purpleswordfish wrote:Of course they are. If they were willing to make some of the trades they've made over the past few years to keep Lebron happy, I don't see why they would have a problem adding Bronny to the roster. Competitively, I don't imagine he'd have much positive impact. But, if he takes the roster spot of (just an example) Maxwell Lewis (-0.3 VORP), I can't imagine it really hurts the team either. Bronny would be a below VORP player and you're just swapping him with another negative VORP player.
What is worth mentioning is the money this will make for everyone involved. It'll get media attention/TV ratings, it'll sell a ton of merch, it might even help some of the gate numbers (especially on the road). This is a rare opportunity and the Lakers would be stupid to not capitalize on it.
One thing that I've been thinking about a lot lately is that there's plenty of teams that would like to win. The Lakers are definitely one of those teams. But, every single team is interested in making money and being profitable.
Bronny couldn't get playing time on a bad college team... and the playing time he did get is for the exact same reasons you mentioned. College teams need money too, and people are definitely willing to pay to see Bronny at that level.
The reality is that Bronny will be the worst NBA player in uniform next season. The first game will get media attention but once reality sinks in people will stop talking about it. The only reason this is a money maker for LAL is that it could entice Lebron to stick around a little longer. And how long will he stick around if fans boo every time the Lakers put his son on the floor. Will they even have a coach willing to put their worst player on the floor over players that have earned it? This could get ugly quick!