The management of the Golden State Warriors contacted that of the Los Angeles Lakers before the end of the NBA transfer period in order to study the possible arrival of LeBron James at the Warriors. The 39-year-old star has made it clear she is not interested despite the possibility of joining Stephen Curry.
Rivals in the Western Conference for a place in the play-offs, the Lakers and the Warriors almost found themselves last week at the heart of a totally crazy exchange involving LeBron James. According to information from the very knowledgeable Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPNGolden State contacted the management of the Californian franchise to study the feasibility of an agreement around the 39-year-old star.
Great rival of Stephen Curry and others Klay Thompson and Draymond Green during his years in Cleveland between 2014 and 2018, the ‘King’ notably played in four consecutive NBA finals against the Warriors. But if Golden State won three of the four duels against James’ Cavaliers, the franchise belonging to Joe Lacob experienced a failure this Tuesday.
James doesn’t want to leave the Lakers
Two days before the deadline for NBA transfers, last Thursday, Joe Lacob contacted his Lakers counterpart, Jeanie Buss after being advised by Draymond Green to try an approach for a frustrated LeBron James in Los Angeles.
The owner of the Lakers initially said that she had no intention of letting her star player slip away during the season. Out of politeness, Jeanie Buss nevertheless invited the leader of the Warriors to find out about the intentions of LeBron James via his famous agent, Rich Paul. Still according to ESPN, the boss of the Lakers does not want to block a dissatisfied player who does not want to stay on his team.
Good news for Lakers fans, Rich Paul confirmed to Joe Lacob that his client has no intention of joining Golden State this year. Despite the work of Draymond Green, also represented by the company Klutch Sports, to try to convince him, LeBron James will not sign with the Warriors this week. Nor will he leave the Lakers. A free agent this summer, ‘LBJ’ can choose to activate an option for an additional year.
Philadelphia also tried James
Before dismissing Golden State, the Lakers also refused advances from Philadelphia for LeBron James. Candidate for the title but only fifth in the East, the Sixers wanted to try their luck after a cryptic message from the best scorer in NBA history.
But when the general manager of Philadelphia contacted his counterpart in Los Angeles, the discussion ended when he was asked if Joel Embiid was available. The leader of the Sixers would also have suffered a refusal from Phoenix for Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal.
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2024-02-14 16:23:47
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