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birdman:
this nepotism talk is going nowhere. the fact that we are even talking about it proves my earlier point. Lebron did a huge disservice to his son with this nonsense. Dude probably would have been picked higher. I know pops wants to play with his son, but surely not at the risk of your son's career. This was a terrible move tbh. Very selfish too.

Ive had time to sit on it, the only good reason I can see why a father would ensure his son falls to a lower oick so they can play together is if he believes his son wasnt that good to start with. This means the ONLY good reason I can see for Lakers drafting Bronny is nepotism. SOmeone convince me Im wrong pls

Nepotism is not even something we praise so I don't understand their yeye talking points

Thanasis is one of the most virally slandered NBA players for example. Jeannie Buss frequently gets cooked. Austin Rivers (who could actually play) When has society ever applauded nepo babies? So why should it start now

Everyone knows the boy is not good but we're supposed to keep pretending he is else we're some haters. Absolute madness

Khanben:
Sports is unique? Since when? Lance stroll has a drive in F1 right now that everyone knows he doesn't deserve. Senna's son got a drive he definitely never deserved because of his surname. Thatanis is making bank with both the Bucks and Nike because of his surname. Bill Belicheck gave his son a coaching gig he had no idea of what to do, he then gave a defensive coordinator and a specials team coach joint offense coordinators because they were his boys. The Jets not only brought an offensive coordinator who is trash but also signed 3 players they didn't need because Aaron Rodgers asked for it. The Jaguars have a tight end on the roster whose only qualification is that he his the head coaches son
So please pass me with that BS, that nepotism doesn't occur in sports. I have forgotten the seria
A side that gave Gaddafi son a team slot , or the Chinese man that bought a football team and made sure his obese son played in it. Or are we forgetting Doc rivers giving his son a contract that no one else would have, even Pelinka only got the Lakers GM job because he was Kobe's guy.
So I repeat in which universe was sports ever an exception to nepotism?

Again. You're quite terrible at drawing parallels. Lance Stroll is a competent driver that went through the grind. He was not rushed into the league like LeNepo.

Thanasis went through the grind. He was drafted. Bad example

Nothing consign me with your Belichick example. That's administrative position and irrelevant to the argument

And who the hell said nepotism doesn't happen in sports? Abi you don drink ogogoro ni. And are confused about what you're arguing about

You mentioned Gaddafi son and whoever but who was celebrating and making it a cute storyline? Who was celebrating Belichick or Pederson or Rodgers? Don't they get criticized and cooked? Don't sports shows drag Nathaniel Hackett everytime

Didn't Austin Rivers get shitted on forgetting he actually went to Duke and was a lottery pick on his own merit. Don't Bronsexuals insult Pelinka and question his merit everytime something goes wrong and refuse to give him credit when he does the right things?

You keep obfuscating the argument. Nobody is denying existence of nepotism. We're saying stop telling people to romanticize or not to criticize a player who they don't believe has earned his spot in the league. He can only silence critics with his play, that's it, so quit trying to shame anyone who's not impressed or enamored with this father/son storyline.

The same way undeserving products of nepotism are usually criticized is the same standard that should be maintained. You have told us your son is better than guys in the league while in HS. Time to show and prove

Khanben:
So why did players not come before LeBron was there?
I don't have an issue with the criticism, it is the idea that a nba late 2nd round pick in a historic bad draft has all of a sudden become such a huge asset that is what I find baffling.
I have consistently said Bronny got drafted due to nepotism, but IMHO it's not different from the Bucks keeping Thatanis on their team because of Giannis, or guys getting front office positions because of who their father is/knows, or someone like the Busses getting the reigns of the team because of who their father is.
The idea that anyone expects the Lakers to come out and say that Bronny did not deserve the draft spot is just the height of folly. We all know he does not, but never in my life have I seen the people who had to live with a nepotism based appointment come out and say publicly in the moment that said appointment was not deserved.

Kobe retired. Who was supposed to come immediately.

Why LeNomad sef no go Sacramento or Utah? Shey na only Lakers dey?

