{"id":274963,"date":"2025-04-26T04:10:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/nba-fans-react-as-bronny-james-technically-gets-drafted-higher-than-shedeur-sanders\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:44","slug":"nba-fans-react-as-bronny-james-technically-gets-drafted-higher-than-shedeur-sanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/26\/nba-fans-react-as-bronny-james-technically-gets-drafted-higher-than-shedeur-sanders\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA fans react as Bronny James technically gets drafted higher than Shedeur Sanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4892239\" data-slug-id=\"2492068\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Shedeur Sanders, son of NFL icon Deion Sanders, experienced a surprising fall as he remained undrafted through the first two days and three rounds of the NFL draft. NBA fans drew comparisons to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/bronny-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Bronny James<\/a>, the son of LeBron James, who was selected 55th overall by his dad\u2019s team, the LA Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the draft, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/college-football\/shedeur-sanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Shedeur<\/a> was widely projected as a top-three quarterback prospect. However, through three rounds, five quarterbacks had already been taken \u2014 none of them Shedeur \u2014 with three coming off the board during Rounds 2 and 3 on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>NBA fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to weigh in, suggesting Shedeur could\u2019ve used the type of influence <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">LeBron<\/a> wields in the NBA to help Bronny James get drafted.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBronny James was drafted higher than Shedeur Sanders,\u201d one NBA fan posted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cYeah cause bron run the league Deion not run the nfl lol,\u201d one responded.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf only Deion was still in the league he could have gotten his son drafted,\u201d another fan <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StettySports\/status\/1915948049828090264\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBronny is better in basketball than Shadeur is in football,\u201d another said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Others claimed that Bronny might not have been drafted at all if the NBA followed the NFL\u2019s seven-round draft structure, since the NBA only has two rounds.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNBA only has 2 rounds bronny would\u2019ve been undrafted,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Datboilaw0071\/status\/1915941357753143385\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBro we HAVE TO STOP SAYING THIS \ud83d\ude2d there are only two rounds in the nba draft the nfl draft has seven,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WillTheSkillet\/status\/1915934665891783020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cGoes to show how awful the NBA draft is,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PumkinEater6900\/status\/1915959723184054747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">added<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Bronny James critic Stephen A. Smith reacts to Shedeur Sanders slide in NFL draft<\/h2>\n<p>Known critic of Bronny James, Stephen A. Smith has often argued that Bronny James isn\u2019t NBA-ready and blamed LeBron for accelerating his son\u2019s path to the league \u2014 insisting the Lakers only drafted him because of LeBron.<\/p>\n<p>Yet even Smith found Shedeur\u2019s draft fall shocking.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis is a damn disgrace,\u201d Smith tweeted Friday. \u201cHow in the hell is (Shedeur) not off the board, not drafted yet. Y\u2019all still think this doesn\u2019t have anything to do with teams hatin on (Deion Sanders).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis kid is a first rounder. In a different way, this is Kaepernick all over again\u2026..being kept out. A damn disgrace. I don\u2019t care what anyone says!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There had been questions surrounding Shedeur before the draft, including concerns over his tendency to take sacks and his off-field personality, but he was still expected by many to be selected in the first round.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/1253811-1730125987-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;John Ezekiel Hirro&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nJohn Ezekiel Hirro is an experienced NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda, with over five years in the field as a news correspondent, sports writer, and Editor-in-Chief. 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