ALL EYES ON L.A. 👀 Stephen A.’s WARNING to JJ Redick if Lakers draft Bronny James 😮 | First Take

ALL EYES ON L.A. 👀 Stephen A.’s WARNING to JJ Redick if Lakers draft Bronny James 😮 | First Take

Ronnie James is expected to hear his name called all eyes are on La which has the 55th pick the Lakers and Suns were the only teams the eldest son of James’s family worked out with prior to the drafts Kendrick Perkins which team should draft LeBron James Jr the Lakers the Lakers I mean you you nip a lot of things in the bud right LeBron James has he opted out didn’t you right you know you draft his son you secure him and again he’s going to be in the G League I understand all that but at the end of the day you’re learning from the best you already learning from him at your house but now all of a sudden you get to take him on the road with you I’m talking about bronny James mentoring his son who’s going to teach you how to be a professional legs know we all had that vet that’s why we were able to survive in the league that long especially as role players cuz that’s what bronnie James is going to be you got to have that good veteran and when you look across the league it’s not a lot of vets anymore it’s not a lot of UDS there’s not a lot of you know uh guys sitting at the end of the bench being the ex extension of the coaches you don’t have a lot of Al Horford so the Lakers let have a little fun with this for a second okay um so you all know that they pick 55th yeah you know who picks 54th who Boston so I like movies I like True Crime stuff like that let’s I’m just saying 54th pick we renew the cold war between the Celtics and the Lakers the Boston Celtics take bronnie James and he send a ransom note to the Lakers we have your son and we have your son if you want him back if you want him back it’s gonna take Austin Reeves it’s gonna take whatever you want what do you think Stephen hey what do you think that’s a Netflix doc that’s a Netflix doc right there like right that works like that works that works we have your son that’s right you want we have your son back cost I love that I love that in all seriousness fellas I said this early I got no problems with the Lakers taking him if he’s going to be in the g-league developing if he’s going to be inside that Lakers locker room with his dad and with the attention the presence of both are going to command in tinsu town I think that’s a lot to ask for everybody else around them especially with a rookie head coach that’s my concern nothing more no but it’s not a concern say because you got to realize a lot of these guys they already been around Brony anyway right A lot of these guys that’s on the roster we know Anthony Davis and bronny they got a great relationship he probably he’s probably calling huh okay what you say that I get your point with that perk but let me ask you this let me ask you this let me ask you both this hey fellas let me tell y’all let me remind the world about who their coach is JJ reick now now now now now I say this with affection I got I got love for JJ I’m wishing him nothing but the best he is in a quiet taste now I mean we do know this I mean we we kind of know him you know what I’m saying and so what I’m saying to you is I’m not talk okay the lock room perk I get at to you they’ll handle that the media the attention to scrutiny I mean we already talk about Lake of nation we already talk about the perple gold we already talk about a LeBron James his son is in that locker room and and and JJ reck having to answer questions every single day I mean this brother this brother had a hard time answering questions when he was paid to do it on debate shows now could you imagine I’m laughing about it because I because I know him well enough to know how quickly people go to get on his last damn nerves I mean per I want me you and legs I want to get all of us who know Jay JJ right I want to get a back going how long is it going to take before he cuts somebody out did it I know I know that I know he D no no that was just dropping the f bomb that’s all he did I said cut somebody out there’s a difference hey I I don’t know I long last I do want to say one thing real quick cuz I was having fun before about the kidnapping okay um here’s the one thing I will say that the chances getting a player at the 55th pick that’s actually going to help you right now when you have to have help are slim to none this year so if if it makes LeBron James be in a better space mentally take bronie James if he’s there 55 that’s my thinking okay all right I’m just saying Christine I’m telling you right now I’m gonna get about a month I’m gonna get it about a month and that brother JJ when he get asked these questions every day about bronny James he he going to lose it I’m telling you right now he’s going to lose it I’m just telling y’all I’m just telling y it’ll be fun to watch it’ll definitely be fun to watch we got to leave that conversation there [Music]

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Kendrick Perkins and Tim Legler join Christine Williamson to preview where Los Angeles Lakers All-Star LeBron James’ oldest son, Bronny James, will potentially be drafted in Round 2 of the 2024 NBA Draft.

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