Bronny James is declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski. James will also enter the NCAA's transfer portal to maintain his eligibility and keep his options open.

It was previously reported that LeBron James' eldest son was entering the transfer portal, but now Bronny's full plan has come to light. 

"The pre-draft plan will be for James to meet with targeted teams for workouts and interviews prior to the June 16 deadline to stay in the draft and find out whether there's a potential developmental situation -- regardless of draft position -- that would make sense for him to stay in the draft," writes Wojnarowski.

If Bronny returns to college, Duke, Ohio State, UCLA, Xavier, and Rutgers are reportedly the favorites to land him.

Duke, who will have the No.1 overall high-school recruit in Cooper Flagg and Khaman Maluach, might have the upper hand in landing James Jr. after having some sort of history with the elder James. He has mentioned in the past his admiration for the ‘brotherhood’ culture of the Blue Devils as well as former Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, who was also James’ coach in Team USA. 

James Jr. staying home in LA to play with UCLA would be an obvious choice, while Ohio State and Xavier would make sense as well considering the elder James’ childhood roots.

Rutgers on the other hand, will likely use playing time as their main pitch to try and land the younger James to pair him with blue-chip recruits in Airious Bailey (HS no.2 recruit) and Dylan Harper (HS no.3 recruit).

Consequently, this decision by the younger James will likely have a huge impact on the number of years his father would still play as his career winds down to a close. The elder James has expressed his desire to play with his son at some point in the NBA -- perhaps we'll see them share the court next season.