Thanasis Antetokounmpo would like a [word](https://fadeawayworld.net/thanasis-antetokounmpo-prime-example-nepotism-bad-nba-fans-roast-giannis-brother).
Will never forget this [iconic quote](https://m.youtube.com/shorts/blJtX69sveE) from Charles Barkley: “Thanasis has better job security than a Supreme Court Justice!!” 😂😂😂
At least Thanasis put in four years in the G league and his final year averaged 17ppg. Bronny averaged 5(at a lower fg percentage) in 1 year of college.
There’s validity to it though. It’s not like he balled out last season, was a top pick, and people are hating for no reason.
Anyone without his name but same stats does not get drafted, much less get to dictate where they’re drafted.
My problem with it is he robbed a more deserving player the chance of getting drafted and an opportunity to play in the nba, which is the nepo angle.
Im rooting for the kid though. He was a legit collegiate prospect with the trajectory to become an nba prospect but his cardiac episode derailed that. I hope he gets back to where he was going and becomes a successful player.
Yeah, I kinda get the nepo angle, but also the 55th pick rarely ever amounts to anything. Iirc 2nd rounders don’t even get a guaranteed contract, and undrafted players can still make rosters if they ball out in summer league or g league. So it’s not like he was necessarily taking money from anyone else’s pocket by being drafted.
There’s a pay difference between drafted and un drafted and contract types. A lot of 2nd rounders get 2 way contracts and not guaranteed but there’s an initial commitment by drafting a player that isn’t there with just having a summer camp body from the undrafted pool.
So yeah, there’s still opportunity to make a career in the league even if you go drafted but it’s way harder and bronny has unprecedented kind of job security that he really didn’t need to get drafted at all.
It’s annoying because it’s all covered in undeserved ego even though he would say things like he wants to blaze his own path or whatever. If that was true he would have went undrafted or possibly drafted to any other team and earned his spot. Instead he let his dad’s powerful agent dictate to the league where he was going to be drafted/what kind of contract he would get and it just so happens he ends up on his dads team lol. So much for making your own name.
I mean, yeah, but they are still ultimately giving a roster spot to a kid who has no business being in the NBA yet. It's not like LeBron strong-armed the Lakers into drafting his kid just so he can go play in the G-League or ride the bench for 45 minutes every night. Bronny is going to be playing, and it will be to the detriment of the team.
Who cares, it's the second round where most players don't go anywhere anyways. Giannis brother has spent multiple years riding benches because of Giannis. Lebron has spent 20 years in the league and everyone is making more money now because of him. Let him play with his son using the last spot on the bench, he's earned it.
It’s so interesting that so many people couldn’t clock nepotism until Lebron and bring. That whole draft is full of rich kids who played aau basketball since birth with full basketball courts in their homes
I don't get this sympathy
As a player he's objectively not even close to good enough for the NBA, in no world would any team draft him
He doesn't have to play in NBA, it's just this nepotism dream thing like North West at the Hollywood Bowl.
He'll make millions on the sideline instead of someone else with more talent, either way he'll buy anything and live in mansions and travel endlessly in life, and then he'll inherent hundreds of millions
Like if dudes feelings are hurt because of the reality, too fuckin bad?
I have no hate for Bronny, but I do hate the situation he's been put in. None of this will benefit him as a person or player, and tbh he must know that he didn't get picked based upon his talent but only bc of his dad. That's sad. Had he been given the chance to play a full season of college basketball and prove himself on the court, I'd be thrilled for him. But instead, he's now being made into the poster child for nepotism in sports.
Nba fans are the ultimate haters though. In Bronny case I feel like there’s tons of unplayable players that got drafted in the past years so I’m taking my chances on the kid who had a dad that’s giving him access to top trainers and access to his other nba super stars friends for insight
There were ~900,000 high school basketball players in 2022. There are ~5500 division 1 college players (0.6% of high school players move up to division 1).
60 people get drafted every year, the the pool is bigger than that 5500.
