Bronny James is a year away from joining his dad in the NBA here is how he is moving out of LeBron's shadow

The four-time NBA champion, four-time league MVP, and 19-time All-Star is officially the NBA's all-time scoring champion, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's points record in February 2023.

He is the player most often mentioned along with Michael Jordan in the debate over NBA GOAT.

LeBron is one of the first athletes to become a billionaire. In addition to his growing off-court ventures, he has made $432 million during his 20-year NBA career. He also signed a two-year, $97 million extension with the Lakers, which will give him $141 million over the next three years and make him the highest-earning player in the history of the NBA.

Bronny is reportedly considering three different Division I programs — all sponsored by Nike, of course — for his collegiate basketball career: 1) USC, which is close to his LA home, friends, and family; 2) Ohio State, Akron-native LeBron's favorite school; and 3) Oregon, which has the strongest ties to Nike, with CEO Phil Knight a major booster.

While a dark horse school could still emerge, Duke is not on the list, even though they had long been considered a favorite to land Bronny James due to LeBron James' admiration of famed coach Mike Krzyzewski. In 2018, LeBron defended Coach K from criticism with a social media comment that read: "Love Coach K! The absolute BEST! Hope he's still at the helm when my boy comes up."

Unfortunately for Duke, though, Krzyzewski retired after the 2021-22 season, and the currently unranked Blue Devils no longer appear to be candidates.

"I need to be on the floor with my boy, I got to be on the floor with Bronny," James told ESPN. "Either in the same uniform or a matchup against him. I don't mean like [guarding one another all game] — because he's a point guard and I'm a, at this point now I'm playing center or whatever the team needs from me. But I would love to do the whole Ken Griffey Sr. and Jr. thing. That would be ideal for sure."

The game brought the families full-circle as LeBron and Melo were drafted in the same year and later played together for Team USA and the Lakers. While Anthony is a free agent, he was still hoping to play during the 2022-23 season, making him the only player from that legendary draft still active in the NBA.

The James Gang won the game.

The cover echoed the famous "Chosen One" cover of a high school-aged LeBron, as seen on the shirt he is wearing.

Recent rules changes allow high school and college athletes to be paid for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) without losing NCAA eligibility. Bronny already has a deal with Nike. LeBron signed with Nike after graduating from high school and now even has a building named after him on their Beaverton, Oregon campus.