Golden State Warriors BID FOR LEBRON JAMES to team up with RIVAL STEPH CURRY 👀 | NBA Today

Golden State Warriors BID FOR LEBRON JAMES to team up with RIVAL STEPH CURRY 👀 | NBA Today

We start our show with breaking news over a secretive 24-hour window prior to the trade deadline last Thursday the Golden State Warriors they made a bid for LeBron James in a move that would have paired him with longtime rival Steph Curry that’s what sources told are Adrien wowski and Ramona Shelbert we

Don’t typically start our show talking about trades that didn’t actually happen but this is different and it’s not just different because it’s LeBron James and Steph Curry why Brian well first off why did it take 24 hours for this to say no so if this was nothing like you know

There’s all kinds of trade conversations hey are you interested in moving so and so nope thanks for calling all right see it Allstar Weekend why it take 24 hours that’s number one that’s interesting number two it’s interesting why did Draymond Green know to reach out to Rich

Paul his agent why now we all saw LeBron with the Emojis and with the passive aggressive stuff like the Warriors saw that and the Warriors also had behind the scenes stuff why was Dr Mon green wasn’t acting alone why did Draymond Green go out with that knowledge just to

Just to test the waters now in talking to people in the LeBron side it was never close you know LeBron was a no on this and you know there’s a number of different reasons why it’s a no but I think that we can take something away

From this that that the fact that it was a conversation is relevant and I also think that the Lakers are in a stronger position today than before this happened I know that might be hard to exp why because um LeBron we had his option and he hasn’t declared why he’s going to

Pick it up yet we won’t even really talk about it the Lakers now know that LeBron had an opportunity to like pursue something and said no I want to be a Laker I want to be in La whether it took him 24 hours or 24 minutes he said no so

The Lakers now have that and it almost backs up the Lakers decision to not do anything at the trade deadline and it takes them into the draft where they have this bronny James situation which we’re not real sure on knowing that they’ve got LeBron having said yes and

And are almost kind of de facto recommitting to the franchise it feels like there there are layers to this that we are peeling back here perk oh it’s a few layers it’s a few layers and and listen let me ask let me ask y a question if they were willing to try to

Get LeBron James and go to St who are they trying to give up Clay oh oh they was trying to give up Clay they was trying to give up Clay unspoken thing that I’m just saying not not clay who’s going to have a statue in front of orca

Arena or chase Arena not that Clay Thompson we’re talking about Leon okay so my my point exactly so when we when we when I was bringing this up and I was saying that hey you know what it’s so Clay is not you know a guy that’s untouchable right when it comes to a

Certain player right it’s certain players around the league that they’ve been willing to trade Klay Thompson for that’s number one number two LeBron James he couldn’t have taken in right no way in hell he could go to Golden State his goat conver ation would be over when

It comes to him and Michael Jordan the Jordan fans would be smiling from ear to ear now do I ever want to see LeBron and Steph pair up yes but not under them circumstances there’s no way going to pair up this summer on T yeah that’s

Fine but I’m talking about the NB I’m talking about in the league competing for NBA championship but there’s nowhere in Hell LeBron James could have took that opportunity or said yes to that trade and went down to Golden State and ped up with Steph Curry to compete for a

Championship no way that was a lose lose situation I think the key thing here is that it’s 24 hours instead of a you know call hello goodbye and that means those Whispers that little tiny window of conversation at USA they could Reb reopen back up but overall my biggest

Takeaway here is more on the Golden State Side to me this implicitly said as Warriors we’re not enough I know we debate the dynasty all the time but if you have Draymond Green who by the way he probably would not make these calls by himself Steph had to be aware no way

Steph had to be aware of course you’re right absolutely Draymond also has the better relationship with Steph would say hey go ahead and make this call push this way see if this is possible we saw The Hourglass like is there an opening here this shows that Steph and Draymond

Are aware that they need more they need more star power and yes I see perk perking up because it means like is Clay a part of this we already heard within the last 48 hours that clay publicly said I’m willing to take a lesser role I think these pieces are all coming

Together it may not amount in a LeBron James but over the offseason it may change to some just let me let me frame something real quick there was no official offer so the Warriors could look in the eye and they could say we never offered Klay Thompson but

