Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is clearly the biggest name in basketball today. He also happens to be one of Nike's biggest endorsers, and is the owner of one of the most popular shoe lines for the brand. This is why it comes as no surprise that James regularly gets to flex with some unreleased Nike pairs.

Recently, the four-time NBA champ flexed a new pair of unreleased Nike LeBron 18s, which are the kicks he is expected to sport this coming season (h/t Glenn Garner of DailyMail.com):

Father/son workout: LeBron James showed off a pair of his unreleased Nike LeBron 18s as he left the gym Friday with his oldest son Bronny, after they worked off their Thanksgiving dinner with a private basketball practice in Los Angeles

LeBron recently had a public workout with his son, Bronny James, and The King saw this as an opportunity to test drive Nike's latest addition to the highly-popular LeBron line. It is, of course, an excellent marketing move as well, as an informal coming out party for the fresh pair.

Oh, and in case you haven't seen the photos of the aforementioned workout, go ahead and check them out here. You might get surprised at just how much Bronny has grown, and how his resemblance to his father has become uncanny.

For his part, LeBron seems to be delighted with how his Lakers have been making moves in the offseason. While the defending champs have lost the likes of Rajon Rondo, Avery Bradley, Dwight Howard, and JaVale McGee to free agency, they were also able to bring in some big names in the addition of Dennis Schroder, Montrezl Harrell, and Marc Gasol.

The Lakers aren't messing around in the offseason, and James seems to approve of the steps they are taking towards their ultimate goal of defending the crown.