In media interviews Bronny comes off as a well-disciplined, polite and intelligent individual. Hopefully everything will turn out well for him - (Screen shot photo)

Players' agent Rich Paul is a wheeler dealer. With Bronny James he rolled the dice and got a 7 or 11 to make the deal for him to play on the same team with his father - screen shot photo)

LeBron James got what he wanted… to play on the same team with his son - (Erik Drost photo)

When choosing players for her best all time Lakers team owner Jeanie Buss forgot that Hall of Fame former Lakers players Jerry West and Elgin Baylor ever existed - (ESPN screen shot photo) ALL TIME IGNORANCE RULES LAKERS JEANIE BUSS… DRAINING THE LAKERS SWAMP?

Former LA Laker Jerry West passed away at 86 JERRY WEST REMEMBERED

Bill Walton played through pain and injuries. He was rewarded late in his career being a member of the 1986 NBA championship Boston Celtics team. It was his second NBA title - (Steve Lipofsky photo) BILL WALTON REMEMBERED

NBA BEAT - THE LeBRON - BRONNY MARONIE JAMES STORY

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I never thought that Lakers owner Jeannie Buss would go for agreeing to having Bronny on the Lakers. Apparently, the James family's lawyer Rich Paul again rolled his dice and it came up a winning seven or 11 - NBA's ALL TIME BEST PLAYERS 1st and 2nd TEAMS

Wednesday October 30, 2024

THE BEST CASE SCENARIO CAME ABOUT

The LeBron James and his son Bronny playing on the same team at the same time is a nice story that was made in Hollyweird. Let's face it this scenario came about due to LeBron's popularity and the weight he carries with his standout playing career.

There are many more deserving players with more talent that didn't have the chance to fulfill their NBA dream. Basically, it comes down to they were born in the wrong family.

When the LeBron fulfillment dream came about, I went along with it and figured that Cleveland would be the right place for Bronny to play. I even thought that LeBron would insist on a trade to Cleveland and make the trade a package deal. Ironically that is where Bronny made his first shot in an NBA game. Obviously, my envisioned trade never happened.

I never thought that Lakers owner Jeannie Buss would go for agreeing to having Bronny on the Lakers. Apparently, the James family's lawyer Rich Paul again rolled his dice and it came up a winning seven or 11.

Apparently, Buss saw the Hollyweird angle on the deal. Buss is a Hollyweird advocate. When she was trying to build the team by enticing a then in form Carmello Anthony and Kevin Durant to join LeBron she dangled the Hollyweird stars come to their games angle. The sell failed.

It seems Buss is more interested in creating a Hollyweird team environment than building a strong team capable of winning an NBA title. It appears creating a Hollyweird story is the priority.

LeBron continues to amaze with his physical shape and production. He seems to have his conditioning in order, so much so that he could sell his secret. It's his amazing production, at his age, that was a deal clincher.

The reality is the end result is the best scenario for Bronny and LeBron. Bronny will be home with his mother, father and brother. Had he been separated and on another team in another city and my package trade thoughts had come to fruition it would not be as good a situation as it currently is.

Bronny is destined to hone his skills in the G-League. It is expected that he will joining the Lakers for spells from tie to time. The Lakers G-Leage team is in LA. It's a win, win for having access to family.

In media interviews Bronny comes off as a well-disciplined, polite and intelligent individual. Hopefully everything will turn out well for him.

Thus far… it's a nice Hollyweird story. Credit to Buss for swallowing hard and biting the Hollyweird apple.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh as for the title, I keep thinking of the song Boney Maronie when I hear Bronny''s name. NO insult, just a thought.

THIS DAY IN THE NBA

October 30, 1953 Red Holzman made his NBA coaching debut for the Milwaukee Hawks at home against the Minneapolis Lakers. The Hawks won 69-59. This game also marked the debut of Minneapolis’ Clyde Lovellette.

October 30, 1954 Bob Pettit made his debut for the Milwaukee Hawks at home against Ft. Wayne. The Pistons won 91-72.

October 30, 1954 Frank Ramsey made his debut for the Boston Celtics at Rochester. The Royals won 98-95.

October 30, 1954 The NBA adopted the use of the 24-second clock (the brainchild of Danny Biasone, owner of the Syracuse Nationals) and a limit of six team fouls per quarter, in an attempt to speed up play and eliminate stalling and deliberate fouls.

October 30, 1980 The NBA announced its 35th Anniversary All-Time Team--Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Elgin Baylor, Wilt Chamberlain, Bob Cousy, Julius Erving, John Havlicek, George Mikan, Bob Pettit, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell and Jerry West. Russell was voted the greatest player of all time, Red Auerbach of the Celtics the greatest coach and the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers the greatest team ever.

October 30, 1981 Chuck Daly made his NBA coaching debut for the Cleveland Cavaliers at Philadelphia. The 76ers won 128-104.

October 30, 1981 Isiah Thomas made his debut for the Detroit Pistons at home against the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pistons won 118-113.

October 30, 1981 Pat Riley made his NBA coaching debut for the Los Angeles Lakers at home against Houston. The Rockets won 113-112 in double-overtime.

October 30, 1993 In the first preseason game between two NBA teams ever played in Europe, the Orlando Magic, behind 14 fourth-quarter points from Dennis Scott, defeated the Atlanta Hawks 120-95 before a sold-out crowd of 9,483 at Wembley Arena in the opening of the two-game NBA London Games series.

October 30, 1996 The WNBA announced the cities of the eight teams that would compete in the WNBA’s inaugural season -- Charlotte, Cleveland, Houston and New York in the Eastern Conference and Los Angeles, Phoenix, Sacramento and Utah in the Western Conference.

October 30, 2001 John Stockton stepped onto the floor with the Jazz on Opening Night, beginning his 18th season with the same team, establishing the longest tenure with one organization. Stockton had been tied with Hakeem Olajuwon, whose 17 consecutive seasons with the Houston Rockets ended when he joined the Toronto Raptors during the offseason.

October 30, 2002 On what Mayor Ray Nagin proclaimed as "Teal Day" in the city of New Orleans, the NBA returned to the Big Easy tonight as the Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz 100-75.

Of Chris Paul's 20 NBA seasons six were spent with the Los Angeles Clippers . (Verse Photography photo)

DID YOU KNOW?

Chris Paul was involved in a controversial trade to the Los Angeles Lakers but it was not approved by the then NBA Commissioner David Stern. The reason why was Stern felt that it would be a noncompetitive advantage for the Lakers thus he went to the Clippers. Paul established the Clippers as being a highly competitive team after a history of being the leagues doormat or biggest loser. During the 2013-14 season he helped the Clippers win a franchise record 57 games.

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