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Free agency begins this week, and the rumor mill is already ridiculous. Here are five things I’m hearing around the NBA:
1. The Warriors want LeBron and AD
There’s a moment in every aging franchise when the studio starts adding famous old faces to the poster and nostalgia starts doing all of the work. That is, apparently, the offseason plan for the Golden State Warriors.
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The Warriors are attempting to trade for Wizards big Anthony Davis and then sign Lakers free agent forward LeBron James, according to multiple league sources.
A trade for Davis would have to include Jimmy Butler, who is on an expiring $57 million contract while recovering from a torn ACL. The Warriors would also have to include draft capital — they have two future firsts and four first-round swaps to work with in any deal.
Sources say the Warriors hope adding Davis would help lure LeBron from Los Angeles to the Bay Area once free agency officially opens on June 30. The pitch would be simple: reunite with AD, team up with Steph Curry and Draymond Green, play for Steve Kerr, and chase one more championship with a roster of legends.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reported last week that the Lakers have not made an offer to LeBron yet. Free agency begins this week, so if LeBron wants to keep playing, he may need to do it on a new team for the mid-level exception, worth a little over $15 million. But Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul said “10 to 12 teams” have checked in about adding LeBron this summer, so sign-and-trade options could also emerge.
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The Warriors would certainly have appeal. LeBron won gold with Curry, Davis, and Kerr in 2024 with Team USA, and the basketball fit was obvious. LeBron said his pairing with Curry felt effortless because they “play basketball the right way.”
So the Warriors are trying to form the NBA’s Expendables with a cast of legends joining forces for one last mission to win one last ring.
But there is real doubt they can pull it off.
Washington has signaled an intention to keep Davis after re-signing Trae Young to a four-year, $212 million extension. “He wants to be here. We want him here,”…
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Author : Kevin O'Connor
Publish date : 2026-06-29 01:38:00
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