The whole nepotism in sports that the media started pushing because of Bronny is ironically hypocritical.

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I thought we already had this conversation

I’m happy for the young breh for living to see his dream come true after almost dying. But given how immensely unproductive he was at USC, if he wasn’t Lebron’s son, any agent would have told him to play another year in college before declaring for the draft

 

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You said Minnesota. You didn’t add Golden State.

Don’t move goalposts.

Because they had the 5th and 6th pick

Golden St didn’t have 2 picks.

 

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And how much media coverage did Taylor Griffin get? Was the majority of the pre and actual draft coverage focused on him? I doubt his face was on summer league promos.

And people had the when he got hired by ESPN, especially because I don't think it's ever been stated that there is a direct connection, he just happened to be the local reporter that covered Bron in HS and when he was with the Cavs. This wasn't a case of nepotism at all.

You just proved my point

A media created event. And like I said, they sports media is built on giving people jobs with no media experience based on their “name”.

 

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Because it happens all the time in sports.

Athletes with zero journalism or media experience literally walk into lucrative jobs to n they field because of who they are or who they know. Tony Romo literally walked from playing football directly against into a prime time broadcasting job with no dues paid.

And all of these podcasts by athletes are nothing more than them leveraging their name and resources into a platform bypassing regular people struggling to do the same thing.

Blake Griffin’s brother played 4 years at Oklahoma and only averaged 6 points a game for his career… He was a second round draft pick. He only played 8 games in one season. You don’t think he even got drafted in the first place because of his brother?

Here’s the thing, and it’s not a direct response to nepotism or what you’re talking about, but it’s important to mention.

Becoming a great athlete IS the work that they put in to get the media job or the podcasting job. It doesn’t matter how many degrees you got nor how much you studied the business, you aren’t going to be able to replace the perspective of someone who ACTUALLY did the job.

 

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Because it happens all the time in sports.

Athletes with zero journalism or media experience literally walk into lucrative jobs to n they field because of who they are or who they know. Tony Romo literally walked from playing football directly against into a prime time broadcasting job with no dues paid.

And all of these podcasts by athletes are nothing more than them leveraging their name and resources into a platform bypassing regular people struggling to do the same thing.

Blake Griffin’s brother played 4 years at Oklahoma and only averaged 6 points a game for his career… He was a second round draft pick. He only played 8 games in one season. You don’t think he even got drafted in the first place because of his brother?

Athletes walking into media jobs isn't about nepotism. The companies hiring them feel they bring value (aka ratings) to the platform. Plus, they're usually filling the role of color commentary which usually inherently speaks to personal experience playing the game at the highest level. That's why color commentators have, by and large, always been former players or coaches. So the criteria for them is not the same as a beat reporter. It's not who they know, it's actually how well known they are in the eyes of whoever is doing the hiring.

There literally is no requirement to do a podcast besides a mic and or video equipment. Nothing is stopping a single person, who can afford the cheapest of equipment and has internet access, from making a podcast. The success of podcasts is based on how interested people are in hearing the shyt you have to say. Athletes, musicians, actors, comedians, aka nikkas people have heard of before, will have a leg up naturally. No nepotism there either.

 

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YOUR ONLY ROSTER SPOT EXAMPLE IS TAYLOR GRIFFIN ….. IN HIS SENIOR YEAR HE WAS SHAWN KEMP COMPARED TO BRONNY LOLLLLL

THE OTHER EXAMPLE THEY KEEP USING IS THANASIS…. WHO IS KEVIN DURANT COMPARED TO BRONNY

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Thanasis was a great example,yall just dont understand how scouting works. They saw how Giannis looked in his rookie season,saw he grew 3 inches his rookie season. Saw his brother was athletic, although he was no Giannis genetically speaking. So they had hopes that they could potentially get some of that from Thanasis,and that it was worth the gamble(in the second round)

This is simply what we call pedigree. Im not a Lebron fan,but I never deny hes one of the most genetically gifted athletes weve ever seen,or will see. Just on the off chance Bronny could have a spurt and grow another 3 inches,gain another 100 lbs,Id take him in the second round

 

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But OP,your scenario is completely different. First of all those athletes do have experience even over journalist. Secondly there isnt some championship that ESPN is trying to win. With a limited number of spots on the ESPN roster.

Same reason why its dumb to compare this to a father giving their son a job at his company he owns.


If his son is incompetent,chances are he will hide his son. And not give his son a position to embarrass himself or ruin his business.


Bron hyping up Bronny like he has,already has put Bronny in a bad position. But ill take that off of him,because it probably wouldve been there anyway. Now we just wait and see if Bronny is seeing the floor while not being ready.


I actually like the move to draft Bronny. But Lakers havent done well to explain how it makes the Lakers more competetive for a chip. Which is what a championship organization should be thinking about. And who knows,maybe they cant because it woukd be offensive to say "its a good move for the Lakers,because it will motivate your daddy whos been slacking and stat padding"