤A3​@@omartahboub2900

[@Panazoniac]

The 55th pick getting more media than the entire rest of the draft combined is crazy.

[@shadow_realm47]

They keep addressing the haters but no one actually dislikes the kid. We just hate Bron or Laker fans don't like it when their franchise is being run worse than the hornets. He's a good kid.

[@a.k.446]

@@shadow_realm47definitely not true. The comments about this young man are disgusting. Why not hate Jeanie and Rob?

[@miltongonzalez5962]

Weakest draft in years

[@Christian-xr7hc]

@@shadow_realm47don’t ever put LA in the same convo w the Hornets ever again 😂😂 if you wanna compare an LA team to the Hornets, make sure it’s the Clippers cause both have 0 banners hanging in the rafters

[@shadow_realm47]

@@Christian-xr7hc why you mad at me 😂 y'all should've been in the finals these past two years you have the goat bish 😏

[@ronnyfwea]

Not gonna lie. I haven’t heard so many people care about second round picks until today 😂

[@deereed3303]

It’s sad bro

[@RyanGamin224]

These people can’t name one player they think the lakers should’ve taken instead but want us to believe their criticism is valid

[@shaunsteele4968]

Ryan gamin. They should've taken. Ryan gamin

[@adriandawson8863]

Cuz it's LeBron!! Lol..like Brou said..all the nepotism in sports and not just sports in life period! And people not all but enough up in arms cuz it's LeBron and definitely cuz he's black no doubt!!💯💯

[@tyrellleach1846]

Exactly 😂 if Bronnys dad was Steph Curry everyone would be like 😍 Steph playing with his son. I honestly feel bad that his dad is Lebron because he's getting hated on because of that. People wanna act like they care about some kid from Utah that didn't get drafted. Nepotism has been alive in sports for DECADES.

[@zukovanqa8501]

I'm just here to listen to Nick explain how hiring JJ and then drafting Bronny have nothing to do with Lebron

[@kero2526]

Woj and Shams both reported Lebron or Clutch had absolutely no impact on the hiring. They didnt talk about it once. Obviously impacted Bronny being drafted but not JJ. That was all Rob

[@joesanthosh5315]

@@kero2526 Oh sure ok bro and there were reports that Rodgers had nothing to do with Saleh being fired and that Woody’s convo with Rodgers was about his knee and they talk regularly about the knee but you think people like Nick Wright are gonna believe that?? Come on now, he’s a hypocritical bron fanboy. If a other star he hates (like Rodgers) is linked with stuff like this, Nick would bash them

[@KnowledgeOfSelf144]

It’s the show that has their son, right there-Wildes

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

💪Even i have better handles, passes, & laypus than bronny & I'm in my 40's haha 😃 Highlights on my channel to prove it🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@keronhanson5593]

First time in history the 55 picks talk about more than the 1st pick...lol poor kid.😅 who's the first pick?

[@khailz]

The first pick is from France that’s probably why too bad Bronny is lebron son. No matter what Lebron do they going talk about

[@taylor860gang]

Never heard of him

[@MrJasonSlade]

This right here.... It's crazy I normally pay attention to basketball, but I didn't pay any attention to the draft and I know the 55th pick is but have no idea of the first 10 lmao

[@BlackGeniusGod]

Nobody feels sorry for the first pick dude. He’s not a star, he’s from a different country and he went to a bad team, if anything he’s gonna have to prove himself just like everybody else in the draft. Period

[@jackjohnson8244]

What the media is going to do to Bronny, he's who you should feel sorry for. They are going to shred that poor kid for not being his dad. I feel like Bronny is going to leave the league just sick of basketball.

[@MilkiasDebessay]

Bronny getting a small sample of what his father has experienced media-wise for 25 years

[@shadow_realm47]

He's actually getting too much hate cus Bron got a lotta undeserved glaze from the media as well. The kid is not getting anything positive just disproportionate hate from his dad's haters and some members of klutch media trying to be in his dad's good graces.

[@yelsu3358]

@@shadow_realm47 lebron praise has never been undeserved lol

[@silenciothequiet3471]

LeBron brought this on himself, so no one will feel sorry for him...

[@shane1899]

Yeah must be hard getting nothing but praised even when he is the problem 90% of the time

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@wilsonjoshwilson]

We had Magic vs Bird, Shaq vs Kobe, LeBron vs Steph and now Bronny James vs Thanasis Antetokounmpo!!!!!!!

[@jonosay854]

😂🤣

[@Juntao1989]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@DadBot-_-]

Lol haha y'all will eat those words

[@Abacus_Real]

@@DadBot-_-yeah Thannasis would destroy Bronny on the court

[@OFB-ow9ue]

@@Abacus_Realhe’d destroy most 6’2 people if not all 🤣

[@Elias_Soto]

The Ken Griffey Jr comparison is not fair. Ken Griffey Jr was the first pick of the draft and lived up to it

[@KevonDaDon]

Right and Junior was better than his pops

[@Glhodges05]

Facts

[@KatherineThomas-sc4fx]

Exactly his dad was not good as him

[@DadBot-_-]

And so will Bronny

[@paulwilliams2024]

@@DadBot-_-yea and pigs fly

[@TheRaikage4]

Dont no one know the first pick 😂 all they talk about is second round 55th lol

[@adityadesai4763]

Wilde’s intros never get old😂

[@AnonymousUser-ss2qr]

sydm

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

💪Even i have better handles, passes, & laypus than bronny & I'm in my 40's haha 😃 Highlights on my channel to prove it🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@BalloonFight]

6'1, 5 points a game, heart condition, extremely poor shooting in actual games, and only 19. YUP lets draft him!

