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    Bill Plaschke: Lakers' decision to draft Bronny James is a costly move toward chaos

    LOS ANGELES — It's historical, it's heartwarming, it's the brightest of headlines for a franchise desperately in need of some good news. But it's not very smart. And, for two of the main people involved, it's not very fair Thus a wet blanket should be tossed over the Lakers' engineering of the most celebrated 55th overall pick in NBA draft history. Yeah, they did it, of course they did it, ...
    by Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times Jun 27, 2024 4 minutes
    Bronny James looks on from the bench as USC plays host to Eastern Washington at Galen Center on Nov. 29, 2023, in Los Angeles.

    LOS ANGELES — It's historical, it's heartwarming, it's the brightest of headlines for a franchise desperately in need of some good news.

    But it's not very smart. And, for two of the main people involved, it's not very fair

    Thus a wet blanket should be tossed over the Lakers' engineering of the most celebrated 55th overall pick in NBA draft history.

    Yeah, they did it, of course they did it, they drafted an untested 19-year-old kid named Bronny James Thursday to unite him with his father LeBron in becoming the NBA's first father-son duo.

    They did it even though Bronny was ignored by virtually every other NBA team with a chance to draft

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