Behind the scenes of the Lakers' selection of Bronny exposed! Emperor Zhan opened the champagne brownie and cried, and Sister-in-law Zhan handed over the hat to wipe her tears

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01 The Lakers selected Bronny James with the 55th pick, becoming the first father-son pair in NBA history to play for the same team.

02 Navy's wife, Savannah, handed over the Lakers hat and wiped her tears, and Rich Paul was smiling and applauding.

03ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin revealed that James's family and some close friends were having dinner in New York when they learned that Bronny was selected by the Lakers, and James excitedly opened champagne.

04 Lakers general manager Pelinka said that Bronny is a player with high character and hard work, with the characteristics of both offense and defense.

05 In addition, the Lakers are very supportive of the team's selection of Bronny, and the famous Magic Johnson congratulated Bronny.

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The moment NBA Vice President Mark Tatum announced that the Lakers had selected Bronny James with the 55th pick, Bronny burst into tears and a crowd around him applauded. Navy, James' wife, Savannah, handed Bronny a Lakers hat and wiped her tears with a tissue. Next to Bronny sat Rich Paul, who was smiling and clapping. Everything went according to plan, and Bronny came to the Lakers, where James was. James and Bronny became the first father and son in NBA history to play on the same team.

ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin revealed more details about Bronny's selection by the Lakers, saying on the show: "I was told that James's family and some close friends, including LeBron's mother, Savannah's mother, they had dinner together in New York. When they got a call from the Lakers, LeBron James opened champagne, and there were at least 20 people there. Sources told me that LeBron was thrilled to consider the importance of this moment, not only for the NBA, but also for the NBA's family, as it was the first time in NBA history that a father-son duo played together on the same team. ”

For Brownie, it was also a meaningful time in life. A year ago, Bronny suffered a cardiac arrest and had to undergo surgery, and after most of the half-year recuperation, Bronny returned to basketball, but his first season in the NCAA was poor, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 19.3 minutes per game.

Objectively speaking, if Bronny does not have the identity of James's son, it will be difficult for him to be selected by an NBA team. James and Bronny became the fifth father and son to play for the same team in the four major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL). The other four father-son pairs are: Ted Nessel and son Charlie (NFL); Gordy Howe with sons Mark Marty (NHL); Ken Grefeld Sr. and son Ken Greffey Jr. (MLB); Timothy Raines Sr. with son Timothy Jr. (MLB).

James's second son Bryce posted a video of the moment when Bronny was selected, and the whole family cheered and applauded in celebration, and many people took pictures of Bronny with their mobile phones to take unforgettable moments. Brownie took the hat from his mother, Savannah, and put it on with excitement to accept the congratulations of many people.

Lakers general manager Pelinka explained why Bronny was chosen: "Bronny, first of all, he's a good character, and secondly, he's trained very hard, and those are the qualities that we value in the draft. As we had lunch together, he showed me these qualities, just to get to know each other. It is clear that he is a man of personality. As for his professionalism, I think we've all seen that. He's not a shortcut guy and doesn't take everything for granted, and he's worked hard for everything he's gotten, including being picked today with the 55th pick. Pelinka added: "The key to success in the NBA is players who can play both offense and defense, and if you can develop players like that, then that's the secret to success, and Bronny is that type of player." ”

It is worth mentioning that the Lakers are very supportive of the team's selection of Bronny. In the Lakers war room at the draft conference, when Pelinka called to finalize the 55th pick Bronny, everyone in the room applauded.

In an interview with ESPN, Bushy revealed that he supported the team's selection of Bronny: "He has a very good defense. He reads the situation on the pitch very well. I think he's a good organizer. I've seen him train a few times outside of his professional days and his ability to read, his ability to read defensively and his ability to pass the ball correctly is really impressive to me. I think he's going to be great, man. It was clear that his fatherhood had put a lot of pressure on him. But from what I've seen and heard, one thing about Bronny is that he wants to create his own path, and he doesn't want to be seen that way – even though he's the son of LeBron James. I think it's feasible for him to have that mindset and try to create his own path. Who knows? Maybe he'll be ready to play for us. ”

It is worth mentioning that Rich Paul was drafted by the Lakers for Bronny, but he took some measures, he warned the team with a higher pick, not to pick Bronny, if selected, Bronny will go to Australia to play next season. Rich Paul is a showdown, which is to get Bronny to fall to the 55th pick and be drafted by the Lakers. Of course, the Lakers also have a showdown, which is to use the second-round pick to select Bronny to fulfill the dream of James father and son on the same stage.

Wojnarowski said he didn't want NBA fans to call Bronny's move to the Lakers "nepotism," saying, "I don't want to hear these criticisms — people talk about nepotism all the time. The NBA is full of nepotism, owners, management, coaches. I don't want to hear that all of a sudden because Bronny James' father played for the Lakers. This is common in leagues. ”

Chris Paul congratulated James and his son on social media for the first time: "It's special! Congratulations Brownie! Eagles star Dejounte Murray also tweeted: "LeBron will be the greatest relief to see his son wearing the same jersey as him. Hats off to Brownie. It is worth mentioning that both of these two have been rumored to have an affair with the Lakers. In particular, Paul may be bought out by the Warriors to return to free agency, and the Lakers will be a strong contender for Paul at that time.

Lakers Magic Johnson congratulated Bronny and said, "Watching Bronny play in the Lakers jersey in the summer league will be a must-see." "Obviously, Bronny is going to be the star of the night league this year. James couldn't hide his excitement, he posted a number of photos with his son, and wrote: "Inheritance! ”

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