LeBron James' Agent Says There's No Package Deal With His Son, Bronny

The 2024 NBA Draft is just a week away. This year's edition will stretch from Wednesday, June 26 to Thursday, June 27 — one day for each round.

There's no clear-cut No. 1 pick, and due to his last name, the most talked about prospect this draft cycle has been Bronny James. Bronny, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, declared for the NBA Draft after a relatively quiet freshman season at USC in which he averaged 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.

However, he impressed at the NBA Draft Combine, and has slowly made his way into the second round of mock drafts.

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One of the reasons many have speculated the younger James would get drafted is because his father made it known that he wants to play with his son at the NBA level. Thus, it's led to the idea that drafting Bronny would also lead to LeBron signing with that franchise, essentially in a package deal.

That misconception has been shut down by Rich Paul, the agent to both players.

Paul spoke to ESPN on Wednesday, and revealed the latest on this proposed "package deal."

"LeBron is off this idea of having to play with Bronny," Paul said to ESPN. "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."

Paul also wanted to shut down one more misconception that LeBron would consider signing a minimum contract with the Suns if they drafted Bronny.

"LeBron is also not going to Phoenix for a minimum deal," Paul said. "We can squash that now."

The Suns and Lakers are the two teams that Bronny has had workouts with ahead of the draft cycle. They appear to be the favorites to land Bronny in this year's draft.

The Lakers have two picks in the draft — No. 17 and No. 55 — while the Suns have just one late first-round pick at No. 22. However, the Suns could easily purchase a second-round pick, while the Lakers could move up in the second round if need be.

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Paul has made it crystal clear, though, that Bronny and his father are not a package deal. So, if a team is drafting Bronny, they're doing it because they think he can be a contributor on their team — not because they're getting his father, too.