Rich Paul: LeBron James ‘Off Idea Of Having To Play With’ Bronny James

LeBron James and Bronny James appear to have reached a place where they are more interested in what is best for their individual careers at this point of time rather than becoming teammates in a suboptimal situation.

LeBron James could become a free agent this offseason, which has led to speculation that a team drafting Bronny could also acquire LeBron.

“LeBron is off this idea of having to play with Bronny,” Rich Paul told ESPN on Wednesday. “If he does, he does. But if he doesn’t, he doesn’t. There’s no deal made that it’s guaranteed that if the Lakers draft Bronny at 55, he [LeBron] will re-sign. If that was the case, I would force them to take him at 17. We don’t need leverage. The Lakers can draft Bronny, and LeBron doesn’t re-sign. LeBron is also not going to Phoenix for a minimum deal. We can squash that now.”