People can't say Lakers did not attract players and then still act shocked that even now coaches and players are turning Lakers down again led by a diminishing Bron, like most Bronsexual cult members have been doing all over social media. You guys have to pick a struggle. Either they are a relevant franchise or they are not

You're doing a lot of false equivalence with Thanasis. However you feel about him Thanasis actually earned his way into the league. He was drafted the year after his brother so you can't even compare the two. Thannis was in the D-league, he played and earned his stripes. He wasn't handed guaranteed contracts before playing

Bronny did not earn nothing. and that's ok to say out loud. Why are y'all fighting people for that. Nobody asked overzealous soldier JJ Redick to claim he earned what we all know he didn't earn. Nepo babies don't pretend they earned anything, they just live.

The Buss example is also laughable. Who would call nepotism if LeBron makes his son President of Uninterrupted? No be him company? Who e for put.

Khanben:
PS: we live in a world were nepotism can enable someone to give the highest security clearances (USA ) in the world to 3 of his family members and make them heads of delegations to some of the most delicate political summits in the world. People have been heads of a countries military because of nepotism, people have inherited companies because of nepotism, heck recently one of the oldest unions in the world got their head of state where every citizen became his subjects(UK) because of nepotism etc.
The idea then that a late 2nd round pick in the nba somehow came out of left field is I will repeat laughable

Sports is unique as it's primarily physical performance based. What part of it is not clicking to you? Tinubu making his son Super Eagles goalkeeper will surely draw more scrutiny than Tinubu making his son NFF President

The boy is a Laker for the foreseeable future however looking at the circumstances of his drafting and all the junk his father has said about him being better than players in the league, if it turns out he's not up to snuff. He's going to need therapy.

That's the price you pay for putting your child in the direct line of fire

Khanben:
I agree that LeBron commandeered as much power as he could hold since he got to the Lakers. But to give the man his due he just took a pay cut that is the equivalent of his son's first 2 years salary. So in essence he his paying for his son to play with him for the 2years that he just signed, and at the same time, helping the Lakers stay under the second apron.

Me I'm not one of those that care about the nepotism thing. Jordan owned a team and had a son averaging 15pg in a D1 school. He could draft his son where he wanted but Boomer dads and Millennial fathers are not the same. Boomer parents ain't handing you shyte

We all know he's a nepo baby so it's poor form when guys like JJ come and tell people he earned it. You're insulting everyone's intelligence atp including yours

And also people are allowed to critique and point out that your son might not be good enough to play. It is not hate, or whatever the Bronsexual cult want to call it. It's what has been done to every professional athlete.

Lol at he took a pay cut? He's signed for a $104m 2 year deal. What does it matter if he didn't. He will only be handicapping his team further.

You want to know why nobody wants to come to the Lakers? It's cause of this drama show. Now it would fly if he was still winning and in his prime but now it's evident LeBron can't lead you to the promise land anymore so the juice isn't worth the squeeze

Roland17:
I don’t think it is a good trade if you ask me. DeRozan plays at a slower pace than the Kings fast pace offense.

H. Barnes heading to the Spurs

Well maybe that's what they need. A different look. Not like their fast pace has brought them much success.

I like to look at what they gave away for what they got and giving away Harrison Barnes for DeRozan is not bad IMO. That takes a lot of scoring load of Fox especially in close games. He can also facilitate too and just for me takes a lot of burden off Deaaron

raumdeuter:
Dier given the amount of minutes he got triggered an extension

Making it 5 mid CBs

Jesus Christ

I heard 60k people have signed a petition to keep De Ligt

Anyway welcome to Olise and Palhinha. Confirmed, sealed and delivered

I can't wait to see what Olise does in Bayern uniform. More people are hyped about him than I expected so it might be a good thing. Make we dey look

DeRozan to the Kings

Hamilton wins. Fantastic performance from Max coming back from 5th.

That hard tire switch was a masterstroke. Helps that Russell retired

With a few more laps I think Max catches him but congrats to Hamilton anyway

raumdeuter:
Which CB again when dem don pack mid players full

Ito, Kim, Deligt, Upamecano and Dier. That's 5 CBs and na Deligt dem wan offload

I think say Dier na loan. God abeg oh.