[@literarypharaoh1117]

Damm! The way you said what you said hits a little different. Very strong post!

[@GasIsForevr]

His Dad is the GOAT. Plus, it’s a business. So people are going to pay to witness history next season. My friend got into the electrician apprenticeship because his Dad was the foreman. What’s the problem?

[@lennybeason1110]

Exactly! And the question is…What was the Rush?

[@davidbrown4655]

Hes a 2nd round pick. Why do you care. The owner of the team had a spread in playboy and her dad gave her the team. But yall cool with that.

[@BalloonFight]

​@@davidbrown4655 What an insane assumption to think I'm fine with Jeanie Buss ruining this organization, and bending over backwards for LeGM lmao. She has officially turned this team into a non competitive, Lebrons friend and son clown show that is literally the joke of the league, and is at best a fringe play in contender for the next 5+ years. Do you think the stats I just listed above for Bronny makes him a 2nd round pick btw? He's a 30% shooter, that makes 5 points on a terrible college team (rounded up), and is short

[@oocinom]

Thanasis played in the Euroleague, Luke Walton was a good college player,. Bronny had Zero stats to backup

[@lornegreen6755]

Thanasis was garbage pail juice bro

[@suntansuperman26]

@@lornegreen6755Yea but at the time of being drafted you could look at his accolades he received in Greece and be like ok he may be decent. But Brony has nothing for you to say he may be decent

[@lornegreen6755]

@@suntansuperman26 he was the 27th best highschool player in the country, and in the McDonald’s all American he played well, it’s been first rounders with less accolades and besides he was the LAST pic of the draft and he’s going to the G league. What’s the problem?

[@MrJonnyl123]

Giannis also wasn’t 40 years old when they drafted thannis 😂

[@richardotingle2554]

I swear Jordan’s son Marcus had better stats in college than Lebron did

[@Thebrothergrant]

Nick about to put up an 80’s Bears-esque defense on this segment lmao

[@Lazaven]

I mean he’s not wrong🤷‍♂️

[@AlwaysEwok]

He doesn’t need to the argument is a pass play on the goal line in the last seconds of a Super Bowl

[@samuellanghus1455]

@@AlwaysEwok With Beastquake in the backfield.

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@exclusiveman5]

⁠@@Lazavenhe’s very wrong and extremely biased but go off

[@austinslater7770]

If I had a nickel for everytime I’ve heard nick say strawman 😂

[@rpgcinema7916]

i was hoping wildes would turn into the tin man

[@Earl_TheSquirrel]

He says it EVERY episode too

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@timocruz510]

I do agree sometimes there are strawmen, but sometimes I swear it goes like this Nick: Says something kinda ridiculous People: Rebut it with decent evidence Nick: Claims people's rebut was painting his original argument as something he didn't say, even if they didn't Sometimes he makes a strawman strawman lol

[@SimpleSock]

Nick uses strawman arguments and cherry picks more than anyone in sports media, guy is projecting.

[@davidhutson2846]

So we have 2 Klutch clients saying there isn't anything wrong? Breaking news 😂

[@treharper9755]

It isn’t

[@davidhutson2846]

@@treharper9755 why not?

[@therealnasr]

Cannon Curry will lead the league in 4 point field goal percentage when the rules change.

[@kpNov23]

They'll just move the line further back

[@KingOfSnub]

@JohnnytNatural Never is a long time

[@aloziecnwachukwu1515]

I like that.

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@mr.onehundon2437]

​@JohnnytNatural4 point play would make the game more excited specially when the game is close or the 4 point shot to send it into overtime😂😂💪🏿

[@slimm7848]

Matthew Stafford loving this Bronny news 😂

[@ChadHelmke]

What happened with Stafford?

[@realacerboy30]

​@@ChadHelmkeHis wife talks too much!

[@THEEArmoredSaint]

@@ChadHelmke He chose to get married.

[@madhack69]

Just hope homie has a prenup 😂

[@CeeWorld69]

@@ChadHelmkehe married a modern white woman that’s addicted to social media….

[@cwavey3413]

If Bronny averaged 12 in college it wouldn’t be that bad. The man averaged 2 buckets a game

[@Ejp23_]

After a heart attack. Cope

[@Rolando-tb4zy]

@@Ejp23_He was cleared to play and fully recovered….No excuses for the poor stats

[@Ejp23_]

@@Rolando-tb4zy lmfaoooo

[@jaycob.dube04]

​@Ejp23_ you act like he's the first player to do so. Tyon Grant-Foster of GCU averaged 20 and 6 after going into cardiac arrest twice. Still got less looks. Wishing the best for Bronny, but he didn't earn being the 55th pick

[@Ejp23_]

@@jaycob.dube04 nobody earns the 55th pick clown. 2nd rounds are 2nd rounds hoping you get a kawhi etc. and nobody made this big of a deal when Giannis did but its bron so hate hate hate double, wanna do hate for a 2000?

