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00:00So, uh, Gabe, we were talking about, uh, Ronnie and how, uh, allegedly he's going to be playing
00:12a lot in the G league.
00:14And I wanted to get your thoughts on that, if that will help him.
00:18I think it will.
00:19I think it'll be like a second college run for him to be honest with you at a higher
00:23level than USC.
00:26Uh, I know a lot of guys that play in it and you know, a lot of guys in it as well
00:30that some got drafted in the first round.
00:33And then, uh, what did you think of his, uh, contract that he got?
00:37Well, that's my thing here, Scott, because I was always under the belief as well.
00:42Just straight point blank.
00:43When I heard people talking about him playing with his son and I'm seeing sports books at
00:47props and I kidded.
00:49I didn't know sports books were setting G league props now, right?
00:52First basket.
00:53Well, you got first basket G league props now.
00:56Yet they turn around, bro.
00:57And they paid him $8 million.
01:00He got, he got a $7.9 million guaranteed contract.
01:05Now to put in context, 2021, the 55th overall pick in the NBA draft got zero money in a
01:11two-way contract.
01:13Uh, Aaron Wiggins, 2022, um, somebody named, uh, Guy Santos, exactly.
01:21I got $75,000 Scott to be the 55th pick.
01:25Okay.
01:26Put in context 50, $75,000 and a listen.
01:30We'll invite you to camp here, 75 K and you know, we'll probably, you know, we'll send
01:34you the G league after maybe, and you'll get paid there last year.
01:39The 55th pick in the draft also didn't get paid.
01:41Now I'm not saying you don't get paid anything, but there was no contract.
01:46It was basically, we drafted you and you're invited to camp.
01:49That was Isaiah Wong.
01:51He got nothing.
01:522024 is 55th overall pick.
01:55That's $7.9 million Scott.
01:58So what the Lakers don't have.
02:01You just talked about it earlier.
02:02The Lakers have a hard time signing players.
02:04You guys couldn't have used next for eight mil on your cap here, as opposed to giving
02:09it to bronze kid.
02:11You talking about LeBron?
02:12Oh, you know, you want to take a pay cut to help out, which you actually see other players
02:17do all the time in the league saying, you know what, dude, defer it.
02:21I'll take 8 million less.
02:22I don't even care.
02:23Just get this guy.
02:24Scott LeBron.
02:25Right.
02:26Another 104 mil.
02:27Let's check in here.
02:29Let's just be real.
02:30I mean, this thing is just a clown show, Scott.
02:32It's an absolute joke.
02:34They've bent over for some sort of like deity kingdom here for mediocrity.
02:40Like I could understand it.
02:41I'd be like, I don't care if his son's amazing and JJ Raddick.
02:44And if everyone's amazing, you talked about her.
02:47They can't get anybody, Scott.
02:49Nobody wants to go play with them.
02:52Well, Clay Thompson's father was begging him, begging him.
02:58The Lakers were begging him.
02:59He's like, ah, I'm going to Dallas.
03:02Father played.
03:03He won't even, he won't even talk.
03:06Scott Clay goes to Dodger games and tears for the Dodgers play for the Lakers.
03:10He's like, he's like, he's been uninvited to the, to the July 4th barbecue at the family
03:16house.
03:17Not allowed to go.
03:19And people are like, oh, well, you know, tax free.
03:21We just talked about it the other day.
03:22He doesn't give a crap.
03:23Clay Thompson.
03:24No.
03:25And I saw wind horse talk about it.
03:26Wind Norris is a pretty smart guy.
03:28He said, Clay Thompson went to Dallas because he thinks Dallas are a better team than the
03:31Lakers are.
03:32And he really didn't want to play with broad.
03:35Here we are.
03:36Like, you know what I mean?
03:37He, he said he knows he didn't want to walk into that whole thing like that.
03:43And you know, here we are right now, planning it, Gabe.
03:45Like I think it's been a stewing with that organization.
03:50They've been planning this for a year or two that they were waiting for this day.
03:55This has been in the works for a long time.
03:56They plotted to bring this kid in no matter what, to please his dad, to keep his dad happy.
04:02And think about Scott threatened arrest at the NBA.
04:06You better not draft him.
04:07What are we doing?
04:08Do you imagine any other league?
04:10Like imagine if it came out, oh yeah, the bill with Buffalo bills, Brandon being general
04:14manager called and told other general managers, you better not take this guy.
04:20Yeah, whatever.
04:21Yeah.
04:22I don't think people were lining up to do it.
04:24I feel bad for Bronnie, even though I don't think you feel bad for, for you or me, Scott
04:28and any of our problems in life.
04:30But you know, why, as you stated, dude, this kid should have went back to USC.
04:35They're going into the big 10 this year, play some quality ball in the big 10.
04:38We're not saying he couldn't get drafted.
04:41He would have gotten drafted next year.
04:42He would have went 36 or something or 28 or whatever, and he would have earned it and
04:48not gone to the Lakers.
04:49Let whoever, Hey, the Cleveland Cavaliers took him 27th.
04:52Fine.
04:53No one would have said a damn word, Scott.
04:55You want to line this kid up like a nepto baby like this, then you don't want to feel
04:58bad for the kid.
04:59$8 million guys, you're $75,000 was the biggest contract ever for a 55th pick.
05:07He got $8 million.