Have you wondered why other NBA teams won’t intervene and draft Bronny James? Have you asked yourself why other teams won’t claim Bronny James for themselves and see if that might entice LeBron James to leave the Los Angeles Lakers? We can all assume that behind-the-scenes plans were already in place. Thursday, hours before the Lakers came up at No. 55 in the NBA draft, ESPN analyst and former Golden State Warrior executive Bob Myers said he has been hearing backstage chatter about the plan agent Rich Paul has for Bronny James.
Myers said on ESPN that, according to what he is hearing behind the scenes, Rich Paul is calling NBA teams and telling them not to draft Bronny. That doesn’t seem especially notable in itself.
It’s the next detail which unveils the actual plan: Myers reported that if any team does pick Bronny before the Lakers pick at 55, Rich Paul has told teams that Bronny will simply go to Australia and play pro ball there, leaving that NBA team without a signed contract. The pick would be wasted. That’s the plan for “Bronny-proofing” the draft and making sure the Lakers get him at 55.
We should clarify: This article is being published before the Lakers pick at 55, but this report affirms the prevailing conventional wisdom that Bronny will be the pick at No. 55 in the NBA draft when the Lakers are on the clock.
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