After spending their entire careers as NBA rivals, LeBron James and Steph Curry might actually join forces.
According to NBC Sports Warriors insider Monte Poole, James joining Golden State should not be dismissed.
“I know it seems crazy,” Poole and NBC Sports Bay Area were told by a well-connected source. “But there is at least curiosity on both sides. This wouldn’t even be a conversation five or six years ago, and it might not happen now, but there’s enough there that we shouldn’t ignore the possibility. It’s mostly up to LeBron.”
Poole noted that the general belief is James will remain in Los Angeles, playing alongside his son, Bronny James, but recent reports by Brett Siegel of Clutch Points suggest Curry plans to meet with LeBron during the offseason and recruit him to the Warriors.
Over the last half-decade, James has said multiple times that he enjoys playing alongside Curry. The King said playing with Curry during the 2024 Paris Olympics was everything he envisioned.
In Poole’s article, he noted Warriors owner Joe Lacob would welcome the pairing because he loves having stars on his team.
A year after Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson won their first title together in 2015, they met Kevin Durant and the Thunder in the 2016 Western Conference finals.
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The series ended up going seven games, with the Warriors edging OKC for the conference title.
The Warriors met LeBron and the Cavaliers in the Finals. Golden State, which led 3-1, fell in seven games.
Determined to win another title, Lacob and the Warriors signed Durant during the offseason. He led them to back-to-back championships and was selected as back-to-back Finals MVP.
Poole suggested that LeBron, Curry, Jimmy Butler and Green, one of LeBron’s best friends, could join forces for another NBA title run.
