“I would have given anything to be able to play on the same court in the NBA with my son.” Matt Barnes supported Lebron James and his family after the trolling of his son. Ever since Bronny announced for the draft, the nepotism debate grew like wildfire, and the 20-year-old was always in the spotlight. Being a dad to twins who are dreaming the same dream as James Jr., Barnes knows what the feeling is like. Even his ex-wife is all for supporting their children and their dreams unapologetically.
Last year’s class had 11 sons of current and former players who are regarded as top 50 prospects in their class, as per MaxPreps. When eligible, twins Carter and Isiah have the ability to be top of the class. That’s why their mother, Gloria Govan, initiated “nep babies” problems on her podcast. She brought up Deion Sanders as an example, “We were just talking about Deion Sanders, you know, kids and his sons and things like that, and how they’re receiving extra criticism beyond who they are, but primarily probably because of their dad in addition.”
This debate about Coach Prime’s son’s unfair treatment was a hot topic during the NFL draft. Shedeur Sanders was previously predicted as a top 5 pick but eventually fell to the 5th round as the 144th pick. Many believed the 23-year-old’s personality, like his father could be a reason. That’s why Gloria asked her sons to share their perspective. Because not only is Matt Barnes their father and Gilbert Arenas their uncle, their mom’s second marriage is also to another former NBA star, Derek Fisher.
It was Isiah who first spoke about his mental space with the name of family pressure. “Do it for yourself in a sense, like don’t go out there trying to like, obviously like you have to defend your last name like by all means necessary. That’s what I’ve like started to look at more, via Sportsing! podcast. “Like, people will shame you because of your parents.” A situation that Bronny faced when trolls questioned LeBron James’ decision to allegedly force his son into the NBA.
Matt Barnes’ other twin has another method to deal with outside noise. “I always tell myself they’re talking for a reason, like you know, like they wouldn’t be saying that if you were just anybody else. So you know, when someone says something about you know like when, like Gilbert, dad, Derek, I’m like, ‘Yeah, right what about it, bro?” The 16-year-old prefers answering with his skills.
“I’ll kill you even if my last name wasn’t what my last name is. You can’t guard me, I can guard you, it’s not even an issue.” So, Matt Barnes’ sons are ready to prove their worth with stats and not by their last name.
Matt Barnes’ twins would want to avoid Deion Sanders’ like fate
Recently, Isiah and Carter received their first D1 college offer from the University of South Dakota. In his freshman season, Carter scored 7.3 points, 1.2 rebounds, and 1.2 steals. This season? A strong 11.8 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game across 30 outings. But his brother, Isaiah, was slightly better.
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Overall, in his 59 appearances, the average has been a healthy 10.8 points per game. This season alone, it’s up from his career average. Because he is dropping 13.3 points, grabbing 6.3 boards, dishing out 2.8 assists, and 2.0 steals a night. They have plenty of time to improve and make a name for themselves when the draft season starts. But Shedeur did everything right and yet suffered a $40 million loss.
He was a top-three projected star that would have earned him a reported sum of $45 million. Instead, the Browns scooped him up at No. 144, slashing his rookie deal to just $4 million. A direct $40 million plus loss, according to Front Office Sports. So, all Matt Barnes’ sons can hope for is to keep their head down and strike when the iron is hot.
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