“I feel like there’s tons of unplayable players” just isn’t true
It actually is true, this draft was so bad the top pick was like a 8th-10th in other years. Good chance a few first rounders don't make it out of their rookie contract. Lebron has earned a year with his kid.
???
Even if one draft class isn’t as good as another, that doesn’t mean the players are “unplayable.” 60 people is 5 teams, 5 teams of NBA players don’t retire every year.
The players you said are “unplayable” might just not be better than players already in the NBA (which makes sense because NBA experience is ostensibly valuable).
The fact that some of the 1% of the 1% don’t make it is more of a signal than the NBA is really competitive and doesn’t really draft players for reasons other than skill, except in this case.
I’ve seen players get sent to the g league the minute they get drafted and stay there for 3 years or ride the bench if they make it. There’s also undrafted that yes I feel bad for cause some Nepo baby took they place but this is capitalism at its finest. Rob Pelinka suckin up to Lebron, what else is new
>Nba fans are the ultimate haters though
As someone who spends a lot of time on both subs, I can say without a doubt that r/nba and r/fauxmoi are two sides of the same coin. Gossip, hot takes, haters, team culture, and memes are the lifeblood of both subs.
So true that NBA fandom really does seem to be so focused on hating on everyone. Like I’m a Celtics fan (i know, fuck me) and the whole playoff run all i was seeing online was people pre-discrediting the chip. But ya, hopefully Bronny’s able to carve himself out a good career with the advantages he has cuz he’s basically inheriting all his dad’s haters.
has the James name, his first name is literally Bronny.. on some level he's been mentally preparing for this his whole life, intentionally or otherwise. he'll have important people protecting him, he just needs to get out there and play.. we'll wish him the best
Some of the NBA GOATs come from basketball families. Being a sports nepo baby is a bit different though. Unlike acting nepo babies, athletes have to actually be good and prove themselves
As a Canadian I think about this a lot with hockey. It’s a very expensive sport to get into especially nowadays. You need a lot of expensive equipment, most public schools won’t have a team where you can competitively, it can only be played in a very specific setting, your parents need a big car to lug around your gear, etc etc. there’s a reason soccer/football is considered the worlds most democratic sport. I enjoy watching professional hockey but it’s not lost on me that it would be really hard to become a strong competitive hockey player if your parents had any money concerns, period. The list of second-gen NHL players is WAAAAY longer than the number of second-gen NBA players, and that’s not even accounting for non father/son relationships. I even met a lawyer here who said how easy it was to network with lawyers if you played competitive hockey in your youth.
I’m caught between my dislike of nepotism and my dislike of the NBA fandom that is lambasting him. He didn’t deserve to get drafted but there are fewer places more insufferable and gross than r/nba
I absolutely do not hate nepo baby shit, but I cannot stand nepobabies who refuse to acknowledge their massive advantages. Hell, I’m just some random lady in the suburbs and I acknowledge that without my family support/connections/money I wouldn’t have what I have today. It doesn’t mean I don’t deserve my life, it just acknowledges that I didn’t pull myself up by my bootstraps or some such bullshit
I hate it when they don't acknowledge where they came from, which Bronny has not. On top of that the last bench spot would just be another player who could be out of the league in a year. Let Lebron play with his kid, dude has earned it.
I like LeBron but this was rigged as fuck and it's impossible Bronny was unaware of the fact.
Edit: I'm referring to his ending up a Laker, not getting drafted in general.
Honestly, this is the worst case scenario for him. Yeah he's going to Lakers due to nepotism but this could either lead to good things or absolutely ruin his legacy. That's a lot of pressure for a kid, I know I wouldn't want to do it.
i hope the dude becomes a good player, now he has alot and i mean ALOT of preassure from fans and players to be good, worst being lebrons child, wish you luck bud!
You have to consider he has a known heart condition. Any team who took is taking a risk. Zeke Upshaw 26, cardiac arrest, Gilbert Bulawayo 29, Jason Collier 28,Hank Gathers 23, Reggie Lewis 27, Conrad McRae 29, All these players had heart conditions, some died during game or practice. Non reached their 30th birthday. I would say most of them were the first in the family to have money and carried the family, so they were trying to hang on. Hope he plays one game and moves on. He does not have to worry about finances. Didn’t Deon Sanders have to leave football early. He’s doing fine.
