Warriors ‘legitimately interested’ in adding LeBron James to their veteran core, per report

In today’s Dub Hub:

As the NBA Finals inch closer to an end, the NBA offseason is beginning to heat up, and rumors are already swirling around the league. The Golden State Warriors are among the teams consistently finding themselves in the middle of the speculation, particularly regarding their reported interest in Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.

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According to Marc Stein of The Stein Line, the Warriors remain “legitimately interested” in adding James to their veteran core of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler, and Draymond Green.

Via The Stein Line:

Staying with the Lakers is widely believed to be his preferred choice because he is so entrenched in Los Angeles now after eight seasons with the purple and gold. Yet league sources maintain that Golden State remains legitimately interested in adding LeBron to their Stephen Curry/Jimmy Butler/Draymond Green core coached by Steve Kerr … with the pitch presumed to include the idea that LeBron could commute from Los Angeles to some TBD degree without having to move his family.

While James joining the Warriors may not carry quite the same weight it would have five or 10 years ago, there’s no denying that a Curry-James partnership would still captivate the basketball world. Warriors fans got a glimpse of that during the 2024 Paris Olympics, where the two superstars thrived together under the guidance of head coach Steve Kerr. The chemistry was undeniable, leaving many to wonder what it might look like over the course of an 82-game season.

Of course, adding James would do little to address the Warriors’ need to get younger. Even so, the 41-year-old remains one of the league’s most productive players, averaging 20.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 7.2 assists this past season in what some considered to be a reduced role with the Lakers. He also appeared in 60 regular-season games, and while his 33.2 minutes per game marked the lowest average of his career, his 1,989 total minutes played would have ranked second on the Warriors behind only Brandin Podziemski.

Whether this latest report ultimately leads anywhere remains to be seen. But if Golden State is…

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Publish date : 2026-06-10 19:46:00

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