The Los Angeles Lakers and Bronny James took on the Dallas Mavericks in their Las Vegas NBA Summer League opener on Thursday night. It was the first matchup between the former USC Trojans guard and Mavericks No.

LeBron James has spent the past seven seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, but after he opted into his $52.6 million player option for 2025-26, there are questions about whether he’s eyeing another locale in the near future. The same goes for Bronny James, whose future is inevitably tied to his father’s ties with the Lakers too.