For LeBron James, who is at the end of his career, there are two most important things at the moment, the first is to win another championship ring to further close the distance between himself and Michael Jordan, the "God of Basketball", and the second is to compete with his son.
James' 19-year-old eldest son, Bronny James, recently announced that he will be participating in the 2024 NBA draft, and coincidentally, James himself will become a free agent this summer. James said in an interview with The Athletic in 2022 that he wants to spend the last year of his career with his son, so will James' decision this summer depend on where his son goes?
If Bronny makes it to the NBA, then it could mean James leaving the Lakers. Because the Lakers still owe the New Orleans Pelicans a first-round pick (which was originally traded by Anthony Davis), the Pelicans can choose to cash in on that pick this year or delay it until 2025. If the Pelicans decide to get that pick this year, the Lakers will have to wait until the 57th pick in the draft to get a pick, which is almost certainly not going to get Bronny.
But now that the initiative is still in Bronny's hands, if he doesn't get the promise that the team will pick him, Bronny is likely to announce his withdrawal from this year's draft, and given that he has endorsement deals with brands such as Nike, Beats By Dre and PSD Underwear, he has the money and can certainly delay his NBA career for a year.