Can Rich Paul Steer Bronny James to His Dream NBA Team?

Getty Images/Ringer illustration Bronny's agent opens up to The Ringer about how he approaches the draft. Plus, seven perfect prospect-team fits in this class. On Wednesday, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul spoke on the record to ESPN's Jonathan Givony about his client Bronny James and was surprisingly transparent. Some of the more notable things he said: "The Lakers can draft Bronny and LeBron doesn't re-sign. LeBron is also not going to Phoenix for a minimum deal. We can squash that now." "I don't care about [Bronny] going to the Lakers, or Phoenix, or about what number he gets picked. It's about fit." "There are other teams that love Bronny. For example, Minnesota, Dallas, Toronto. If it's not the Lakers, it will be someone else." "If Bronny's name was Charles Jacobsen and he was my client, I would do the same thing: identify teams that have real interest." Sheesh! Once I read the ESPN story, I quoted Givony's post on X and said how fascinating it is that Klutch is being this public about Bronny's draft outlook. Not only was Paul discussing Bronny's stock, but he was also giving specific teams and slots where he could be selected: It's fascinating how public Klutch is being about...