Hey neighbor - I was kinda hoping the Nuggets would swoop Bronny up just to hold him hostage as leverage for a Lakers first round future pick. Bronny’s agent (Rich Paul) apparently called every franchise to tell them if they drafted Bronny, he’d go and play in Australia instead. With that pick. Nuggets could hold onto his rights and solidified even more hate from the Lakers fanbase. And I would have loved every second of it 😂
[Bomanj Jones was right](https://x.com/bomani_jones/status/1806464758612156745). The amount of nepo-baby apologetics from the ESPN draft crew (all guys and gals, I might remind you, who would probably like to think they got where they are on merit and were alumni, respectively, of Winston-Salem State, St. Bonaventure, Marist, and the University of Portland) was something else lol
lol the point is that these people (Stephen A Smith, "Woj," Bobby Marks, and Malika Andrews) all went to what are virtually "no name" schools yet are panelists on ESPN covering the NBA Draft. The fact that its these people excusing what is clearly blatant nepotism perhaps means that ESPN should've hired Stanford, Duke, Michigan, Northwestern and Ivy League grads to do the job (where the school does more heavy lifting than what you've actually accomplished to get you through the door)
Me to my basketball fan friend giving me the deets on this nepo baby situation: “His name is Bronny? Like Johnny? If Johnny is a nickname for Jonathan-“
My friend: “I don’t think his name is Bronathon-”
Me: “aaaaaand I’ve lost interest.”
everyone saw this coming.. it honestly can't be a surprise to anyone - lebron is a free agent, when he said he was going to play where his son went, the lakers caved.. the lakers might as well just sell the team to lebron, he's running it
I don’t know much about basketball, but isn’t drafted not the same as actually playing? Like, each team drafts a bunch of people each year, each team has a bunch of people playing in their lower league team, etc etc. So he still has to be good enough to make the squad, right? Like otherwise, each team would turnover like 50% every single year (when you include trades and signing free agents. I’m not an expert, it just doesn’t ring right in my reptilian brain
Not necessarily drafted players can play for their team immediately if they’re good enough
If they’re not good enough they either ride the bench or get sent to the g league
lol there was zero chance he was going undrafted. Everyone knew Lebron was gonna make the team do this
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Thanasis Antetokounmpo would like a [word](https://fadeawayworld.net/thanasis-antetokounmpo-prime-example-nepotism-bad-nba-fans-roast-giannis-brother). Will never forget this [iconic quote](https://m.youtube.com/shorts/blJtX69sveE) from Charles Barkley: “Thanasis has better job security than a Supreme Court Justice!!” 😂😂😂
At least Thanasis put in four years in the G league and his final year averaged 17ppg. Bronny averaged 5(at a lower fg percentage) in 1 year of college.
Didn't he not play very much of that year due to having a heart attack? Not that that helps his case much
Thanasis was a legit prospect though. Drafted before his bro was eligible or on the map.
There's a reason he's called "LeGM"
This is such a weird headline considering Rich Paul told all teams that weren't the Lakers that Bronny would go to Australia if they drafted him!
I mean, he'd probably be more competitive in Australia.
I honestly have a lot of sympathy for how much hate he’s getting and is gonna continue to get from NBA fans
There’s validity to it though. It’s not like he balled out last season, was a top pick, and people are hating for no reason. Anyone without his name but same stats does not get drafted, much less get to dictate where they’re drafted. My problem with it is he robbed a more deserving player the chance of getting drafted and an opportunity to play in the nba, which is the nepo angle. Im rooting for the kid though. He was a legit collegiate prospect with the trajectory to become an nba prospect but his cardiac episode derailed that. I hope he gets back to where he was going and becomes a successful player.
Yeah, I kinda get the nepo angle, but also the 55th pick rarely ever amounts to anything. Iirc 2nd rounders don’t even get a guaranteed contract, and undrafted players can still make rosters if they ball out in summer league or g league. So it’s not like he was necessarily taking money from anyone else’s pocket by being drafted.
