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With the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0and\u00a0Golden State Warriors\u00a0failing to make it past the first round of the NBA playoffs, changes could be on the horizon for both teams. In a \u201cweird\u201d proposed deal from Andy Bailey of Bleacher Report, the Warriors would switch things up in a big way. The proposed trade would pair\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0with\u00a0Stephen Curry, forming a duo of arguably the two best players of this generation.<\/p>\n

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The full deal sends the Warriors\u00a0Jarred Vanderbilt\u00a0and James. In return, the Lakers would receive\u00a0Chris Paul,\u00a0Andrew Wiggins,\u00a0Jonathan Kuminga, a 2026 first-round pick, a 2028 first-round pick and a 2029 first-round pick swap<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe foundation of this deal at least makes sense. The Lakers could kick off a rebuild with more high-upside draft assets (given the ages of Stephen Curry and LeBron) and at least one young player with star potential.<\/p>\n

\u201cMeanwhile, Golden State would have the two faces of this generation in the same lineup. Both are past their primes, but they played at an All-NBA level this season,\u201d\u00a0Bailey wrote\u00a0in his April 30 column exploring offseason trades for the Lakers. \u201cIt\u2019s not hard to see how their games would mesh, especially if LeBron keeps shooting like he did in 2023-24, when he made a career-high 41.0 percent of his threes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

While the Warriors would be moving a young talent in Kuminga and two first-round picks plus a first-round pick swap, Bailey wrote that despite their title window being short if they made this move, the Warriors could win a title if they both played how they did in the 2023-24 season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough the Warriors\u2019 potential contention window wouldn\u2019t be open for long, it\u2019d be wide open if both James and Curry played like they did in 2023-24,\u201d Bailey wrote.<\/p>\n

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Warriors Attempted to Trade for LeBron James<\/h2>\n

The Golden State Warriors attempted to pair James and Curry together during the trade deadline, but the Los Angeles Lakers didn\u2019t have any interest in trading the all-time leading scorer.<\/p>\n

According to Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, James or the Lakers didn\u2019t want to explore a potential blockbuster trade during the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Warriors were eager to present a package deal to L.A., but neither the Lakers nor James were willing to explore a potential blockbuster,\u201d\u00a0Shelburne wrote\u00a0on February 14. \u201cEven at 39 years old, James is still playing at an All-NBA level that stirred the Warriors\u2019 imagination about his ability to extend the window of the franchise\u2019s fading dynasty.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the report came out from ESPN, James was asked if he heard about the trade rumors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt [the trade talks] didn\u2019t go far at all,\u201d James said on\u00a0TNT\u2019s \u201cInside the NBA\u201d broadcast.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cI actually heard about it when everybody else heard about it. Obviously, you know, Charles [Barkley] has been in the league, Kenny [Smith] has been in the league, Shaq has been in the league\u2026 and sometimes, there\u2019s conversations that happen behind closed doors that you don\u2019t even know about.\u201d<\/p>\n

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How James Would Help the Warriors<\/h2>\n

James will turn 40 in December of the 2024-25 season, but his production hasn\u2019t slowed down. In his age-39 season, the 20-time All-Star averaged 25.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 8.3 assists. James also shot an impressive 54.0% from the field and 41.0% from three-point range.<\/p>\n

Joining the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, James has averaged at least 25 points in each season. However, this was the first time in his career that he ever shot over 40.6% from three-point range.<\/p>\n

Curry averaged 26.4 points per game for the Golden State Warriors this season. His 4.5 rebounds were the lowest of his career since 2012-13 and his 5.1 assists were the lowest in his career. However, he still shot over 40.0% from three-point range on 11.8 attempts per game.<\/p>\n

Pairing James and Curry would bring excitement and should help improve a Warriors team that finished 10th in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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