zach bacharContributor IMarch 1, 2024
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Draymond Green thinks that the Golden State Warriors would have won the NBA Finals if the front workplace traded for super star LeBron James.
In a look on the 7PM in Brooklyn podcast, Green declared that the Warriors would be champs in they had the ability to obtain the NBA's all-time leading scorer.
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ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported on Feb. 14 that Golden State tried to trade for James ahead of the Feb. 8 due date, although the front workplace's quote was not successful.
Per Wojnarowski and Shelburne, Lakers owner Jeanie Buss informed Warriors owner Joe Lacob that Los Angeles had “no desire” to trade James. While the 39-year-old might look for a modification of surroundings in the future, his remarks after the due date made it clear that he's completely content in the purple and gold in the meantime.
“I am a Laker and I'm pleased and been really delighted being a Laker the last 6 years and ideally it remains that method,” James stated on Feb. 18, by means of ESPN's Dave McMenamin. “But I do not have the response to the length of time it is or which uniform I'll remain in. Ideally [it] is with the Lakers. It's an excellent company, numerous greats. We'll see.”
The prospective pairing of Stephen Curry and James would represent 2 of the NBA's all-time greats collaborating, as the set of MVPs taken on in the NBA Finals on 4 different celebrations throughout the previous years.
A smash hit trade in between the 2 companies might not happen anytime quickly, as both groups have actually succeeded after having a hard time prior to the trade due date. The Warriors have actually won 12 of their previous 15 video games, while the Lakers own a record of 7-3 in their previous 10 contests.
James has actually stayed among the league's finest gamers in the 2023-24 season, balancing 25.2 points and 7.9 helps per video game on 52.6/ 40.8/ 73.6 shooting divides.
