superdeluxe
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Michael Porter Jr is better than all of them.
#0 rule of basketball recruiting is not to let disdain for something that's not the basketball player in question influence your opinions of said basketball​ player.
You are right he should only ask for what he is worth, possibly less, that's negotiating 101.
Just like Richard Williams killed his kids careers, right?
$1 billion is a joke though. There are literally like two current sport endorsement deals worth anywhere near that kind of money. 1 is MJ, the other Lebron. It drops off very sharply after that.
Ask a high number but it can't be a joke number. People must be too young to remember Lebron as a rookie. He was literally the most promising prospect in like forvever. He was the next Michael Jordan. Dude was on the cover of sports illustrated as a junior in HS and they televised his high school games on pay per view. The ball brothers combined don't have 1% of the hype Lebron did.
Never mind they can't sign endorsement contracts while playing in the NCAA anyway
Send all those fucks to the Lakers
THIS RIGHT HERE.People had similar reactions when Richard Williams was heralding his two daughters from Compton.
Similar hopes for their failure too.
Only the older one, Lonzo, has NBA talent. The other two younger ones aren't going anywhere.
Dad is annoying.
Only the older one, Lonzo, has NBA talent. The other two younger ones aren't going anywhere.
Dad is annoying.
Classic negotiating tactic - name an absurdly high number that you know will never fly so that when the number is inevitably whittled down, it's still way higher than you would have originally gotten away with. Still though, are all three of this guy's sons basketball prodigies? I don't follow college basketball at all.
I can appreciate this guy trying to ensure his kids aren't taken advantage of, but there are horror stories out there about young athlete's parents ruining their kids' prospects by trying to manage their careers and/or finances themselves and failing miserably.
Lonzo is gonna be good. The other two won't play overseas.
Curry's a fraud, I believe Lavar 100% when it comes to Lonzo being better.
Agreed, Liangelo/Lamelo get away with playing in a meme system against meme competition where they get away with overhead cherrypicking outlet passes and throwing up over 30 3 point shots a game.
I hate it when old heads say that current basketball isn't basketball, but that bullshit really isn't basketball.Oh boy.
I was watching clips of Lamelo's game where he dropped like 75 and he wasn't even getting back on defense. His teammates were either going for backcourt steals, allowing the other team to score uncontested, or fouling intentionally to increase the number of possessions and get him more shots/points.
Just terrible basketball that won't even translate to college.
I hate it when old heads say that current basketball isn't basketball, but that bullshit really isn't basketball.
It is absolutely perfect for high school, wish my school ran that shit instead of whatever we do now just for winning purposes, but I hate it. Rude Awakening if neither son has actual talent beyond cherrypicking.It's a perfect system for high schoolers though, and it got a couple of kids from Chino noticed so I'd say it worked. That shit will absolutely not work in college or the pros though.
Pretty much my thoughts exactly hahaDude wants to get himself and family paid? No problem with that
Dude talks a ton of shit? Who cares, part of the game.
Dude says he could beat Jordan in his prime? L O fuckin' L
Or blackjack.
They need to abandon their father as fast as possible. Dude is smart no doubt but he is easily going to become a distraction for them, if he isn't already.
They are fools if they don't disown their father and remove him from their lives
Finally someone here with their head on straight. I'm not successful yet but you better believe I have taken my family out of my life just in case I become famous. Those parasites aren't stealing my hard earned money.I think all athletes should disown their families. They're just a waste of your time that would be better spent in the gym.
Dudes son is a talented college basketball player. His dad goes on social media and constantly claims how his son is the best, will only play for the lakers, can beat Steph Curry, told Charles Barkeley if he had the mentality of his son he would've won a championship, etc.
And Chino Hills lost last night... good job LaVar
He might be annoying but he's been instrumental to their exposure and success. Anyone that thinks he's distracting or dragging them down is insane.
Based on what? People keep saying this but there's nothing to suggest it. The leaps of logic some of you are taking just because the dad is vocally arrogant and (thus far) entirely harmless. You even got people earlier in this thread suggesting he's gonna steal their money.
Yep. Dad is marketing his sons and getting people to talk about them. He put them on the map, plain and simple and now they have a better shot because of his hype.
Marketing 101
Lebron and Jordan earned their deals from Nike. This kid hasn't done jack shit and is expecting a billion dollars?
Ah, the classic responses in this thread. Same old shit with every confident black man in sports, even down to the faux concern bullshit.
Yes because the people playing ball are clowns because...?I hope the Celtics stay away from drafting any of these clowns.