“There were four teams outside of the Lakers that had legitimate interest in taking Bronny,” Chris Broussard said on “First Things First.”"There were 4 teams outside of the Lakers — the Clippers, T-Wolves, Suns & Raptors — that had legitimate interest in Bronny. I don't have a problem with this. This is what agents do.
The Raptors, Timberwolves and Clippers all had the opportunity to draft Bronny as they were ahead of the Lakers at 31, 37 and 46, respectively.The controversy arose prior to the draft when ESPN analyst Bob Myers revealed that the James camp admonished others to “Rich Paul is calling teams , ‘Don’t take Bronny James,'” Myers said. “He’s telling them, ‘Do not take him. If you take him, he’s going to Australia.’ So he has a plan and he has a place.”“I don’t have a problem with this. This is what agents do,” he said.
Broussard drew parallels to Ron Holland II, who had no contact with the Pistons throughout the pre-draft process other than a meeting at the NBA Combine – and he was selected 5th overall by them.David Banks-USA TODAY Sports “A lot of people thought he would go first,” Broussard said. “For the longest, he was the number one guy in the mock drafts – he refused to work out for Atlanta.”“To act like Rich Paul was doing something crazy, something ridiculous… no,” Broussard said. “This is what a lot of agents do. He was trying to get his client in the best situation he could.”How J.D.