[@Lebronrayjamess]

Talk about Bronny as a player and not as lebrons son maybe

[@jaden5843]

Ironic given your name

[@TheShepdawg9]

Wouldn't be much to talk about

[@MilkiasDebessay]

if he wasn't lebrons son he would be a g-leaguer at his peak

[@josmyl0105]

Nothing to talk about bronny as a player. Kid averaged 4ppg on a bad college team. Not even a starter.

[@Ddofc]

If they did that, he wouldn't be on the team.

[@ajseker]

Nick’s take ab Bron playing better to set an example is actually genius

[@AdanBean]

I actually do too. I never considered it lol

[@emeraldkattable]

It is and they tried clowning him. If he plays better and maybe shoots 3 or 4 more shots this year? Maybe he gets more calls since hes 40.

[@baldheadkid]

If it means the old man will finally realize how embarrassing the flopping and crying is.. then please draft more of his kids

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@scottaznavourian3720]

Nick is so delusional he actually believes this scrub is a second round pick

[@arcadion448]

Thanasis (Giannis) and Chris (JR Smith) were only in the NBA cause of their brothers. Nobody cares about the 15th spot on a roster.

[@amerywalker3063]

​@@arcadion448 Thanisas was drafted by the Knicks wayyyyyyyyy before the Greek freak became a super star. Do the homework. He was drafted without the help of his brother.

[@arcadion448]

@@amerywalker3063 - First, he was undrafted free agent that only got signed to a 10 day contract before being cut by the Knicks. Second, during his 3 year stay outside the NBA, he averaged 5 points a game, hardly someone the NBA would be interested, especially at 27 when the Bucks signed him.

[@nonamewillbegiven1217]

​@@arcadion448try harder

[@jhawes8994]

Nick earning that Klutch Sports Contract 😂

[@Fender8873]

And Brou too.Hope Wildes stays out of it

[@burnerbill7372]

@@Fender8873 You guys know that if somebody is represented by Klutch, that means they pay Klutch, not that Klutch pays them

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@Rigger_Please]

@@burnerbill7372 You know that if somebody makes a joke, that means that they are trying to be funny, not that they are trying to be serious?

[@hardemana76]

@@burnerbill7372They’re not represented by Klutch! They’re paid to be the mouthpiece for Klutch! Like a shill fam. Big Perk stopped doing what these two continue to do

[@eljefe6161]

Nick EARNING that Clutch sports check today 🤣

[@King__Tone]

You earning your KZbin hater check today 🤣🤣

[@eljefe6161]

@@King__Tone $$$$

[@dysprosiumlead5078]

@@King__Tone tell em bring me my money!!!🤣🤣

[@jonthomson9262]

Klutch Sports is The Mafia of Sports.

[@thaabestt7701]

You know clutch get paid by their representatives not the way around

[@lightsout6552]

Bronny drafted scoring less than 5 points a game and being undersized and Mac mclung not on a team even though he is tearing up the G league. Makes sense.

[@romanch2]

You said it perfectly!!!! That's probably because black people don't get the same opportunities as white people :o)

[@marcusaurelius5149]

Take any of the 10 ten G-league players over Bronny at this point.

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@DJDRELAURINMUSIC]

So that's the lakers fault? What about all the other trams that had 53 picks before him

[@chrisakokoh9118]

Bronny has way more potential, way younger.

[@D1C3M4Nx]

He absolutely should have stayed a couple extra years in college. Him being drafted now is because of LeBron.

[@khailz]

He would just get older in college . Older players don’t really get drafted it’s the younger guys nowadays

[@Lawofcreating]

Agreed!! He aint NBA Draft ready

[@Twinfather49]

Yet he’s on the team now…

[@brycehoward4139]

@@Twinfather49Lebrons team

[@bigpoppa3999]

And?

[@jimmyjay689]

Nick Wright and Max Kellerman know all about Nepotism...🙄

[@79jgibbs]

@@jimmyjay689 Nick wright a 🤡

[@daltonburnett7181]

What you mean nepotism?

[@jaysavage1957]

@@daltonburnett7181are you asking what the word nepotism means?

[@granola9073]

I swear y’all just learned what that word meant

[@Romanus-]

Ethnic nepotism maybe

[@ShutThePuck]

The irony of Nick calling it disingenuous is crazy. Just admit what it is, the reason it's even a big deal is that everyone is being forced to participate in a facade. When you're practically holding journalists careers at gunpoint for even daring to call it out, it goes beyond a small issue of a 2nd round pick

[@blackanimelover18]

He's calling out the hypocrisy and he's right, no one actually cared about this until LeBron did it. Just like everything else.

[@repyourteamsports8947]

The goat debate is over: Lebron is playing with his son; Jordan’s son is playing with his teammate’s wife😂😂😂

[@jmoore0386]

That’s actually kinda funny lol

[@iamtrent2249]

So far Jordan's son has scored more at nba level! Maybe not in basketball but still counts

[@johnryanbodker]

All jokes aside, I do believe it to be true that Lebron's character is the defining quality that makes him undisputedly the greatest. This is a guy who would never in a million years punch his own teammate, especially one with much integrity as Steve Kerr. He would never intentionally embarrass ex-teammates and coaches in his inevitable hall of fame speech. He would never keep one of his peers off of an Olympic team simply out of childish pettiness. No one has ever played as well for as long as him and yet he clearly still has the time to be the better father. The list could go on and on, there is no debate who the greatest of all time is, on and off the court.

