The Los Angeles Lakers and Bronny James have agreed to a four-year, $7.9 million contract. According to The Athletic and Stadium's Shams Charania, the rookie contract includes a team option for the final year.
The deal keeps the son of Lakers star LeBron James with the team through the 2027-28 season. season.
James' son held a press conference to announce his joining the Lakers on Tuesday.
“There's definitely more pressure,” James said of the attention. “I've already seen things on social media and the internet and stuff like that maybe I don't deserve a chance. But I've dealt with these issues my whole life, so the pressure's no different than it was before, but there's definitely more pressure, but I can handle it.”
The signing of his brother James means the father-son duo will be on the same roster. Per Charania, LeBron agreed to a two-year, $104 million contract with the Lakers on Wednesday.
The Lakers selected the 19-year-old James with the 55th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft after he impressed scouts with his shooting drills at the 2024 NBA Scouting Combine.
The team had expected James to ask for a guaranteed contract, and his agent, Rich Paul, previously told TNT Sports and B/R's Chris Haynes that James “absolutely” would not sign a two-way contract.
James made his collegiate debut at USC in December after going into cardiac arrest in July and undergoing emergency heart surgery.
He appeared in 25 games for the Trojans as a nine-star player, averaging 4.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game.
James is expected to make his Lakers debut in Summer League, according to reporter Dan Woyk. Los Angeles Times. The first summer tournament will kick off on July 6 with the California Classic Summer League in Sacramento.
