For the first time in history, the NBA Draft is taking place over two nights.
Adrian Wojnarowski roasting Stephen A. Smith is the highlight of Day 2 of 2024 NBA Draft
Stephen A. Smith was left speechless by this question from Adrian Wojnarowski, which is probably a first
Mark Schofield is a former college quarterback and attorney covering the NFL and F1.
Ahead of the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft, the gang on ESPN got together to ponder a number of questions. Atop that list? Where might Bronny James come off the board? After falling out of the first round — as was largely expected — James is waiting to hear where his NBA journey begins.
As is his father, LeBron James.
That led Stephen A. Smith to ponder a once-in-a-lifetime scenario: Bronny coming off the board during the second round to the New York Knicks, and LeBron joining the Knicks on a league minimum salary to play with his son, and the rest of the loaded Knicks roster.
However, Adrian Wojnarowski had a rebuttal question.
Who would Stephen A. Smith take such a big paycut for?
That left Smith — who is usually ready with an answer for anything — searching for a response.
You can see the entire exchange in this below clip, with Wojnarowski’s question coming in at the 1:14 mark:
Of course there is some context that is helpful here, as Smith is entering the final year of his current contract at ESPN. Smith has reportedly received an offer in the $18 million range annually, but is reportedly seeking a contract in the neighborhood of $25 million. All of that context makes this clip even better.
We have 28 picks left to go — the first two picks are now in for the second round — but it might be hard to top this moment tonight.
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