Kompany was an elite CB in his day. I go hold am for sokoto if our defense is dodgy cos that should be his strongest suite. Off eye test alone he should be able to weed out the ones wey no sabi

Hamilton now leading. Grand stand finish upon us

Olise and Palhinha incoming. Make we dey observe

Promising signings so far. Still think we need a CB. Surely Kompany must have an eye for that

Damn. Norris leading. Red Bull looking like molue out there

Lol. Norris. Let's see who he blames this time

But boy these Silver Arrows are fast as hell.

birdman:
After taxes, it was less money. Still though, even his dad's history was not enough. Same with Derozan. LA is hometown and was a perfect fit!

Who wants to deal with toxic Bronsexuals disguised as Lakers fans

birdman:
Jeanie Buss underestimated what a serious minded guy like Jerry West brings to the table. Its not just the players, its also what you surround them with, which is why a good GM is always part of a championship team. She let her personal animus get in the way of business sense. Eventually even Jerry Wests proteges Kuptchak and her brother were also booted. Lakers have gone downhill since then. After that ring with Lebron, that squad should have been kept as is!

Jeanie sweetened the pain a bit by hiring Magic as long with Pelinka, but in the long run, you can now see Pelinka is really her guy. Magic was just hired to contain the initial fallout. Apparently Pelinka and Jeanie buss love the spotlight and can be very petty. I can see why any basketball player would think thrice before going to lakerland.

I salute Lebron for investing his family into this quagmire Well sha, he too loves noise and spotlight, so, I guess they kinda fit. He should sha remember they can get petty. They dont play nice guy like you do in the playofs Lebron!

Lakers are a very funny conundrum. Glamor franchise with the 'poorest' owner in the league

What they had in the past was the name recognition and Jerry West who had elite eye for talent and the aura to sell you on the Lakers. You think West drafts better than Lonzo and Ingram? With the top 2 picks back to back? Most likely

The problem today is that it is no longer the case, the perception ever since the Magic/Pelinka beef is that they are now a bit of a circus.

Now LeBron is not the orisun of the drama what he is though is the catalyst, he's come and seen that this franchise has no proper backbone and so has commandeered it to his wishes. This off-season was the final chapter of the takeover

The problem now is he wants to have his cake and eat it too. You can't serve God and Mammon. You can't pull all these stunts and think you will attract anyone who is not desperate. No serious player that wants a ring is gonna come there cos they're not sure a ring is the priority

Klay basically flipped the bird on his dad and refused to meet the team that pays his dad and reportedly offered him more money, let that sink in.

Roland17:
Dem no born Lakers/ JJ Reddick make e no play am. At this point, he would even play ahead of their first round pick.

No him playing is fait accompli but I doubt in the summer league is what I'm saying.

They are now a banter franchise. You can see no serious minded player or coach wan come there. They have showed you winning is not their priority with all their moves

Why I think they might hold him out for summer league is if he struggles it won't bode well for the season. The optics and chatter would be nuclear so them fit wan avoid am altogether

benji93:
This is a typical Le '4-6' fan argument . I hope you are not. You elected to omit that Lively was 7'1 and averaged 2.4 blocks per game. That's a very important start for drafting a center. Or are u new to the NBA? You can certainly do better. Go to your WhatsApp group and find me better examples pls.

Bronsexuals dey compare under size guard wey no fit shoot to a 7ft big man that can protect the rim and is mobile and athletic.

If you are a GM looking at the upside with guys like Wemby, Joker, AD, Embiid, Tingus Pingus in the league it's a no brainer

Anyway no ill will towards the kid, we all know he was handed a roster spot. No be crime but asking us not to point it out is where y'all are taking the piss

Summer League dey come. Let's see if they would have the courage to play him

airmark:
Useless Upermecano in the Semis.

Shame on Raumdeuter, and A40.

Bebeto. Let him lift the trophy, when he can do that I will give him some credit.

I'm not a rabid hater like you

When they say international football and football generally has fallen off they were not lying

raumdeuter:
Sane has been a major disappointment in Munich given how much I wanted him

Look at him and look at Yamal wey e reach to born. It's truly embarrassing

raumdeuter:
Preferably Coman. We have too much AM/Wingers

If we fit offload all 3 I no go mind.

