Insider: LeBron James announced the NBA Lakers would be signing two highly touted players.

his offseason and LeBron James is looming large over the franchise. He can technically be a free agent if he declines his player option.

 

Opting out doesn’t mean he’d leave Los Angeles, but it does put pressure on the team to nail the offseason. According to ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith, there are two specific moves that James might be pressuring the Lakers to make.

 

“LeBron James is trying to get the Los Angeles Lakers to draft Bronny James with a second-round pick,” Smith said on the May 13 episode of “The Stephen A. Smith Show.” “He’d also like for JJ Redick to be his next head coach. … Now, that doesn’t mean the Lakers want JJ Redick, it doesn’t mean they don’t. … But it’s all over the news about him being a candidate for the Lakers job.

 

 

 

 

Redick appears to be the frontrunner to get the Lakers head coaching job, but it’s less clear where Bronny James will end up. Los Angeles won’t likely use a first-round pick on the young guard but could consider using their second-round pick to add him in an effort to keep LeBron James happy.