LeBron James' agent told teams not to draft son, Bronny, ahead of Lakers’ selection: report

Round 2 of the NBA Draft is approaching, and the Los Angeles Lakers pick at 55th overall. Craig Carton and John Fanta ask whether the Lakers will pick Bronny James, or whether he’ll be drafted at all.

Bronny James is officially a member of the Los Angeles Lakers, and it appears that his agent, Klutch Sports founder Rich Paul, said whatever he could to deter other NBA teams.

Paul, who has long represented James’ superstar father, NBA all-time leading scorer LeBron James, was reportedly telling NBA teams not to draft the USC product, because he’d go play in Australia if they did. 

"Rich Paul’s calling teams and saying, ‘Don’t take Bronny James,’" said Bob Myers, the former GM of the Golden State Warriors, on ESPN’s NBA Draft show. 

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Los Angeles Lakers' Lebron James and his agent, Rich Paul, look on during the BIG3 championship game between the Triplets and the Killer 3's on September 1, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA.  (Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"He’s saying, ‘Don’t take him. If you take him, he’s going to Australia. So he has a plan, and he has a place."

This report from Myers came early in the second round, and he followed it up in a separate segment as the 55th overall pick by the Lakers got closer. 

"I think we can all imagine what the goal is for Rich Paul in that situation. There’s a difference between hoping that happens and making sure that happens," Myers said. 

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If Paul’s plan was to make sure everyone picking above the Lakers in the second round didn’t think about James, then it was a major success. 

The James family was emotional, as one can imagine, when Bronny’s