LeBron opted-in to his $52.6 million player option on Sunday. Bronny is still under contract for two more seasons with the Lakers, with a club option after that. And with his pops coming back to L.A., Bronny should be, too.

James will headline a Lakers summer league team that should have several intriguing prospects suiting up. Los Angeles selected Arkansas forward Adou Thiero with the No. 36 choice in the 2025 draft before agreeing to contracts with Villanova's Eric Dixon and North Carolina's RJ Davis as undrafted free agents.

The Lakers, after acquiring Luka Doncic from the Mavericks for Anthony Davis in a seismic midseason trade, earned the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference at 50-32 but lost to the Timberwolves 4-1 in the first round of the NBA playoffs.