Rumors that the Los Angeles Lakers will trade four-time NBA champion LeBron James have spread as the 20-time NBA All-Star enters the final seasons of his career

And while LeBron announced over the weekend that he was exercising his $52.6 million player option for the coming season, James’ agent Rich Paul told ESPN that the future Hall of Famer would be monitoring the team’s offseason moves before a decision is made to stay with the Lakers.

Bronny James sounds prepared to spend a long, hot summer ducking rumors, pleading ignorance on innuendo and concentrating on the work necessary to become a contributor during his second NBA season with the Lakers.