Look at Sane today. Was already cursing Nagelsmann when I saw him in the lineup. A 28y.o that's supposed to be in his prime. Shouldn't be so

Just not good enough

Havertz and Fullkrug in attack, Nagelsmann tactics unbelievably poor

Can't miss clear chances like these in such a big game

GloriousGbola:
Are SM posts admissible evidence in a court of law?
Outside of cyber stalking?

I'm just saying all of this drama is self inflicted cos the dude couldn't even have sense God gave geese to keep his ego in check

Na only Africa e fit display like this. Elsewhere his social capital will take quite a dent

reccy:
The wife is wise........

The best decision so far. Kiki ahbi kuku whatever she calls her name can now rest shamefully with her gangs of home breakers.

Is he not the one that admitted to beating her up abi una confuse?

Palhinha. Fairs

Next step is offloading any one of Coman, Sane or Gnabry

Gullible Bronsexual actually believes other teams wanted to draft Bronny cos Rich Paul said so. Who?

I just want to know. Do they hypnotize you people in that cult?

Veteran NBA coaches nobody was checking for else they wouldn't be assisting someone who has not coached even u-10 boys and girls.

Of course nothing wrong with the B-team filling in when the A-team reject the job

But there's a reason Lakers fans and Bronsexuals cry on Obasanjo's internet everyday

Roland17:
Dan Hurley saw the nonsense the Lakers were planning and figured he won’t be a part of it. While the talk about Hurley’s wife not wanting the move has substance, I believe Hurley himself did not buy into the plans of the Lakers and it made his decision easy.

They are not ready and that’s the truth. You waste a pick on a kid that wasn’t even a starter to a horrible USC team. He made 25 tots appearance with 6 starts. He easily could have gone undrafted if the Lakers did not pick him and they can sign him as a free agent.

People are not going to be kind when this fails because they have missed a great opportunity to change the direction of their franchise. As a Celtic, I am all for it because the Lakers are no match for me if it comes down to it, now or in the future when I look at roster construction. Watch JJ continue to build the roster and offense around Ajala instead of AD.

I love it though..

Imagine a job where the team picks your assistants. Meaning you can't even fail or succeed on your own terms

You have a generational talent with a beta personality and an aged star that thinks he can do your job and oh he just happens to want his son who can't really play on the team but note in the midst of all the chaos you're still expected to win the title now

What self respecting coach is going to sign up for that gig?

It's not the fact that it's a second round pick, nobody would bat an eyelid if they actually thought he was good

Look Lakers are cooked Bronny or no Bronny anyway. JJ or likely AD as usual is going to get the blame after another season of huge embarrassing failure

birdman:
Roland17 didnt your boys just win a ring. Yet you back in bed with a40, hating on greatness. We see yall!

I dont like the position they have put bronny in. This kind of exposure is not good, especially without the skills to back it up

Lol. No one would be dropping hot takes if the boy could play. That totally waters down the achievement

Why anyone thinks he shouldn't be scrutinized is insane. This happened with Austin and Doc Rivers and they were frequently cooked. So why does the Bronsexual cult think this would be an exception, and worse still Austin was a star in college and a lottery pick in the draft

Either way l hope he winds up a decent player cos if he bombs he is going to be comedy skit material for all his adult life

Why is JJ Redick lying on National TV. LeBron has already given people material to cook his boy by claiming he's already better than some players in the league last year

Now JJ is also claiming Bronny's spot was earned. Are these people insane?

Why are these guys setting this boy for drags just for their selfish ambition

Now I see why Dan Hurley turned down the job and Klay didn't want to go there, it wasn't about the money, no self respecting person wants to be a part of that farce

Kyle Anderson, Buddy Hield

The Warriors are scraping the barrel right now

Klay to the Mavericks

Picking up Naji Marshall, Grimes and offloading THJ, Josh Green

Pretty shrewd dealing by Nico Harrison now if they can just find who to finesse to offload Kleber

Ohh and lots of overreacting to KCP leaving for the Magic. I have to credit the Nuggets GM here. Paying KCP $22m would have been stupid

A nigga on the veteran minimum could match KCP 8ppg and 39% FG. Good luck to him