Obviously if you begin the process you have to know what you’re going to be willing to offer absolutely and it’s a business it’s a business and that’s the same thing I talked about months ago for as emotions getting your emotions out the way and making business decisions

What’s best for the organization and it goes the same way for Klay Thompson now he came out and said that he’s willing to take a lesser role I wasn’t under the impression that he was willing to take a lesser role because if he was then he actually would have took the contract

Extension that he was offered this past off season but then he had to play and realize why he needed to take a lesser role what do you think he does this summer I think it’s likely that he opts out of that contract not because he

Wants to leave the Lakers I do think he will eventually opt out of that contract to just give himself options most likely contract options with the Lakers we can sign back for multiple years but if you are an unrestricted free agent then things are going to give be brought to

You especially if you’re LeBron now several times when he was in Cleveland he was he opted out of deals and then just resigned with Cleveland because that was the best thing to do right and that’s probably what’s going to happen here and the way he said no to this and

The fact that the Lakers can pay him more money than anybody else by a lot all of that factors into him staying but I would be remiss not to say that he I do expect him to have options and I do expect as we’ve seen teams to try to

Come at him to try to pry him away right perk I ask you is the best path for LeBron James we know he cares about winning number five is it to stay in La it is and and look I understand right we throwing all this out oh can he go play

With Steph what about Philly what about going down there and play with big body Bronson in in in New York the Big Apple but put up what that would look like please what if what what if other players want to actually get to La and play with LeBron James right I would not

Be surprised matter of fact you mark this day down February the 14th 2024 I’m saying it right now do not be surprise if the Lakers go out and go get a young Superstar this off season I’m telling you this right now okay reporting live I’m Kendrick Perkins for ESP look I

Love since we’re talking about about February 14th what day is it it’s Valentine’s Day and we’re talking about options right and when you think about love this is where I see LeBron James and the Lakers they you know those heart-shaped candies uhhuh the ones that

Say be mine do you love me do you love me not this is what we’re sort of watching in a back and forth well you know front office Lakers do you love me and LeBron’s like do you love me not we see a committed relationship right now

For the first time that’s what you’re watching and I love that because now it’s not just okay will LeBron look elsewhere he’s actually demonstrating to ownership this is where I want to be now the back and forth amongst owners was interesting but now we see that there is

Love for LeBron James and I would sooner see someone join him than see him go elsewhere the first thing I thought about when I saw this story from Ramona and W was Draymond Green’s wedding two summers ago when they were all standing there holding the four if I had showed

LeBron this photo in 2018 or 2016 he’d have slap the phone out of my hand but I will say that that is fascinating and you know I would never rule out it entirely I know what perk says about his legacy I don’t think LeBron makes decisions based on his legacy but what I

Do know is that yeah come on perk he doesn’t care his legacy is it’s secure no no no no no we no no no no his legacy is cemented but we’re talking about the goat conversation that’s a that’s a that is so subjective though I don’t know

That anyone whoever I’m not what I’m saying is I’m not sure that winning a fifth ring is the most important thing to him okay being with his family being in Los Angeles his son Bryce is going to be a senior in high school next year those things matter and so

Like yeah he wants the Lakers to be the best they possibly can yeah I’m sure he loves the idea of of you know pairing up with those guys but I also think that winning a championship it’s important to him but it may not be the most important

Thing to him but Wendy we talk about all the subliminals that he’s been shooting out towards the lake in his frustration the the clock whatever the Emoji that was for them to do something not for him to leave no no no no I’m not saying that

Stay with me today okay I’m trying to be nice the my thing is is this right he’s shooting that out there why cuz he wanted to them to make a move for the team to do what get better so that he could have what a better opportunity of

Winning a championship it matters to that man I understand he could have signed in Philadelphia in 2018 the Lakers have a pathway this summer they didn’t move on from those picks now they have three tradable pi over the summer and so now they she’s backing you

Up perk yeah they they have more options this summer to get better mark it down Malik write it down February 14 2024 sources from perk I promise I didn’t plan this segue this way when we’re talking about what La could want and need But he

Kendrick Perkins, Brian Windhorst and Chiney Ogwumike join Malika Andrews on NBA Today to discuss the breaking news from Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne that the Golden State Warriors made an unsuccessful bid to trade with the Los Angeles Lakers to acquire LeBron James to play with longtime rival Steph Curry.

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