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Lakers Mulling Bronny James Trade to 76ers, Reuniting LeBron

7/26/2026

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The Los Angeles Lakers are weighing a trade that could send Bronny James—2026-27 contract, no roster spot—to the Philadelphia 76ers, reuniting him with LeBron James.
The proposal would send Jarred Vanderbilt and Dalton Knecht to Milwaukee, Kevin Porter Jr. to Denver, and Cameron Johnson—owed $23 million—to Los Angeles.
Denver wants to trade Cameron Johnson before he becomes a 2027-free-agent, a move the Los Angeles Lakers—linked to Peyton Watson—prefer to keep.

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The Los Angeles Lakers are weighing a trade that could send Bronny James—2026-27 contract, no roster spot—to the Philadelphia 76ers, reuniting him with LeBron James.
The proposal would send Jarred Vanderbilt and Dalton Knecht to Milwaukee, Kevin Porter Jr. to Denver, and Cameron Johnson—owed $23 million—to Los Angeles.
Denver wants to trade Cameron Johnson before he becomes a 2027-free-agent, a move the Los Angeles Lakers—linked to Peyton Watson—prefer to keep.