Not so sure LeBron James will share team with his son Bronny in the NBA

LeBron James' desire to one day share the NBA court with his son, Bronny James, as teammates is no secret. However, for the young James, it is far from a certainty or an obligation.

On Saturday, before James reached the historic 40,000th point against the Denver Nuggets, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski shared details about the situation via super-agent Rich Paul, who will likely represent Bronny and will be a key player in the 2024 NBA Draft.

"One thing that won't be considered is the idea that he needs to play with LeBron James, be on the same team, play with him on the Lakers," Wojnarowski said. "As Rich Paul said, 'If it happened organically, LeBron would be more than excited to play with Bronny,' but - 'LeBron wants Bronny to be his own man.'"

Speculation about Bronny's future is nil at the moment, as he has not yet decided whether to make the jump to the NBA or stay another year at USC. According to Paul, he is still debating, and it has nothing to do with where he might go in the draft.

"Bronny James will be much less interested in how high he will be selected, but whether the right team is interested. The right developmental situation for him, maybe later in the first round," Wojnarowski said.

The final word on Bronny's NBA future makes sense. Bronny probably shouldn't be limited to where his father might be. Plus, if reuniting is something they both want, it would be much easier for LeBron, who can potentially become a free agent this summer, to go where Bronny is instead of waiting for the team he's on to land him in the draft.