[@thehoboman]

@@johnryanbodker by your metric Kareem should be your goat.. he's done more for anyone who doesn't have pale skin in this country than any other NBA player lebron has lied about playing chess, reading books, etc.. he's got a weird egotistical side that will undoubtedly be exposed when he retires and fades from public life, i'd think twice before putting him on a pedestal, remember he also said, "ain't to party like a diddy party" 🤣

[@johnryanbodker]

Maybe Lebron's dark side does get exposed, but I don't think it has thus far. Maybe I am just a Jordan hater, but I dont mind Kareem being discussed on the level of Jordan and Lebron.

[@Ahjusshi_Brown]

Wildes…why on earth would Rich Paul be telling teams not to draft Bronny if teams other than the Lakers weren’t making it known that they were gonna draft Bronny…he wouldn’t have had to do anything if ONLY the Lakers were interested

[@shadow_realm47]

Raptors and Detroit were Interested

[@ALONZOHARRIS2020]

For the public narrative, to insinuate theres potential interest when there was none. That seems to be working on non-critical thinkers

[@CH-ud4ee]

​@@shadow_realm47they were only trying to get lebron come on bro

[@CH-ud4ee]

​@@shadow_realm47ok how many team you think would sign someone who had a publicly known cardiac arrest or would they sign them undrafted?

[@shadow_realm47]

@@CH-ud4ee I'm not disagreeing with you they wanted both.

[@superkat460]

Bronny enjoyed a great high school career and great NBA combine! USC was a 1yr hiccup due to heart scare abd doctor restrictions. Haters hating LBJ will hate his son and Klutch.

[@AnselTroy]

The NBA is not a meritocracy. It's a business. Imagine scoring 40 points and all the reporters interviewing Bonny who rode the bench

[@onidtubes]

The Lakers circus just got circuser.

[@kuyab9122]

It's the LAKESHOW. What do you expect?

[@pavlegrebenarevic382]

Why? Did they pass on Michael Jordan as the 56th pick? Braindead haters yet again showing stupidity, what else is new

[@oblove1586]

Shut Up 😂😂😂😂👌🏿💯

[@lifeofpugg]

They’re proving the point. A kid coming off a bad college year and cardiac arrest gets to choose his team and get pushed into the NBA?

[@SCHOOLERstyle]

💪Even i have better handles, passes, & laypus than bronny & I'm in my 40's haha 😃 Highlights on my channel to prove it🏀🏀🏀🏀

[@billymakale1338]

​@@SCHOOLERstyleI believe you😂

[@GLA45Amg716]

It’s entertainment though. They sell seats with bronny playing with his dad

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@manumalia]

Dude this is a late second pick smh and they know what he can do.

[@FFTxJJ]

Imagine complaining about Privlege, then defending the purest public display of it.

[@intothefrayyo]

Who complained?

[@Djangoisback]

They are admitting he isn't good enough. They don't even realize it.

[@Grandpabeatdown]

White folk do it all the time what's new ??? Act accordingly 😒

[@BlackGeniusGod]

Imagine thinking this is the purest display of privilege and then more than likely voting for Trump. Shut up

[@deeznutzzz3217]

Word

[@joem7462]

It depends… will Canon Curry avg 4pts in college to get drafted???

[@ctorres5641]

I doubt it 😊 curry’s father was a good shooter Steph was a great shooter

[@johnrett9392]

Will canon be a 5 star coming out of highschool?? Will he go into cardiac arrest causing him to not touch a basketball for 5 months before getting thrown into his freshman season. Will he have a really good combine performance? Then yes he will

[@lennybeason1110]

Giannis’s brother wasn’t celebrated for being picked to play with his brother. Giannis didn’t say that his brother was better than 90% of the players in the league! Giannis didn’t have an agent making all kind of ludicrous demands as if he were a first round talent! He flew under the radar!

[@DD-rk6kn]

thanasis got drafted 1 year after giannis by the knicks. Giannis wasnt even considered a star player at that point. Thansis also played in the euroleague and national team

[@lennybeason1110]

@@DD-rk6kn Facts!

[@OkieAllDay]

Bronny was NOT a "fringe" 2nd round guy. He is a 6'2 two guard who averaged 4 points per game on a below average USC team...

[@treyjohnson1450]

17 projected pick before his heart scare

[@unseenyt3]

Right, just skip over the minor him almost dying part..

[@jamesartemio1312]

​@@unseenyt3another reason he wouldn't have been drafted if he wasn't lebron's son

[@Murali_bala13]

​@@jamesartemio1312he might recover from that acute medical condition in a yr to be a 1st rder level.... Afterall he was projected to be a lottery pick 15 months ago...

[@KyleFigner-oq8xi]

How many points did thanasis average? Did you watch the video or did you just click on the video to hate?🤣😂

[@Ringringcodyphone2020]

It’s nuts that you can buy picks from other teams

[@AnonymousUser-ss2qr]

I'd buy all the picks every year and wait for one to be Jokic

[@teedashmusic]

It’s like you all just started watching basketball 2023

[@Ringringcodyphone2020]

@@teedashmusic I knew this, I just think it’s silly

[@chudinwike6875]

Most sports buy and sell players it’s weird trading players it’s tough to match value by batter. Others sports just pay a transfer fee.

