Would LeBron stay in the NBA long enough to play with his younger son Bryce? 'I don't know. We'll see.'

Wednesday evening, LeBron James watched his eldest son Bronny score his first NBA pointssomething he did in Cleveland – an arena where young Bronny almost grew up in the early years of LeBron's career.

Would LeBron be willing to repeat the process and play with his younger son Bryce?

LeBron's former teammate Tristan Thompson brought up the idea a recent conversation with Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. When LeBron was in Cleveland, Fedor asked him about it.

“Oh shit,” LeBron said with a laugh… “Bryce is in his senior year. I don't know it. We'll see. We'll see. That would be pretty cool. It's all about my mind and then I'll see how my body reacts in the next few years.”

Will anyone really doubt that LeBron can do this if he wants to?

There are several layers to this. First, is Bryce an NBA prospect? Possibly, but he's not there yet, NBC Sports was told by a scout who saw Bryce play. The way it was put was that Bryce may have had a higher ceiling than Bronny, but he still has a long way to go to get there. Bryce is said to be 1.80 meters tall – ten centimeters taller than Bronny – and maybe not quite as tall, but he is also not as athletic as his older brother. Bryce has good shooting touch and the skills of a winger. But those skills are still pretty raw and need improvement – ESPN doesn't rank him among the top 100 players in the Class of 2025, and most services have him as a three-star recruit. The younger James reportedly has scholarship offers from Ohio State, USC and Duquesne.

Could LeBron's will get Bryce drafted even if he's not ready? Well, Bronny was drafted, and if he wasn't LeBron's son, he would still be in college, so it's not out of the question that Bryce develops his game enough.

Does LeBron want to play for a few more years? Physically he looks like he could do it. Entering this season at age 39, LeBron is averaging 21.2 points, 6.8 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game and shooting 38.5% on 3-pointers. No player works harder to take care of his body and mind than LeBron. That means we're in the first mile of this season's marathon, then there's the playoffs, and then there's a full season before Bryce could even be drafted. LeBron understandably doesn't sound like he wants to look that far into the future. It could happen, but until then, two NBA seasons is a lifetime.

But the seed is planted.