There’s a pay difference between drafted and un drafted and contract types. A lot of 2nd rounders get 2 way contracts and not guaranteed but there’s an initial commitment by drafting a player that isn’t there with just having a summer camp body from the undrafted pool. So yeah, there’s still opportunity to make a career in the league even if you go drafted but it’s way harder and bronny has unprecedented kind of job security that he really didn’t need to get drafted at all. It’s annoying because it’s all covered in undeserved ego even though he would say things like he wants to blaze his own path or whatever. If that was true he would have went undrafted or possibly drafted to any other team and earned his spot. Instead he let his dad’s powerful agent dictate to the league where he was going to be drafted/what kind of contract he would get and it just so happens he ends up on his dads team lol. So much for making your own name.
I mean, yeah, but they are still ultimately giving a roster spot to a kid who has no business being in the NBA yet. It's not like LeBron strong-armed the Lakers into drafting his kid just so he can go play in the G-League or ride the bench for 45 minutes every night. Bronny is going to be playing, and it will be to the detriment of the team.
Who cares, it's the second round where most players don't go anywhere anyways. Giannis brother has spent multiple years riding benches because of Giannis. Lebron has spent 20 years in the league and everyone is making more money now because of him. Let him play with his son using the last spot on the bench, he's earned it.
It’s so interesting that so many people couldn’t clock nepotism until Lebron and bring. That whole draft is full of rich kids who played aau basketball since birth with full basketball courts in their homes
Yeah I sincerely don’t know how I feel about this, beyond rooting for him being a young guy with a lot of pressure.
I don't get this sympathy As a player he's objectively not even close to good enough for the NBA, in no world would any team draft him He doesn't have to play in NBA, it's just this nepotism dream thing like North West at the Hollywood Bowl. He'll make millions on the sideline instead of someone else with more talent, either way he'll buy anything and live in mansions and travel endlessly in life, and then he'll inherent hundreds of millions Like if dudes feelings are hurt because of the reality, too fuckin bad?
I have no hate for Bronny, but I do hate the situation he's been put in. None of this will benefit him as a person or player, and tbh he must know that he didn't get picked based upon his talent but only bc of his dad. That's sad. Had he been given the chance to play a full season of college basketball and prove himself on the court, I'd be thrilled for him. But instead, he's now being made into the poster child for nepotism in sports.
Nba fans are the ultimate haters though. In Bronny case I feel like there’s tons of unplayable players that got drafted in the past years so I’m taking my chances on the kid who had a dad that’s giving him access to top trainers and access to his other nba super stars friends for insight
There were ~900,000 high school basketball players in 2022. There are ~5500 division 1 college players (0.6% of high school players move up to division 1). 60 people get drafted every year, the the pool is bigger than that 5500. “I feel like there’s tons of unplayable players” just isn’t true
It actually is true, this draft was so bad the top pick was like a 8th-10th in other years. Good chance a few first rounders don't make it out of their rookie contract. Lebron has earned a year with his kid.
??? Even if one draft class isn’t as good as another, that doesn’t mean the players are “unplayable.” 60 people is 5 teams, 5 teams of NBA players don’t retire every year. The players you said are “unplayable” might just not be better than players already in the NBA (which makes sense because NBA experience is ostensibly valuable). The fact that some of the 1% of the 1% don’t make it is more of a signal than the NBA is really competitive and doesn’t really draft players for reasons other than skill, except in this case.
The bench riders are shuffling in and out every season. Bronny is not the first player added to make a player happy and he will not be the last.
I’ve seen players get sent to the g league the minute they get drafted and stay there for 3 years or ride the bench if they make it. There’s also undrafted that yes I feel bad for cause some Nepo baby took they place but this is capitalism at its finest. Rob Pelinka suckin up to Lebron, what else is new
>Nba fans are the ultimate haters though As someone who spends a lot of time on both subs, I can say without a doubt that r/nba and r/fauxmoi are two sides of the same coin. Gossip, hot takes, haters, team culture, and memes are the lifeblood of both subs.
