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Now that LeBron is heading to Philly, should Bronny James follow his pops?? Devean George tells TMZ Sports he's against the idea ... 'cause now's the time to see what the young hooper can do on his own. We caught up with the three-peat Lakers alum this week -- prior to the King's shocking 76ers announcement -- and asked about the Bronny situation with No. 23 no longer on the squad. He said if the Lakers really feel like Bronny is an asset, they should prove it by putting him out on the court. "I think it's a good situation for him," George said. "I think he needs to space away from his dad, my opinion. Let him do his own thing. Okay, he got here -- what can you do?"
Ramona Shelburne: As for the impact of LeBron James’ decision on his son Bronny James, Rich Paul, the agent for both tells ESPN that "they are not a package deal" and there's no current plan or request for Bronny Janes to join his father in Philly. Bronny James recently had his contract guaranteed by the Lakers, whose staff has a fondness for him, according to sources.
The Sixers will need to waive a player on a non-guaranteed salary before signing James. Although they have an open roster spot, signing James would put them above the $209 million first apron hard cap. The most straightforward path is waiving either Dalen Terry, who is non-guaranteed, or Jabari Walker, who has a $250,000 partial guarantee. They could also acquire Bronny James with one of their trade exceptions, but they would need to waive the other of Terry and Walker to create the apron space for him.
LeBron James has kept his cards so close to the vest, that not even his own son seems to know where he will go. The elder James remains a free agent as a handful of prominent NBA teams continue to vie for his services this summer, and it's unclear when a decision might come. His oldest son, Bronny, recently was approached on the street by Instagram creator biggy22x, who first asked James to share a message to the youth before then asking the pressing question Warriors fans wants to know: Is his dad going to Golden State? "Man, I don't know where he's going," Bronny said laughing. "That would be crazy if he did."
Khobi Price: What I want to make clear is that the Lakers are more than happy to keep Bronny James. Like they've they've drafted him in the second round two years ago. They developed him. They're a fan of him. They're he has a lot of people who like him within the building so it's not going to be one of those situations where ‘oh yeah, they're just going to send Bronny to wherever LeBron goes.’ Like, it would take something real for the Lakers to want to trade him. Outside of Bronny, I would look at Dalton Knecht and Jaden Hardy as guys who are more likely to be moved just because of their contract situations. Jaden Hardy has a team option for 2027-28. Dalton Knecht has another also a team option for the following season.
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Dave McMenamin: LeBron James discusses the family aspect of his decision with Rich Kleiman: “I have a 22-year-old son who is now a former teammate of mine … which is hilarious”
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.
Multiple front office sources from teams in the mix for James said they have discussed acquiring Bronny James should his father pick their team. “We wouldn’t be doing our jobs if we didn’t discuss it,” one Western Conference executive told FOS.
Jonathan Gotschall, the former Caroline’s Cupcakes owner whose bakery drew national attention in 2014 for calling James’ return to Cleveland, is now floating another wild rumor. In a post from POKÉ Fresh Ohio, which he now owns, Gotschall claimed James is not only coming back to Cleveland but also bringing son Bronny James and Draymond Green with him. “Hey guys. I’ve got it on good authority that not only is LeBron coming back to Cleveland, but he’s bringing Bronny and Draymond with him!” Gotschall wrote. “If you don’t believe me, you can Google ‘Caroline’s Cupcakes + LeBron’ to check my credentials. This ain’t my first rodeo. IYKYK.”
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"Did you play with Cooper in the summer? Were you in those practices with USA Basketball?" LeBron James: "Yeah, he was on the development team, on the select team we call them. Yeah, and he played extremely well, man. I've been watching Cooper for a few years because my son played AAU basketball on the Nike EYBL circuit. Bronny, so we would be in tournaments either in Peach Jam in Georgia or Kansas City or Dallas or Indianapolis and Cooper, unlike a lot of kids, he played for his team out of Maine. A lot of these kids are going to be recruited, but him and his brother and a bunch of those guys they grew up with played on, I think they were called Maine Select or something like that, but he made them competitive versus teams that were stacking teams. I thought that was super cool because that was how I was. I played for the Northeast Ohio Shooting Stars. Me and my guys grew up playing together and having to play all the best teams in the country. I just thought that was super cool, but he's a big-time talent."
92.3 The Fan: "It's being reported, not by me, but it makes sense and I had past conversations that would align with this, that if LeBron came here, there would be interest in Bronny. I'm more looking at what the Cavs do or how they move on from (Dennis Schroder and Max Strus) more so than I am what big move can they make beside LeBron." 🚨 @joevardon w/ @RuiterWrongFAN and @LanceReisland on the #Cavs positioning for LeBron James
Theo Pinson: I’m going to say this respectfully as I can. Don’t get the situations I was in fucked up. A lot of people look at the numbers and shit and think you can do what I did and you are sadly mistaken. Bronny can play but I’m speaking for the guys that don’t have that opportunity.