[@Grandpabeatdown]

Have you just started watching sports or something??

[@bones7924]

No no we always talk about it.. you all couldn’t talk about it!

[@omarmac1]

Shaquille O’Neal son had a heart ❤️ operation and was on the lakers 2022 roster undefeated….I hope he gets to play this year too ❤

[@brianfreeman197]

Sharif was never in the NBA. He certainly isn't now. Shaq wanted him to stay in college.

[@omarmac1]

@@brianfreeman197 he is in the g league

[@erichdewald5600]

Nick needs to get off his knees my God dude give it a rest already

[@mindlink1811]

Life imitates art! 1) Lakers....The boys 2) Klutch Sports....Vought international 3) Lebron....Homelander 4) Bronny....Ryan 5) Anthony Davis....Noir 6) JJ Redick....The Deep

[@arizonacutlery547]

Goran and Bloran Dragic also played on the same team and the only one who didn't like it was Goran, he didn't want his little brother following him around. People did give Vince Carter a hard time for sticking around taking up a roster spot

[@krces1]

Zoran Dragić played Euroleague and he had regular apparence in Slovenia National team.

[@arizonacutlery547]

@krces1 IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT HIS NAME!!

[@arizonacutlery547]

@krces1 and it makes it super funny to be corrected "Gorans brothers name is Zoran not Bloran" 😆😆😆

[@krces1]

@@arizonacutlery547 i wasnt trying to correct you i was just trying to say that he already had pro career before he went to Nba.Euroleague is no NBA far from that but it is second Best league in the world

[@arizonacutlery547]

@@krces1 fair

[@TheMatthewkastens]

Take a shot every time Nick says reasonable criticism is a “straw man”

[@st181036]

He was actually doing the strawman - using the hate for Lebron as an argument if Bronny is fairly deserving his spot in the nba AND if it is nepotism or not.

[@amac9044]

You don't even understand what a strawman is... 😂😂

[@amac9044]

​@@st181036he clearly wasn't strawmanning and he demonstrated why... Bronny isn't the least qualified person to ever get drafted or get an nba job and he's not the first to have a relative get his foot in the door and they gave you plenty examples... Yet he's the one receiving the most hate and critical coverage that we've ever seen... If you don't recognize that this is OBVIOUSLY due to the hate for his dad, your either hopelessly naive or you're one of the haters yourself desperately trying to justify the hate... 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@st181036]

@@amac9044 He was. The subject was "Nepotism" and this guy, who is paid by Lebron james money, btw ( you're the naive one here btw), is using the hate for Lebron AND that people weren't upset before by it. Well, DUUUH .. of course media isn't looking at Giannis as much as on Lebron. BUT still that doesn't mean Giannis wasn't a di ck for doing what he did - he just got away with it because he hasn't as many haters or media attention on him. But this is 100% nepotism AND is a stain on the sport. And Giannis should be trashed too by absolutely everybody. I want a fair shot to everybody, at least in sports. People don't understand how bad this is until they deal with it in real life.

[@gino07770]

2012 - Michael Jordan son Marcus Undrafted 2014 - John Stockton son David Undrafted 2016 - Gary Payton son GP2 Undrafted 2022- Scottie Pipen son Justin Undrafted 2022 - Shaquille Oneil son Shareef Undrafted All of them with better college careers then Bronny James.

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

Nick is right about Gainnas brothers. They still in the league career hype men and no one cares.

[@stasisdan4451]

First of all is only ONE in the league and 2nd thanasis EARNED his spot in the draft unlike the lebron kid. Also everybody troll thanasis and call him cheerleader they dont act like he is worth or something like lebron kid

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

@@stasisdan4451 my correction both of them was in the league right? Who cares dude this ain’t hurting you if his son is in the league? Let them live bro.

[@stasisdan4451]

@@RonJP-pm7jp if everybody had that mindset '' Who cares dude this ain’t hurting you '' the world would have been even worse than is now...

[@kohsmoger1567]

@@stasisdan4451Bro this is basketball it isn’t a life or death issue

[@spoogtastic]

My issue is the overwhelming coverage of it and how Incredible it is for the lakers and all the garbage. I dont care he was picked in the draft, i just dont care like every other 55th pick ever. And how the lakers basically forced him there.

[@jordankibbee3441]

As someone who doesn't ĺike LeBron, im happy for him. Too much coverage is put on this. Leave them alone

[@itsmeflacko1618]

Love how they bring up Jim and Jeannie buss like they don't make fun of them too for the exact same thing 😂

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@DefiningDave]

How much does Nick make as LeGM's PR man?

[@hattorihanzo5038]

Moving Bronny to the 2nd round was a calculated move. If he gets drafted in the 1st round he’s gonna get exposed for 3ppg in 30min. 55th pick in the 2nd round gives them the excuse to say, “what do you expect from a late 2nd rounder” but if he pans out, they can be like I told you so. Let’s see what the kid can do, but if we are being honest, without any bias, or paid by Klutch. If he wasn’t the one of the best on his high school or college teams while putting up horrible stat lines. do we expect him to come to the NBA and miraculously become better?

