“They Want a Young Man to Apologize”: Rich Paul Believes Bronny James Has No Place to Hide Despite Gaining Support From Media Veterans

Bronny James’ career path ahead in the NBA might be quite judgemental, considering all the commotion before he entersthe NBA. With the name that carries, numerous responsibilities will arrive. However, it is no wonder most of the basketball players are not cut out perfectly at the age of 19-20. Bronny is still a raw talent. Yet his critics targeted him for nepotism, and Rich Paul has got befitting replies from those going after the Lakers‘ superstar LeBron James’ son.

While appearing on the YouTube chat show, ‘It Is What It Is,’ Rich Paul responded to critics stating, “They want a young man to apologize for who his father is, they can’t do that.” LeBron’s agent pointed out fairly how Bronny has no role in the privileges that he is getting. Moreover, he’ll also be under more pressure due to his father’s legacy. In addition to it, Rich Paul also went after the ones who criticized LeBron for being available to his son for getting into the NBA. “We also not expect for a father not to be overly excited for the journey in a very positive manner of his son and all he had to endure and overcome,” Paul commented on King James’ efforts to get the young prospect into the main league.

As Paul said, it is normal for a father to envision a better future for his son. Therefore, Bronny James should not let negativity get into his mind. However, the road ahead might not be smooth sailing for Bronny James as the first-round pick might be too difficult. Considering Rich Paul’s recent confession to Bleacher Report, Bronny will most probably be a second-round pick. But the hopes are still high for Bronny as he is quite self-aware, per LeBron’s agent. Even one of the famous sports media personalities stood up for Bronny James in his latest comment on the chaos.

Nick Wright comes to the rescue of Bronny James After Rich Paul!

In his latest tweet on X, Nick Wright implied how the ones going after Bronny don’t even know about the contract and their means. “A lot of folks about to reveal they actually have no idea what “Two-way contract” means but absolutely want to attack a 19 year old because they don’t like his dad, ” the sports radio host shared the same opinion as Rich Paul. The two-way contract is something that teams might try to get with Bronny James, as he is not expected to be a first-round pick.

Notably, two-way contracts allow players to split time between the NBA and the G League. However, Rich Paul does not want to get Bronny into this contract. The primary reason for his decision is that such players usually play during insignificant portions of the game in the NBA. On the other hand, they get more in the G League. Yet the earnings for such players in the 2023-24 season were half of the minimum rookie salary in the NBA.

With such troubles in sight, Rich Paul has confirmed that this year’s NBA draft is Bronny-centric. Yet he is trying to get Bronny a better team and more time on the NBA court, even if it takes time. Apart from that, the Lakers can also go for Bronny to make LeBron sign the extension. However, those are just talks for now.

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