Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has made it clear for years that he wants to play with his son Bronny in the NBA, although over time he has started to soften that stance.
After suffering a health issue last summer, Bronny’s first season at USC did not go as many had hoped or expected. While he has not yet made a decision regarding his return to school or his candidacy for the 2024 NBA Draft, LeBron recently said the decision was up to Bronny. LeBron also recently criticized media coverage of Bronny while fake drafts fall.
Regardless, the dream of James playing with his oldest son in the NBA still exists. According to their agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports, LeBron hopes this will happen organically and won’t need to fight his way to a team to make it happen, via ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski:
“I don’t value a young player entering the lottery as much as getting him to the right team in the right developmental situation,” the agent for James’ father, LeBron James, told ESPN on Saturday.
Plus, Paul said, the right team doesn’t necessarily equate to Bronny James landing on a roster with his father — although LeBron James would be “head over heels if it were to happen organically,” Paul added.
“LeBron wants Bronny to be his own man,” Paul told ESPN.
Given LeBron’s comments about playing with Bronny, it’s entirely possible that a team selects him in order to sign the Lakers star, who can become a free agent if he chooses this offseason.
Recent reports indicate that LeBron is heads to return to Lakers this offseason though, so this scenario will definitely be worth monitoring ahead of the draft and free agency if Bronny declares after finishing his season at USC.
The Lakers could recruit Bronny to satisfy LeBron James
One way for the Lakers to keep LeBron James on the team is to recruit Bronny themselves, and reports indicate This is something that is being studied..
The Lakers own the LA Clippers’ 2024 second-round pick and could use it to take Bronny. If Bronny made the Lakers roster, LeBron would surely be willing to stay home and play alongside his son while chasing another championship in the purple and gold.
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