[@SkiLILs]

Obviously not, his entire resume is fabricated. Do a deep dive into his high school career. You'd see he was already being moved liked a professional. Klutch/Bron paws all over it. He's not even in control of his own socials, the answers he gives to the media are clearly rehearsed.

[@rocky4816]

Used to think so high of Broussard. Ever since he admitted he is a Klutch client I lost all respect for him. Just another media personnel sold his soul for money. Not once did Brussard nor Nick mention how Rich Paul threatened every team not to pick Bronny

[@DetroitTigers77]

What?😂 every media personality has agents what you talking about

[@TheBanderson22]

Bro you realize they are representative? Chris pays THEM for negotiating his contract. Are you ok man?

[@bbott137]

Nick the difference in your Curry hypothetical is Curry played his whole career in GS and made them the most valuable franchise in the league. LeBron played 15 years elsewhere.

[@King__Tone]

lol terrible point get a A+ for hating

[@kame99023]

Dumbest comment by far

[@fx_808]

Born in 94, have seen Lebron whole career CANT WAIT FOR HIM TO RETIRE !

[@K.A.TaylorWoodworking]

I think part of the struggle is that when you look at other nepotism picks in the history of sports. The Griffey's, Prince Fielder getting drafted and others is that those players looked like they could be superstars when they were picked and in a lot of cases they were. But with Bronny we haven't seen too much to say hes going to be good, but I dont have any issue with it. If i was Bron, i would've done the same thing. I wanted my hawks to get Bronny just in case we could get LeBron for a year or two😂

[@yyyremix]

Nick slobbering all over it

[@tylerware2836]

Nick is honestly embarrassing. I get 2nd hand embarrassment from watching him. He is such a blatant lair its gross.

[@lornegreen6755]

@@tylerware2836what did he lie about?

[@b84__]

Lebron having a palace for free in the heads of so many is pure comedy!🤣

[@Iamabot2119]

I think the point they are missing here is that we have always known the corporate world was based on nepotism and relationships… but we have always held sports to a different standard. Sports have always been a meritocracy, and if we lose that… then there’s really no point in trying.

[@kame99023]

This is such an overblown aspect. This is an extremely rare and once-a-generation type of scenario. It will not have any bearing on the NBA as whole. This is and will be an isolated incident that requires extreme circumstances….plus nepotism. Doc trading for his son and giving him a big contract. Giannis keeping his brothers in the league and on his team. None of these specific incidents means anything in the grand scheme of the nba.

[@Iamabot2119]

@@kame99023 okay I can agree for now.. but I’m going to revisit this point in 10 years if we see rise.

[@MrJasonSlade]

This is 100% not true. There have been better players that got a shot in the big leagues or even in college because of who they knew, or who they're related to. If you don't know this, then you don't know sports well enough.

[@JDay-j8z]

Jeanne buss her brother just stop

[@lornegreen6755]

Sports haven’t been a meritocracy lol. Gilbert arenas said he used to cook starting line up when he played for the warriors but they wouldn’t let him start

[@jacorycarter8048]

This was more than just a pleasing LeBron James thing, it's about keeping this family tied to the Lakers even after LeBron is done playing

[@joegreezy]

Which is actually smart

[@phillipcox7533]

Are we gonna give this kinda grace to future players that weren't great in college but performed well in the combine?

[@Paul-wu1ee]

Why does Nick get so animated in defending his lover? Is that part of his clutch client contract which has already been proven along with Chris broussard

[@teshmusic]

Nick is clean up man for Lebron.

[@Tmoney5522]

Bronny head been the same size his whole life 😂😂😂

[@coronasdeluxe614]

EPO'S

[@AUPNEXT]

Players get injured, they act like its impossible that bronny gets in the game lol

[@piotrswat169]

cause it is G league maybe

[@maxvalue8403]

Bronny took another dude spot! Smh! 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@charlesferron201]

I love that the reason that we shouldn’t call out the obvious nepotism here is because nepotism exist elsewhere. The other cases of nepotism should ALL be call out. Even Worst if his agent is calling nba teams to make sure he goes to the Lakers. Newsflash: a 4 point per game undersized guard with a heart problem would be back in the ncaa if its name wasn’t James. End of story.

[@jansmitowiczauthor78]

Word, that's a straight up logical fallacy

[@volfi123]

two wrongs make a right according to them. And that is probably correct in the USA. Look at the comments. 50% of them are ok with it

[@UnbiasedSaiyan]

Why is ESPN trying to defend this so much 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BossQuis]

Because when did the 55th pick ever matter in history… look at what the last year 55th did last season.

[@exclusiveman5]

@@BossQuisif yall stop glazing bron for like 2 seconds we wouldn’t be talking about the pick. But yall bring it up more than the haters

[@giggusmaximus2167]

​@exclusiveman5 bro, Bron is 20 years into the league. A mount rushmore player is getting ready to do his swan song season. I never understood all the Bron hate, but even the haters have to admit we're gonna lose one of the greatest to ever so it to father time soon, let people glaze

[@timocruz510]

@@BossQuis lol you know IT and Manu Ginobli were drafted just after 55? That's not the way to defend this pick, on its face its a bad one. Storyline and business considerations justify it tho

[@khristionlouvatin6874]

@@giggusmaximus2167he lost 6 nba finals

[@teshmusic]

Nick sold his sole for Klutch. I wonder was it worth it.