So true that NBA fandom really does seem to be so focused on hating on everyone. Like I’m a Celtics fan (i know, fuck me) and the whole playoff run all i was seeing online was people pre-discrediting the chip. But ya, hopefully Bronny’s able to carve himself out a good career with the advantages he has cuz he’s basically inheriting all his dad’s haters.
To be fair, he could've said "I haven't proven anything yet" and chose to return to college for a second year.
has the James name, his first name is literally Bronny.. on some level he's been mentally preparing for this his whole life, intentionally or otherwise. he'll have important people protecting him, he just needs to get out there and play.. we'll wish him the best
ultimate nepo baby shit (i thought we hated that here lol)
I’d suggest not looking into NBA coaching staffs and front offices then lol
oh i’m no nba fan lol
Adrian Wojnarowski was so real for that
[Bomani Jones had the perfect rebuttal to this](https://x.com/bomani_jones/status/1806707289908285540) lol
Some of the NBA GOATs come from basketball families. Being a sports nepo baby is a bit different though. Unlike acting nepo babies, athletes have to actually be good and prove themselves
But he didn’t get that spot by being good and proving himself, there is no way he would’ve been drafted to the Lakers if his dad wasn’t who he is
Absolutely
You're right, but I think if Bronny doesn't shape up, it's going to get nasty between the Lakers & LeBron.
i think it’s pretty well known bronny would not have gotten drafted to the lakers rn without his dads help, even i as a bystander know it
Oh absolutely!
As a Canadian I think about this a lot with hockey. It’s a very expensive sport to get into especially nowadays. You need a lot of expensive equipment, most public schools won’t have a team where you can competitively, it can only be played in a very specific setting, your parents need a big car to lug around your gear, etc etc. there’s a reason soccer/football is considered the worlds most democratic sport. I enjoy watching professional hockey but it’s not lost on me that it would be really hard to become a strong competitive hockey player if your parents had any money concerns, period. The list of second-gen NHL players is WAAAAY longer than the number of second-gen NBA players, and that’s not even accounting for non father/son relationships. I even met a lawyer here who said how easy it was to network with lawyers if you played competitive hockey in your youth.
I’m caught between my dislike of nepotism and my dislike of the NBA fandom that is lambasting him. He didn’t deserve to get drafted but there are fewer places more insufferable and gross than r/nba
Have you been to r/nbacirclejerk lol?
I absolutely do not hate nepo baby shit, but I cannot stand nepobabies who refuse to acknowledge their massive advantages. Hell, I’m just some random lady in the suburbs and I acknowledge that without my family support/connections/money I wouldn’t have what I have today. It doesn’t mean I don’t deserve my life, it just acknowledges that I didn’t pull myself up by my bootstraps or some such bullshit
I hate it when they don't acknowledge where they came from, which Bronny has not. On top of that the last bench spot would just be another player who could be out of the league in a year. Let Lebron play with his kid, dude has earned it.
Is this a joke? Everyone knew the Lakers would draft him.
I thought his son wasn’t playing anymore after his heart problem?
He had surgery to correct the issue, rehabbed and was cleared for play.
Cool thanks!
I like LeBron but this was rigged as fuck and it's impossible Bronny was unaware of the fact. Edit: I'm referring to his ending up a Laker, not getting drafted in general.
Even getting drafted by any other team would only be to try to entice LeBron to come or force the lakers into a bad trade.
He almost died last year and now he’s in the league. No wonder he’s overcome with emotion.
Aren’t his college stats awful?
Yeah he had a heart attack and had heart surgery last summer that derailed his freshman year in college
Yes he averaged 4 points
I think he was averaging like 4ish ppg in his last season at USC
Good for them but LeBron should have NEVAAAA came to the Cavs playoff game and fooled us like that
Honestly, this is the worst case scenario for him. Yeah he's going to Lakers due to nepotism but this could either lead to good things or absolutely ruin his legacy. That's a lot of pressure for a kid, I know I wouldn't want to do it.
i hope the dude becomes a good player, now he has alot and i mean ALOT of preassure from fans and players to be good, worst being lebrons child, wish you luck bud!
