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ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
Exhibit 10 is a bonus (max $75k I believe) that gets paid to a player if they sign with that team's G-League affiliate rather than going overseas if they don't make the roster.
So essentially, the Bulls are trying to sweeten the pot to get Domask to play in Hoffman Estates. I'm sure he'd be a fan favorite there! And then who knows if a cup of coffee with the big club might make itself available somewhere down the line.
This is such a wild take. People really are having all kinds of overreactions to Bronny getting drafted.
Revisionism is strong with this one. People forgot that the kid had a literal heart attack and almost died on the basketball court just a year ago. And before the health scare, he was a legit talent. Him getting selected for McDAA was no nepotism. Maybe not a lottery pick but he was mocked as a first round pick across multiple draft boards around the time.
Comparing him to Jordon's son is also laughable. Jeff Jordan was a walk on. Bronny was a McDAA. There is no comparison.
ChiefGritty
- Chicago, IL
IlliniwekKDR
- Colorado Springs, CO
He is a master of social media
Tired of the Edey hate and over reaction to his inability to play in today's NBA. Watch any NBA game and mismatches and poor defense are par for the coarse.
People are acting like every NBA center shoots 3's like Curry. I'm confident Edey will do well in a role that fits him his first year. He can further develop on his weaknesses.
People are acting like every NBA center shoots 3's like Curry. I'm confident Edey will do well in a role that fits him his first year. He can further develop on his weaknesses.
Pretty much spot on for exhibit 10 contracts only thing a bit off is your bonus range it’s 5 to 78k this coming year
Also, he was sent an invite to the green room. Clearly the NBA as a whole thinks Edey was worth a draft pick.
This was posted earlier, but this article convinced me. The writing style pains me, but the author makes some sound arguments I think.
The Edey Enigma: A Systematic Defense of a Generational Talent | Swish Theory
Basketball holds a purpose beyond mere competition; it is an arena for beauty’s spectacle. Why are we so captivated by the grace and agility of players, if not for an evolutionary push that overshoots its mark, turning a simple game into a display of human excellence? In the rhythm of dribbling...
theswishtheory.com
Please stop turning a blind eye to the nepotism that runs rampant across the NBA in various forms(coaches, players playing for their dads. front office nepotism). I don't see you being a crusader for those issues. Honestly, it's not your concern what the Lakers do with their organization or who they choose to pick. I'd contend that picking Bronny James at 55 was a smarter pick than the Knicks stashing some 6ppg Frenchman with pick #25.
We're talking about a former McDonalds All American who was a first round talent prior to his heart issue, only returned in January, and played for an awful team. He has as much upside as some of these foreigners who got drafted who averaged 6ppg or 9 ppg. I don't see you fuming and steaming mad over NBA GM's drafting these foreigners based on "potential"
What makes you qualified to tell the Lakers that they shouldn't have picked Bronny James at #55. If you have such an eye for talent, then I'd suggest going for an NBA GM job in the future.......I'll be waiting for that day to happen
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Not loving the personal attack here. I also don't think you're making a good case. Somebody calls out clear nepotism and you tell them to stop turning a blind eye to it? Weirdly defensive. The "be better" was a little harsh, but man, don't spurn the high road.
History is going to laugh at this as much as most people are laughing now. It's not a big deal, but yeah - this little stunt does have avoidable negative consequences for a few people. Kind of sucks.
Quoting myself here just so that people know this was just a joke. I don’t have an opinion on whether or not Bronny deserves to get drafted, but he does seem like a good kid to me. We’ll see if he performs at the next level.
On another note, I’m really looking forward to seeing Terrence at Minnesota, and am hoping that Domask will prove himself with the Bulls.
He made a personal attack by telling me to "Be Better." Be better at what exactly? I think you need to call a spade a spade. I was simply responding back to his attack which is all fair
I don't think my comment stated that it wasn't nepotism. My comment stated who cares what an organization chooses to do with its pick? It's their pick and that's their call to make. It's not anyone's business to tell a professional organization they have no care in the world for(which I know just about every single Illini fan has no care for the Lakers) who to draft with their pick. If you have a problem with the Lakers drafting Bronny, then I suggest taking a step back and focusing on what's actually important in life considering almost nobody here actually cares for the Lakers. It's actually quite sad the number of people who waste their time crying about Bronny being drafted. Get over it. It has no impact on your life whatsoever.
I would also contend that people's dreams go beyond getting drafted. Hunter Dickinson actually said it best during Sleepers Media NBA Draft live coverage. He said his goal is not to get drafted and have a cup of tea in the NBA. His goal is to work towards staying in the NBA long term and that's part of why he has chosen to stay in school for another year. People's dreams go beyond getting drafted. If a person's goal is to just get drafted and then not put the work in on the back end to stick in the NBA, then that person doesn't deserve to be drafted in the first place anyways.
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Bronnys McDAA was even more fraudulent than his being drafted. He averaged like 8 PPG, wasnt even the best player on his team, never even made the All conference team.
Man, you seem to be taking this personally. The "be better" comment was not in reply to you or even directed at you, remember? It's also weird to straight up claim an attack of your own is fair because you perceived an attack from somewhere else. This is a message board, not Crimea.
I would expect you to address my brief points, but now it looks like you're just coming after me for criticizing the Lakers, even though I can't say for sure that I've even typed the word 'Lakers' in a decade or more.
This all seems like ravings to me. People chatting on message boards have no business discussing draft picks? Nepotism actually IS just fine and dandy? It's the place of illini510 to tell people what they should care about in life? Something about draft picks not mattering because people dream of more than that?
I think that most of us just want to read about Illini players getting good news, with some poking fun at picks and smart analysis sprinkled in. Actual _fanatical_ stuff is, um... uncomfortable.
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Going to be 100% honest. Bronny was only a 5 star and a mcdaa because his name is LeBron James.
He's an athletic 6'1 guard but that doesn't mean much in the NBA. Jamal Shead was the best guard in the country and was taken 45th overall.
I wasn't referring to you directly. I was quoting you in response to you quoting me. I was talking about anyone in general on this board who is choosing to waste their time talking about a kid who had a heart condition which very well impacted his stats and his play this season. It's easy for people to forget about things like this b/c of their personal feelings about LeBron or the Lakers. I've never been a fan of LeBron. I respect his game and what he's done for the sport but not a fan. He doesn't have what Michael or Kobe had as far as the killer mentality. But, talking crap about Bronny out of a dislike for LeBron is brutally low...Illini fan or not...
And yes, I will continue to suggest that you or anyone else who wants to spend their days whining about Bronny James being picked in the back of the draft to prioritize what's actually important in life b/c wasting time talking about the #55 pick in the draft is non productive
Exactly....100%...Downright sad that people have nothing better to do with themselves but spend time trashing a guy picked at #55...not 15...not 20...not 30....It's just classless on the part of some people on this board. I get it, everyone has an opinion, but it's still pretty sadAll this debate over the 55th pick in the draft
Fan Since '70
- OBS, Florida
that's true
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
I said this before and I am saying it again: the NBA drafts on potential and Bronny has the most potential to have the last name James.
Loyalillini10
- Urbana, IL
Lebron? Is that you?
His team is working overtime trying to change the narrative
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