[@ScottyyDoesntKnow]

Just think about this, MJ’s son put up way better stats in college and wasn’t drafted, even by the bulls

[@brandonmccaskill8409]

Way better is a stretch... also MJ'S son wasn't a McDonald's ALL American and played at a small time program, and if you watch both play Bronny is clearly better 🤔

[@Grandpabeatdown]

Because he was a fuking bum. Even his dad knew it

[@itsmeflacko1618]

​@@brandonmccaskill8409bronny is better but does everything worse? How are you justifying him being better

[@YungLanxx]

You know they were nowhere close to D1 right? Lol if you go play a lesser level of opponents you’re more likely to get better stats…

[@ScottyyDoesntKnow]

@@YungLanxx he played at UCF….. a D1 school😂😂 go educate yourself

[@moeshak9944]

boston should draft deuce. its the same concept. thanks lebron

[@taylor860gang]

Lmfao what??? Tatum wish he would have brons career

[@gdawg258]

The issue with Bronny is you know the Lakers are going to play him in meaningful minutes at times next year. And he’ll be lucky to average a triple single. Lebron deserves the ending to his career that he has set up

[@koberino4872]

Everyone in the media either scared to criticize Bron or they’re signed to Klutch sports and paid not to criticize Bron

[@reem9317]

@@koberino4872 or they don’t see this as an issue, because its not.

[@kingofhaiti123]

​@@reem9317its not, but just let the kid carve his own path... I don't want bronny legacy to be daddy's lil cheerleader

[@rodneybanner1589]

All of sudden you care about second round picks

[@djsthemetereman]

Finally you're the only other comment I've seen beside mine that said this, they've been scripted what to say, clearly he's not ready & it's not the nepotism that's the problem but it's the way it was done by his agent & LeBron, & as a Laker fan I want a player that helps the team win a championship

[@AlmightyK1254]

Nepotism played a PIECE of this????! 😂😂😂gtfoh nepotism is 87% of it

[@stevenconcepcion3637]

I hope they win a championship that would be amazing!

[@SammyA.]

Nick always ends his DM's to LeBron with "You gotta call me, man, I'll be the biggest fan you'll ever lose Sincerely yours, Stan-P.S. We should be together too"

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@kierenmoore3236]

Is skepticism warranted?! lol Kid averages 3 pts. No one in the NBA would pick that, normally …

[@KyleFigner-oq8xi]

How many points did thanasis antetekoumpo average? Did you listen to the video at all or did you click just to hate?

[@josmyl0105]

​@@KyleFigner-oq8xithanasis and bronny shouldnt be in the nba.

[@GasIsForevr]

@@josmyl0105and a bunch of people who work a goldmans and sacs and for Google, and for McDonalds(the corporate side), and a ton of the NFL teams Coaching staff shouldn’t have those jobs either. Question? How did Stephen Jones become the Cowboys president? How did Jeanie Buss become the owner of the Lakers?

[@iamtrent2249]

Didn't some guy who got drafted in the 20s average 2.5? Or was that maybe last season? I'm pretty sure it's true

[@KyleFigner-oq8xi]

@@josmyl0105 Yet people only complain about Bronny…..i wonder why…..

[@thrisko1489]

You think grown ppl should celebrate this because it's a cool story nick? It's guys from poverty that deserved that JOB!

[@DoremonUCR]

Bronny was the 55th pick in a terrible draft. Some argue probably one of the top 5 worst in the past twenty years.

[@TellyGianoulis]

Manu Genobli was drafted at 57

[@kohsmoger1567]

@@TellyGianoulisWho cares other scrubs have been drafted 55 and no one cares

[@GappyHilmore18]

We will always know that Bronny didn't get to the league through his own merits

[@VladimirMickel]

Who cares

[@kashifsingh791]

yall would say that in every scenario of Bronny getting in the league. If he was an undrafted free agent for another team, yall would still say it's because of LeBron.

[@GappyHilmore18]

@@kashifsingh791 I will always say this in every scenario where an undeserving player makes it to the league because of who they are or know

[@GappyHilmore18]

@@VladimirMickel as long as you admit it

[@CalvinKissi]

@@GappyHilmore18why does that matter? He’s a late 2nd rd pick not a lottery. He’s also good enough to be in the league. He’s just not going to be a superstar right away.

[@smallitoswaysde6700]

I think most people are upset that Rich Paul was able to tell other teams basically don’t draft LeBron son because he wasn’t going to play for them. I think that most people are a little bit upset that he has that type of power not so much that his son got in the league “on “because of him Rich pretty much hold the power as we’ve seen throughout these years to hold the NBA hostage to a certain extent and we all know that Rich Paul speaks on behalf of LeBron. He is LeBron mouthpiece so when Rich Paul pulls a power move if any other agent had done nobody would’ve cared. They probably would’ve been chastised behind itpeople have a problem with that because it’s not the first time LeBron has done something like this. He did it with Anthony Davis trying to get him over to the Lakers and I’m behind the scenes. He’s constantly doing this.

[@Icanthearyou.]

Jealousy? Nah, we know that his son is gonna make the team whether or not he is good enough. A joke of an organization.

