Bronny James Remains Coy on Father LeBron James’ Future with Lakers

Bronny James is set to play a bigger role for the Los Angeles Lakers as father LeBron James inches towards retirement.


Bronny James Remains Coy on Father LeBron James’ Future with Lakers

Bronny James and father LeBron James (Image via FirstSportz)

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Another season in, and LeBron James is again using all his chips to push the Los Angeles Lakers to build a roster so that he can fight for another title. Time is running out on his illustrious career, and he is hoping to leave the team in good shape so that his son, Bronny James, can also call himself a champion.

So far, the Lakers have dipped into the draft and free agency to bring in players. Two of those signings are to add wing depth after they lost veteran 3-and-D, Dorian Finney-Smith, to the Houston Rockets. Both are young players on cheap contracts, making it sensible for the cap-strapped team.

Their needs at center remained, and after long discussions with a plethora of players, the Lakers finally signed Deandre Ayton. The former 1st overall pick may not be the center they initially wanted, but is cheaper on the pocket, and could fulfill his potential.

Despite all this, James’ stance on possibly seeking a trade has not softened. Somewhere, he knows that this team is not equipped to fight for titles. Reporters, believing they could coax something out of his son, Bronny James, asked the most important question.

There’s a lot of stuff going around that I don’t really pay attention to.

Bronny James said

The 20-year-old was coy and deflected the question. It seems he does not want to get dragged into any conversations surrounding his father, as it is something that is being dealt with by the top brass as well as his father’s agent.

Bronny James clarifies he does not talk about Lakers at home

Even though he tried to be tight-lipped about any conversations about his father’s future, a reporter asked Bronny James if he had had any conversations about the state of the Lakers roster. To this, the sophomore said:

Bronny James does not discuss team matters with LeBron James at home
Bronny James does not discuss team matters with LeBron James at home (Image via Open Source/X)

We don’t really talk about it much. When stuff like that does come up he just tells me to not worry about it.

Bronny James said

The USC star continued to say that his father, LeBron James, always tells him not to worry about things that do not pertain to him. Rather, he wants his son to be focused on his own career and where he needs to work on to help the team.

It seems the 20-year-old wants to avoid all conversations about his father’s future with the Los Angeles Lakers and rather focus on the upcoming Summer League games. How those games and the upcoming season go will define his future in this league.

Bronny James dunking from distance stuns Dalton Knecht

Bronny James answered these questions during practices at the Los Angeles Lakers’ facilities. He, along with his teammates, is preparing for the Summer League games. There are several new faces in the building, and they have to gel if they want to win.

James Jr. did not have a good first go at last year’s Summer League. He would want to do better this year and prove that he belongs in the NBA. After working out in the summer, he went into practice and threw down a dunk after taking flight from a distance.

The difficulty of this dunk stunned his teammate, Dalton Knecht, who threw up both arms over his head. It might be just banter for the cameras, but if the two are getting along better than they did last season, the Lakers should have a good run at the Summer League games this season.

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