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By Matthew Couden
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With the NBA offseason and free agency underway, the Los Angeles Lakers are among those in headlines, mostly due to recent free agency moves, rather than LeBron James making his anticipated future decision.
However, the signing news on Tuesday involved LeBron's son, Bronny James, and his future with the Lakers franchise. According to multiple sources, including Spotrac and Front Office Show's Keith Smith, Bronny's $2.3 million contract with the Lakers is now fully guaranteed.
That keeps Bronny in Los Angeles for the foreseeable future, as speculation continues about his father, and also about the type of player Bronny might become in the NBA.
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With the LeBron situation, there seems to be a handful of teams that were popping up in recent rumors, including James returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where he started his career, or joining forces with Stephen Curry on the Golden State Warriors.
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However, recent developments involving his son's contract update with the Lakers and the Warriors' Kristaps Porzingis decision may hint at LeBron remaining in Los Angeles.
According to Shams Charania via agent Jeff Schwartz of Excel Sports Management on Monday, the Warriors and Porzingis agreed to a "two-year, $40 million contract extension to return to the Golden State Warriors through 2027-28, with a player option in the second season."
That news hit after Charania's earlier report that Draymond Green, a longtime member of the Warriors and four-time champion with them, had declined his $27.7 million player option with the team so he could explore free agency.
Initially, rumors suggested a new superteam in Golden State, with the Warriors possibly acquiring LeBron's former Lakers teammate, Anthony Davis, to join LeBron and Curry. It remains a possibility, but the recent move with Bronny is intriguing, as his father had been a mentor for him as he developed his game between the Lakers and their G League squad.
Sports analysts and critics have questioned Bronny's ability to succeed in the NBA, especially playing in the shadow of his legendary father.
Last season, Bronny played in 42 games and started in one for the Lakers. He averaged 2.9 points, 1.2 assists, and 0.5 rebounds per game with a 40.9% field goal percentage in his 8.9 minutes per game.
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