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The Golden State Warriors have been linked to LeBron James since the very beginning of free agency. The possibility of James teaming up with Steph Curry has been discussed for years.
A Warriors lineup featuring James would include Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis, Brandin Podziemski and Curry. James' agent, Rich Paul, believes that if the four-time NBA champion joined Golden State, it would be one of the toughest teams in the league to beat.
“If we’re talking strictly basketball, you don’t want to play them. You definitely don’t want to play them in a playoff series. You don’t want to get to the trade deadline and have little surface edges type of moves made. You talk about just basketball brilliance of mind and experience, production. It’s pretty tough, Max,” Paul said.
One concern surrounding the Warriors is the health of their core players. There was also a report that James would not join Golden State unless the team added another star in Anthony Davis.
“The Warriors now believe they are out of the LeBron James sweepstakes unless they trade for Anthony Davis, per Shams Charania. After making acquiring LeBron their top offseason priority, Golden State’s plans could soon be unraveling,” NBA reporter Evan Sidery wrote.
However, during the NBA Summer League, Jake Fischer of The Stein Line revealed that Golden State remains firmly in the mix.
“I do think the Warriors are still as involved as any team. I want to say that too. As much as the reunion with Cleveland and Miami would be storybook, this new all star team, traveling team USA kind of circus, high entertainment value thing that would exist is GS, is something that is still very much on the table,” Fischer said.
The Warriors are unlikely to remove themselves from the James sweepstakes until every possible avenue has been exhausted. As a veteran, James has consistently shown he values organizations that are willing to go all in to compete for a championship.
Golden State remains determined to pair Curry and James, believing the two future Hall of Famers would form one of the NBA's most dangerous duos. For now, James heading to the Bay Area remains a realistic possibility
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