The deadline is over, and the decision has been made! Bronny James, son of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, has chosen to give up on his college eligibility, confirming that he will take his chances with the upcoming NBA draft. The decision was announced by LeBron’s agent Rich Paul, who stated that Bronny’s a “really good prospect who has a lot of room for growth”. With LeBron having stated earlier that he would like to play alongside his son before considering retirement, rumors have started swirling that the Lakers themselves will choose to welcome Bronny into their fold. However, Rich Paul’s recent statements cast a new level of doubt into these speculations.
A few hours ago, renowned American sportscaster Dan Patrick released another episode of his long running show. For him, this pattern of updates around Bronny’s life felt like Rich Paul & LeBron James were hellbent on placing Bronny James in a team of their choice. He said, “They’re letting teams know as if they have the power here, they’re in control.” While Patrick speculates that the obvious choice is going to be the Lakers, he claims that LeBron would want his son to be with the Lakers. He proceeded to speak about Rich Paul’s recent interview that gave the league clarity on Senior James’ contract situation.
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Very nonchalantly, Paul stated in a recent interview that LeBron is a free agent. This took many by surprise. With this in mind, Patrick said, “Rich Paul slipped maybe it was on purpose that LeBron is a free agent now and that I think uh brought a little attention there to uh a situation”.
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However, Patrick believes that this is a “mere formality” and claimed that LeBron is going to opt back in and his new contract.
Till now, LeBron James has not given any indication that he wishes to depart from the Lakers. At the same time, however, he has not confirmed that he will continue to stay with the franchise. Exactly two months ago, after the Lakers’ elimination, when he was asked if he had just played his final game with the team, the player replied with a smile, “I’m not going to answer that”. Even after his slipup during the interview with Chris Haynes and others, Rich Paul continued to maintain “I don’t know what he’s gonna do. We gonna do what we do every year. We gonna evaluate the situation and we gonna make the best decision”.
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Even if LeBron becomes a free agent, it is not a guarantee that he would not choose to return to the Lakers. However, anything can happen during the NBA draft, and Bronny James could be picked up by any other franchise. Therefore, the NBA All-Time Leading Scorer may just be looking out to keep his options open.
This is a developing story.
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