Will Bronny James ever win an NBA Championship?

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

Bronny will win one before Ant.

The Call (TM)

[williemayshayes]

Using statistics from college to predict NBA success wouldn't be my hill to die on.

[JRX]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

Using statistics from college to predict NBA success wouldn't be my hill to die on.

Honest question, has anyone other than his Dad come out and said he's an nba caliber player?

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by JRX

Honest question, has anyone other than his Dad come out and said he's an nba caliber player?

Nobody that ive read thinks he is a superstar.

Nearly everything I've read: they believe he is a very good defender and can shoot and projects to get even better. A 3 and D guy.

The height issue doesn't help. The wingspan does.

[JRX]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

Nobody that ive read thinks he is a superstar.

Nearly everything I've read: they believe he is a very good defender and can shoot and projects to get even better. A 3 and D guy.

The height issue doesn't help. The wingspan does.

How many guys are there in the nba under 6'2?

[asujbl]

Originally Posted by JRX

How many guys are there in the nba under 6'2?

Lots of players are if you take their shoes off… Bronny will be 6’2’ with shoes which is what teams go off of

Brunson isn’t 6’2’ if we want the quickest answer

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by JRX

How many guys are there in the nba under 6'2?

Lu Dort measured 6'2" without shoes. He's probably the comp that Bronny would love to match.

[asujbl]

“James’ standing reach puts him much more in the ballpark of point guard as opposed to that of a combo or shooting guard. Past players to post an 8-2 1/2 standing reach at the combine include Bruce Brown, Collin Sexton, Terry Rozier and Avery Bradley. James is a bit stronger and stouter than most of those players”

That was from the Athletic as a comparison

[Retired hobbist]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Also measured at 6 foot 1.5 inches despite being listed at 6 foot 4 inches for years. LOL.

So that means 6' and change...

Yikes if this selection happens the NBA goes further down the pecking order of the big 4 leagues in my opinion. If this was baseball and there never ending draft then taking Lebron James Jr would be legitimate but that's about it.

[dunkindutchmen]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

Nobody that ive read thinks he is a superstar.

Nearly everything I've read: they believe he is a very good defender and can shoot and projects to get even better. A 3 and D guy.

The height issue doesn't help. The wingspan does.

He hasn't shown he is a shooter in any capacity. He shot under 27% from 3. College line is 3 feet shorter.

[dunkindutchmen]

Originally Posted by Retired hobbist

So that means 6' and change...

Yikes if this selection happens the NBA goes further down the pecking order of the big 4 leagues in my opinion. If this was baseball and there never ending draft then taking Lebron James Jr would be legitimate but that's about it.

No, that means 6'1.5" barefoot. He will be listed at 6'2 in the NBA.

[jcardstore]

Bronny will never play in an NBA game unless it's 1 minute here and there in a blowout.... and even that scenario seems unlikely.

If his last name wasn't James he wouldn't even be playing major D1 ball. He would have been at some tiny school doing nothing or not playing D1 at all. He's just not good

If he's lucky he might play overseas somewhere based on name alone

[dunkindutchmen]

Originally Posted by asujbl

Lots of players are if you take their shoes off… Bronny will be 6’2’ with shoes which is what teams go off of

Brunson isn’t 6’2’ if we want the quickest answer

Vast majority of NBA heights are in socks as Silver mandated it before 2019 season. How stringent they are in enforcing it is another question. But anyone who was playing before 2019-2020, odds are the height is accurate.

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by dunkindutchmen

He hasn't shown he is a shooter in any capacity. He shot under 27% from 3. College line is 3 feet shorter.

He was 19-25 in the 3pt star drill, 2nd best of combine attendees. I share this fully realizing the folks that hate his father will just dismiss it as an unguarded drill.

Kyle Lowry shot 22% from 3 his freshman year.

[asujbl]

Originally Posted by dunkindutchmen

Vast majority of NBA heights are in socks as Silver mandated it before 2019 season. How stringent they are in enforcing it is another question. But anyone who was playing before 2019-2020, odds are the height is accurate.

At the combine

No one cares about the combine height. They care about how tall you are in shoes... since you play Basketball in shoes

Everyone knows this

[jcardstore]

Originally Posted by asujbl

At the combine

No one cares about the combine height. They care about how tall you are in shoes... since you play Basketball in shoes

Everyone knows this

News to me

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by Retired hobbist

So that means 6' and change...

Yikes if this selection happens the NBA goes further down the pecking order of the big 4 leagues in my opinion. If this was baseball and there never ending draft then taking Lebron James Jr would be legitimate but that's about it.

Reed Sheppard was seen as a nepotism scholarship by many Kentucky fans before this season. He at one point this year was in contention of being a Top 5 pick and measured less than 6'2".

[jcardstore]

Reed Sheppard is pretty good at playing basketball. Why are we comparing him to Bronny?

[mjekase]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

He was 19-25 in the 3pt star drill, 2nd best of combine attendees. I share this fully realizing the folks that hate his father will just dismiss it as an unguarded drill.

Kyle Lowry shot 22% from 3 his freshman year.

But it is a lot different when you're being guarded, which this game he's in is proof of. I think he's missed every jumper and been generally invisible. Lazy passes, not a lot of movement. I'm not hating on him, but the responsible thing is for him to get another year of school at least. Which is what Kyle Lowry did, actually.

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

Reed Sheppard is pretty good at playing basketball. Why are we comparing him to Bronny?

If you stopped reading after Reed Sheppard in the post, maybe read again as I addressed this.

[packman80]

I am waiting to see some GM in the 2nd round draft Bronny before the Lakers just so he can't play with LeBron or force the Lakers to give them something for him.

[asujbl]

Originally Posted by jcardstore

News to me

I might watch the Air Up There tonight. That movie was awesome

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by mjekase

But it is a lot different when you're being guarded, which this game he's in is proof of. I think he's missed every jumper and been generally invisible. Lazy passes, not a lot of movement. I'm not hating on him, but the responsible thing is for him to get another year of school at least. Which is what Kyle Lowry did, actually.

Not sure what to tell ya man. I explained that someone would complain it was a drill and you swallowed the whole hook.

[mjekase]

Originally Posted by williemayshayes

Not sure what to tell ya man. I explained that someone would complain it was a drill and you swallowed the whole hook.

It's not a complaint when you have an actual real-time example of why it can be taken with a grain of salt.

[williemayshayes]

Originally Posted by mjekase

It's not a complaint when you have an actual real-time example of why it can be taken with a grain of salt.

You're acting as if college performance matters to these guys?
Zach Edey is the most dominant college basketball player of the last generation. He is likely not a lottery pick.