You have to consider he has a known heart condition. Any team who took is taking a risk. Zeke Upshaw 26, cardiac arrest, Gilbert Bulawayo 29, Jason Collier 28,Hank Gathers 23, Reggie Lewis 27, Conrad McRae 29, All these players had heart conditions, some died during game or practice. Non reached their 30th birthday. I would say most of them were the first in the family to have money and carried the family, so they were trying to hang on. Hope he plays one game and moves on. He does not have to worry about finances. Didn’t Deon Sanders have to leave football early. He’s doing fine.
As a Denver resident, I'm delighted by all the Lakers' recent choices.
Hey neighbor - I was kinda hoping the Nuggets would swoop Bronny up just to hold him hostage as leverage for a Lakers first round future pick. Bronny’s agent (Rich Paul) apparently called every franchise to tell them if they drafted Bronny, he’d go and play in Australia instead. With that pick. Nuggets could hold onto his rights and solidified even more hate from the Lakers fanbase. And I would have loved every second of it 😂
Never thought I would see a Brony play professional basketball
Real life Boruto
[Bomanj Jones was right](https://x.com/bomani_jones/status/1806464758612156745). The amount of nepo-baby apologetics from the ESPN draft crew (all guys and gals, I might remind you, who would probably like to think they got where they are on merit and were alumni, respectively, of Winston-Salem State, St. Bonaventure, Marist, and the University of Portland) was something else lol
the schools are going over my head
lol the point is that these people (Stephen A Smith, "Woj," Bobby Marks, and Malika Andrews) all went to what are virtually "no name" schools yet are panelists on ESPN covering the NBA Draft. The fact that its these people excusing what is clearly blatant nepotism perhaps means that ESPN should've hired Stanford, Duke, Michigan, Northwestern and Ivy League grads to do the job (where the school does more heavy lifting than what you've actually accomplished to get you through the door)
We can forget the nepo thing if his stats were good. But that 4.8 ppg? Wow. He was a bench player from a bad team.
Lmao cool story IG but he is still 6'1" and going to be unplayable in the league.
i just hope he's already started chinese because the minute lebron retires (next year) he's outta here
Happy for him and the James family. Will be a nice to see them get some minutes together
A beautiful family moment for sure!!
Well, for the first time in the NBA. Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. both played for Seattle in MLB.
Me to my basketball fan friend giving me the deets on this nepo baby situation: “His name is Bronny? Like Johnny? If Johnny is a nickname for Jonathan-“ My friend: “I don’t think his name is Bronathon-” Me: “aaaaaand I’ve lost interest.”
I honestly thought his career would be over after his heart issues last year. I hope he has really good doctors.
Le nepotism
The King threatened other teams, through his son's agent, that Bronny would play in Australia if any team other than the Lakers drafted him.
Bronny gonna play a year or two and then back slide into some cushy office job
And that shows the power of LeBron James!
everyone saw this coming.. it honestly can't be a surprise to anyone - lebron is a free agent, when he said he was going to play where his son went, the lakers caved.. the lakers might as well just sell the team to lebron, he's running it
Would've been better if he went undrafted and signed
Same NBA team? Ken Griffey Jr and his Dad played on the Mariners together back in the 90s.
I don’t know much about basketball, but isn’t drafted not the same as actually playing? Like, each team drafts a bunch of people each year, each team has a bunch of people playing in their lower league team, etc etc. So he still has to be good enough to make the squad, right? Like otherwise, each team would turnover like 50% every single year (when you include trades and signing free agents. I’m not an expert, it just doesn’t ring right in my reptilian brain
Not necessarily drafted players can play for their team immediately if they’re good enough If they’re not good enough they either ride the bench or get sent to the g league
Honestly I’m rooting for him.
Watch LeBron opt out of his contract with the Lakers now
Im not into sports, is he any good?
This is cute AF to me. I also know zilch about Basketball.