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Sources from a half-dozen NBA teams have told ESPN that they've had
difficulty securing workouts with 2024 draft prospect Bronny James, but the
agent for the former USC guard confirms that James has worked out
individually for just two teams at this point -- the Phoenix Suns and the Los
Angeles Lakers -- and says that is by design.

Agent Rich Paul, CEO of Klutch Sports Group, pushed back to ESPN on Wednesday
on any notion that James has received different treatment than other players
throughout the pre-draft process.



Klutch Sport CEO 經紀人Rich Paul在星期三接受ESPN訪問時說他在選前策略方面並沒有
給James甚麼與其他球員不同的對待。

The Suns hold the No. 22 pick and the Lakers have Nos. 17 and 55 in the NBA
draft, which will be June 26-27 in New York (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+).

Other NBA teams have told ESPN they are interested in seeing James in a
different context and workout setting than the one they scouted at USC.

太陽有第22順位選秀權而湖人有第17順位與第55順位選秀權，選秀即將在6/26-27在紐約舉
行。

其他NBA球隊告訴ESPN他們想要看到在南加大以外有關James的訓練與內容。

"This is nothing new," Paul said. "The goal is to find a team that values
your guy and try to push him to get there. It's important to understand the
context and realize that this has always been the strategy with many of my
clients throughout the years, especially those in need of development like
Bronny. My stuff is by design."

Paul pointed to his track record of steering clients to preferable
destinations, such as he did with Talen Horton-Tucker (No. 46 pick in 2019),
Brandon Boston Jr. (No. 51 pick in 2021) and Chris Livingston (No. 58 pick in
2023) all landing guaranteed deals despite conducting few workouts and being
picked late in the draft.



Paul連結到了他過往讓他客戶到他們想要的球隊的歷史，例如Talen Horton-Tucker(2019
#46)、Brandon Boston Jr.(2021 #51)與Chris Livingston(2023 #58)全都在只為很少幾
隻球隊試訓而只能在很後面被選中的狀況下拿到保障合約。

Paul said he also took similar strategies with the likes of first-round
selections MarJon Beauchamp (No. 24 pick in 2022) and Darius Garland (No. 5
pick in 2019), shielding his clients from workouts and withholding medical
information from teams, something that is now prohibited by the NBA's
collective bargaining agreement.

"Bronny is the same as my previous clients," Paul said. "I got the word out
early to teams that if you plan on bringing Bronny in, here's what you need
to know: If you won't give him a real deal, there's nothing to talk about.
It's hard to get real development on a two-way deal.

"I don't care about him going to the Lakers, or Phoenix, or about what number
he gets picked. It's about fit."

Paul added later: "If Bronny's name was Charles Jacobsen and he was my client
-- I would do the same thing: identify teams that have real interest."





「我不在乎他要去湖人還是鳳凰城還是他在幾順位被選中。適合才是重點。」

Paul又談到:「就算Bronny的名字是Charles Jacobsen而他是我的客戶--我也會做一樣的事
情--找出那些對他真的有興趣的球隊。」

LeBron James has said in the past that he would like to team with his son,
but the Lakers star said after his final game this season that he hasn't
"given much thought lately" to playing alongside Bronny. The four-time MVP
and four-time NBA champion just completed his 21st season and could become a
free agent if he opts out of his contract with the Lakers.

"The young man will decide what he wants to do and how he wants his career to
go," LeBron James said at the time.

At the NBA draft combine in May, Bronny said his mindset wasn't on playing
with his dad as much as it was "getting to the league."



LeBron當時說:「年輕人會自己決定自己想要的東西以及他自己的生涯。」

在5月的NBA聯合試訓，Bronny也說他的想法並不是想跟他爸爸打球而是更想「進入這個聯
盟。」

"LeBron is off this idea of having to play with Bronny," Paul told ESPN on
Wednesday. "If he does, he does. But if he doesn't, he doesn't. There's no
deal made that it's guaranteed that if the Lakers draft Bronny at 55, he
[LeBron] will re-sign. If that was the case, I would force them to take him
at 17. We don't need leverage. The Lakers can draft Bronny and LeBron doesn't
re-sign. LeBron is also not going to Phoenix for a minimum deal. We can
squash that now.

"There are other teams that love Bronny. For example, Minnesota, Dallas,
Toronto. If it's not the Lakers, it will be someone else. Minnesota would
love to get Bronny in, but I don't know who their owner is going to be. [Mavs
GM] Nico Harrison is like an uncle to Bronny. If the Lakers don't take him at
55, Dallas would take him at 58 and give him a guaranteed deal. Masai [Ujiri,
Raptors president,] loves him. They could take him without even seeing him at
31. Workouts aren't everything for these teams."




With the draft a week away, Paul says Bronny is likely done with workouts
barring something unexpected.

"Lakers and Phoenix, that was it," Paul said. "There could be last-minute
stuff, if someone calls me late. We'll see."

選秀只剩下一周了，Paul說Bronny沒有意外的話已經不會再為任何球隊試訓。

Paul說:「湖人與鳳凰城，就這樣。如果有人很晚聯絡我，可能還會有一些最後壓線的東西
。我們就到時候再看看。」


心得:

其實Rich Paul講蠻好的 也把他的選秀策略講得很清楚


保障約>>>>>一切
順位不重要


然後比較有實質意義的乳摸大概就只有湖人不拿獨行俠會拿了吧 Paul其實蠻清楚Bronny就
是瞄準二輪的

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