Lakers' Bronny Reacts To LeBron Rumors As Spurs And Mavs Join Speculation Game
DALLAS - LeBron James—certainly by virtue of his talent but also due to a celebrity image that he's cultivated—brings some of this on himself.
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Is the 40-year-old's time with the Los Angeles Lakers coming to an end, given that the future Hall of Famer just opted into his $52.6 million player option?
Which could mean leaving L.A. for a 23rd and final season playing elsewhere?
Maybe, so as the NBA Western Conference could be in store for a shakeup, it is perfectly natural for, say, the Dallas Mavericks and the San Antonio Spurs (and their fans and media) to explore.
And it's also perfectly natural for LeBron's own son—and Lakers teammate—to wonder, too.
First to the team-by-team fun...
Our Jonah Kubicek writes, "Building a mock trade to get James to Dallas is not that hard on paper, although there is little chance that the Mavs, even with Nico Harrison calling the shots, would agree to limit their future flexibility to add LeBron, especially not with Cooper Flagg in town.
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"That doesn't necessarily mean that the door is closed on bringing James to Dallas, although the Lakers would have to commit massive sums of money for very little return.''
OK, next, Kubicek takes us to San Antonio...
"Yes,'' he writes, "Spurs fans can dream about a scenario where Doncic returns to Texas, paring up with Victor Wembanyama in the Silver and Black. While the Spurs could save enough money to make him an offer, the chances of him agreeing to play for a third team seem low, and in order to do so, the Spurs would have to not give De'Aaron Fox the extension he has been clearly eager to sign since being traded in February.''
So... it's dreams and pipe dreams and guesses. But don't feel bad – Bronny doesn't seem to know any more than the rest of us.
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"One of my friends called me, talking about what I was gonna do, because they seen my dad, whatever... I didn't see it. He called me, I said, 'I have no idea what you're talking about,'" Bronny said of internet speculation fueled by Dad wearing a "Welcome Home'' hat while playing golf back in his native Ohio. "I don't really pay attention to that stuff. Yeah, there's a lot of stuff going around that I don't pay attention to."
But Bronny... your future might be tied to his. So...
"We don't really talk about much. When stuff like that does come up, he tells me not to pay attention to it, not to worry about it," Bronny said.
Related: Lakers Championship Coach Hired By Dallas Mavericks Amid Major Changes
Related: New Detail Emerges in San Antonio Spurs' Pursuit of Giannis Antetokounmpo
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 3, 2025, where it first appeared.
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