{"id":2043483,"date":"2026-07-14T21:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2043483"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:45:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:45:48","slug":"is-bronny-james-nba-future-tied-to-lebrons-not-necessarily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2043483","title":{"rendered":"Is Bronny James\u2019 NBA future tied to LeBron\u2019s? Not necessarily"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LeBron James will not be back<\/a> with the Los Angeles Lakers next season, the one guarantee we know about, wherever he decides to play next season.<\/p>\n

But Bronny James? He\u2019s still with the Lakers, and he isn\u2019t necessarily going anywhere.<\/p>\n

While LeBron and Bronny playing together as teammates was one of the more incredible storylines following the 2024 NBA Draft, assumptions that the father and son staying linked going forward are false, according to league sources who were granted anonymity to discuss front-office strategies.<\/p>\n

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LeBron\u2019s departure from the Lakers after eight seasons isn\u2019t viewed as anything related to Bronny\u2019s standing with the team. While anything can happen, the younger James, 21, is well-liked in the Lakers locker room and a respected worker who has improved greatly in his two years with the organization. He attended the Lakers\u2019 Las Vegas Summer League win Saturday night and is a part of their veteran minicamp that began Monday.<\/p>\n

LeBron and Bronny made NBA history by being the first father-and-son teammates in 2024 after the Lakers took the younger James 55th in the draft out of USC. Bronny spent most of his rookie season in the G League but did have a 17-point game against the Milwaukee Bucks.<\/p>\n

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Bronny appeared in 42 games with the Lakers last season, averaging 2.9 points and 1.2 assists on 40.9\/38.6\/85.7 shooting splits. He made an unexpected push into the Lakers\u2019 late-season rotation after injuries to Luka Don\u010di\u0107 and Austin Reaves and averaged 6.6 points over the team\u2019s final five games. He also played significant rotation minutes in Games 3 and 4 against the Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers beat the Rockets 4-2 in their best-of-seven series before losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the best feeling in the world,\u201d Bronny said of playing in the playoffs. \u201cI mean, in college, I didn\u2019t get to play in March, so that\u2019s something that\u2019s gonna irk me for the rest of my life. And I got to do it in the playoffs, and that\u2019s just the best feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Top 5 LeBron Lakers Moments<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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