[@jameskirk7901]

Bronny is not an NBA caliber player in any capacity. The only reason he was drafted was for the name on the back of his jersey. This is a FACT. Nick defending it or bringing up other people doesn't change the fact of the matter. No matter how furious or loud he gets about it.

[@matthewsawczyn6592]

I mean, it's kinda dumb news/criticism. 55th pick, who cares? And I don't even like the Lakers

[@jameskirk7901]

@@matthewsawczyn6592 Because the Lakers and a bunch of sports media work off of twitter. Twitter was talking about Bronny not being worth any pick (They're right) so now every sports analyst must take a 10-20 min segment on how nepotism is good and we're bad for pointing out when it happens.

[@tylerware2836]

@@matthewsawczyn6592but the media made this into the biggest story of the draft…. This pick was talked about more than any other pick.

[@ChristoAnd]

Why are people making nepotism a race issue?

[@TheSheemed]

Nick couldnt show his face at the Klutch Sports christmas party if he didnt defend this circus

[@teshmusic]

Wildes thank god for his honesty and balanced opinion.

[@lucio989]

There’s only 3 or 4 good players per draft. 55 is basically a 7th rounder

[@VladimirMickel]

Sound foolish

[@TellyGianoulis]

Manu Genobli was drafted at 57

[@deebostall]

20 years ago😂

[@GDUniverse]

@@TellyGianoulisHow long ago was that again? 💀

[@GDUniverse]

@@TellyGianoulisIf that’s your argument then it’s a really dumb one. That’s like saying “We’ll Tom Brady was the last pick in the draft so that means every draft pick in any round is extremely important” 🤦🏾‍♂️😂

[@gigantum1]

did Nick answered the question ?!

[@jisrael9795]

It's not nepotism. It's lebron saying that he's better than his teammates and half of the players in the league. Why won't anyone bring that up?

[@BigDave113100]

Didn’t have to press play to know Nick was gonna defend this like it was his kid. And bru was gonna be on some BS 😂

[@alphonsolora7635]

Dillusional is real.A player averaged four points in college and god knows how many turnovers per game.Then they say his deffense is going to have to be elite because his offense sucks.What ever is in the dark will come to light.

[@nivanfields7389]

Finesse2Tymes - Back End

[@BernardMoon]

Chris Broussard's take is unexpected and lame. Sports on the athlete side isn't suppose to be about nepotism. Sure, it's on the league where there are OWNERS but how many times has it been about athlete's kids when undeserving? When has a college athlete who averaged less than 5 pts been EVER drafted?? TELL ME, CHRIS?!?

[@eurolefty]

the question is, how long will Bronny last in NBA once his Daddy retired?

[@kuyab9122]

Why is that the question?

[@brandoni241]

He may last a little longer. Bryce James is looking like a lottery pick. He's 6'7 as a junior, is athletic, and can shoot. He may buy his brother a few more years...

[@DonaldTChump]

We won't know till then

[@MarioMontecillo-p2b]

They are still waiting for Bryce to join the LAKERS Lebron will retire at 50 yrs old

[@luvtheazul]

He'll get cut after summer league.

[@Paul-wu1ee]

LOL is saying nepotism in the NBA exist (80% black) and then also playing the race card good job Chris broussard

[@KaratAllenPoe]

NBA front offices are 80% black?

[@tylerware2836]

@@KaratAllenPoethey are a higher % than black people in the general population

[@KaratAllenPoe]

@@tylerware2836 What does that have to do with my question?

[@TakeitEasy64HD]

@@KaratAllenPoeBecause the number is proportional to the number of black people in America. Easy math.

[@JB19_92]

@@KaratAllenPoehis point is that it’s an adequate representation lol only took a few brain cells to flush that one out

[@skii4eva74]

People do care about Giannis brother 🤣 it just wasn’t magnified like bron

[@joerellm]

Eminem said “mfs hate to like you” I guess he was right. Here comes the hate

[@starwarsnaomi]

What other college player average 5 points a game and gets drafted

[@drewdelucchi7992]

Aj Johnson literally averaged less and got drafted 23rd. Do your research before you speak clown.

[@yomicry-ed3697]

The last 55th pick players

[@udevelsinner1376]

We want to celebrate Bronny ???!!! For what ???!!! ???!!!

[@Ben2bwild]

But Nick ppl like you keep saying LeBron has no control on the Lakers. That's the issue.

[@NewYorkRaven]

Exactly! That’s the reason for all this. It’s madness how dumb they think we are.

[@blockbullyrecords5417]

Kobe got over 100 million over value at the end of his career Kurt rambis has power in lakers ownership position guy avg 2 pts 😂😂😂 trump is about to be president due to nepotism 😂😂😂 so whats the real problem 😂😂😂

[@Ben2bwild]

@@blockbullyrecords5417 What does any of what you just said have to do with the point of contention? Read!

[@lornegreen6755]

@@Ben2bwildthe fact that yall didn’t care about nepotism until Lebron used it

[@Ben2bwild]

@lornegreen6755 And I still don't care about nepotism. My issue isn't about nepotism. If you could read to understand, then you would know what my issue is. Nepotism is normal in every aspect of society, so I don't blame LeBron for helping his son. That's what he's supposed to do as a father.

[@Zagarth12]

The irony is Nick contributed to the "negative" story by even bringing it up