New Bronny James Trade Rumors on Lakers Future After LeBron Joins 76ers on 2-Year Contract - Bleacher Report

What the report says

Bleacher Report, citing reporting from ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne, said Bronny James is not currently expected to follow LeBron James to the Philadelphia 76ers after the elder James agreed to a two-year contract with Philadelphia. Shelburne reported that agent Rich Paul characterized father and son as separate cases rather than a bundled move, and said there was no plan in place for Bronny to join the Sixers.

The report follows earlier coverage from The Athletic’s Dan Woike, who wrote before LeBron’s decision that it was wrong to assume the two Jameses would remain tied together professionally. Woike also reported that Bronny is well regarded inside the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room. Bleacher Report also cited Front Office Sports’ Alex Schiffer, who reported that some teams pursuing LeBron had discussed the possibility of acquiring Bronny if LeBron chose them, though the article said it was not known whether Philadelphia was among those teams.

Bronny, 21, remains with the Lakers in the scenario described by Bleacher Report. The article said he played in half of Los Angeles’ games last season and averaged 2.9 points, while receiving more meaningful time late in the season because of injuries to Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves. It also noted that he appeared in the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Houston Rockets.

The development matters because Bronny’s NBA future has been closely linked to his father’s unprecedented late-career moves. Bleacher Report framed a separate path in Los Angeles as potentially useful for Bronny’s development and for evaluating him as an independent NBA prospect rather than solely through his connection to LeBron.