Even as the Golden State Warriors publicly discussed taking a step back from the “championship or bust” mentality that has defined them for the past decade, this team is never actually far from taking a big swing. According to a report by Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints, there is growing momentum toward the Warriors making a legitimate run at signing legendary forward LeBron James this offseason. In fact, Siegel reports that Steph Curry plans to meet with LeBron prior to the start of free agency.
“League sources telling us at ClutchPoints that the Warriors are very much open to pursuing LeBron James and they plan to do so this offseason in free agency,” Siegel said. “LeBron James, at the end of his career, he could still contribute a high level, we saw that in the playoffs. Pairing him with Stephen Curry is going to be something that the Warriors look to pursue over the next few weeks… It seemed very doubtful, it seemed low percentage, now it’s kind of questionable. Now there’s going to be some legs to this… That same source told us that Steph is planning on meeting and talking with LeBron about potentially joining the Warriors over the course of the next few weeks leading up to free agency.”
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This is far from the first time the Dubs have tried to bring LeBron to the Bay Area. The Warriors have consistently checked in with the Lakers about LeBron’s potential availability via trade over the past couple seasons, per reports. Two years ago it seemed obvious that James would finish his career with the Lakers, but the league-shattering blockbuster that brought Luke Dončić to Los Angeles significantly changed the dynamic. While LeBron still will likely have the best chance at receiving the most money from the Lakers,
The Warriors clearest path to signing James is with the non-taxpayer mid-level exception (worth roughly $15 million per season), which would still mark a 70% pay cut for LeBron. A sign-and-trade could be a different path to paying James more, but that would require Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, or Kristaps Porzingis heading out in the deal.
Butler’s exorbitant salary and…
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