LeBron James’ Current Plan For Playing With Bronny

LeBron James is set to become a free agent this summer.

Because it is unclear whether he will return to the Los Angeles Lakers or choose to take his talents elsewhere, the future Hall of Famer is wielding a lot of power right now.

In the past, LeBron has made it clear that he hopes to play at least one year in the NBA with his eldest son, Bronny.

This week ESPN NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski revealed how that will ultimately iNFLuence LeBron’s decision-making over the next few months.

“In my conversations with Rich Paul, who obviously represents LeBron James but will also represent Bronny James, is that the idea of them playing together is not a priority; it’s not foremost, at least any longer, in LeBron James’ mind,” Wojnarowski said on NBA Today.

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“Rich Paul’s goal here in the pre-draft process for Bronny James is to see if there’s the right developmental system, organization, a place that can take a young player like Bronny James, who went five months without playing after his heart episode certainly limited him in his season at USC. If he does go in the draft, he very likely would spend next year in the G League.”

Paul then reiterated to Wojnarowski that while LeBron obviously still wants to play with Bronny, it isn’t the highest priority item weighing on the equation.

“What Rich Paul said was, if organically somehow they ended up together, that would be great,” Wojnarowski continued.

“But you look at the Lakers’ draft assets, No. 17, that’s a really important pick for the Lakers probably to use in a big trade. You’re not gonna use it on Bronny James at 17. And then they have No. 55. He could very well be gone by then.”

This is shaping up to be a very interesting summer for the entire James family. Where will LeBron and Bronny ultimately be playing come next season? Time will tell.

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