Stephen A.: LeBron playing with Steph Curry would have been a dream come true! | First Take

Stephen A.: LeBron playing with Steph Curry would have been a dream come true! | First Take

The Warriors made an unsuccessful bid to convince the Lakers in Lebron to consider a trade to pair him with longtime rival Stephan Curry sources told Adrien wood narowski and Ramona shelburn the warriors were eager to present a deal package to LA but neither the Lakers nor James were ultimately

Willing to explore a potential blockbuster trade an excerpt from wjen Ramona stor on.com reads bustle lakea the Lakers had no desire to trade James but that he would need to seek the answer on James State of Mind from his agent clutch Sports CEO wi ball sources

Said now as an owner bus has operated with the mindset that she wants her star players content with the franchise and instructed her thinking on referring Warriors leadership to James representation sources said okay Stephen A should LeBron have wanted to team up with Steph and the Warriors I’d say yes simply because

Steph clay Steph Curry I’m sorry is the greatest shooter God ever created and LeBron James having somebody like Steph Curry Curry to kick the ball to would have been absolutely fantastic now according to my sources because you know I’m not going to just sit up there and

Is as great and phenomenal as W is you know I’ve been covering the NBA for decades so I kind of know a few people um the story was absolutely true um it was certainly that the warriors were looking to pursue um and you know according to other sources Rich Paul

Killed that deal Rich Paul didn’t want that to happen that’s what I’m hearing In fairness to Rich Paul I haven’t spoken to him haven’t had time to speak to him this morning so I don’t know whether to confirm that or whatever and fness to Rich Paul we want to make sure

That we’re clear about that but obviously when you think about all the things that LeBron has going on tinsu town would be a lot better than San Francisco and I’m quite sure that no matter what Rich Paul may have wanted to do for people out there to say that rich

Paul basically killed it you have to take into consideration Rich Paul’s not going to kill a damn thing that LeBron doesn’t want him to kill so if it was killed by Rich Paul therefore it was killed by LeBron James having said all of that I think that highlights an issue

That we have to we can’t ignore any longer we have to wonder how happy LeBron James is with Lakers management and by Lakers management I’m thinking pinka more than Genie bus Genie bus is absolutely phenomenal everybody loves Genie we all know this but in the same breath if you’re LeBron James you’re

Looking at the team you’re wondering about what exactly is being done to position you for title contention and you’re looking at some things and and seeing what y’all are lacking and you’re wondering what or not that’s an ideal situation for you in LA in the end to answer the question again directly

However I would tell you LeBron James if there is one person on the planet he should want to play with it would be Steph Curry the greatest shooter God has ever created there’s nobody there is no there is nobody above Steph Curry and LeBron James being who he is and what he

Brings to the table having that brother to kick the ball to Lord have mercy it would have been special it was a nice dream it did not come true but the Warriors did attempt to make it happen WJ is absolutely right it happened it’s just that it it got nied I beg the

Differ on the shooting he I saw Bill Sharman he didn’t he might be on that what year what what year was that the 50s he was good I’m happy that LeBron veto this you know what he’s bounced around a lot he’s chased championships a lot this is good that he’s going to stay

In La the team you know last year got to a Conference Final he’s obviously got Antonio Davis who he brought in near him Anthony Davis who he brought in there himself he don’t want to bail out on him that’s not the right thing to do either they go chase another championship to me

Was not the right way to do it fix what’s what’s going on right now in La so I think he made the right move plus the fact he’s never going to leave La it’s his Billion Dollar Empire he loves Southern California his kid goes to USC

M i mean he’s not leaving La so I think it was the pipe team Anyway by The Warriors and probably a little active desperation but I’m glad LeBron said no and it sounds like it was a firm though you know he had no interest in let me

Give you a day to think about it sounds like he wanted nothing to do with it and good for him because he’s you went Cleveland Miami Cleveland La I mean now we’re going to go to Golden State to chase another championship I didn’t like

It so I’m fine with what he did good for him it made me laugh I thought this was hysterical this takes the concept of super team to another level even though both of these guys are well into their NBA careers uh better than a decade for

Steph and of course um two decades now for LeBron I I I couldn’t help but think for the moment if this were to happen whose team would it be right like that just and because of our job that PO in my head let’s stop no

It’s not no it’s not let me tell you why it’s no it’s not it’s interesting subject but it ain’t no question tell me you you go to Golden State there’s only one man and that’s Steph Curry even if LeBron went there correct Steph Curry there’s no one who would supersede Steph

Curry in the bay okay it’s hard to bring this guy up but in the context of the Warriors championships we have heard this debate when it comes to the time that Kevin Durant spent there yeah but Kevin Durant was seen no that that that that wasn’t that’s not accurate tell

Kevin Durant was seen as the better player copy but the team okay the Town was Steed okay Ste and and and I’ll give you the proper comparison I’m not talking about Alex rodrig but Jeter it was it was always j i I’m not trying to spread rumors or bring up Strife or beef

I know it was a long time ago but wasn’t there some talk that there were some issues with how Steph was treated versus KD because it was Steph’s team like that’s a real conversation if LeBron was there no what I’m saying is is that when you asked the question about whose team

It would be it was always Steph’s team and and it will always be Steph team as long as he’s there you might have I’m not questioning like Kevin Durant was clearly the better of the three Kevin Durant was better than Steph Curry Kevin Durant was better than Klay Thompson but

It was Steph’s team I got they got that’s all I’m talking about that in other words they move as Steph moves when you talk about the Golden State Warriors and what they prioritize making happy it was never KD it wouldn’t be LeBron if LeBron came there it would

Always be about Stu I mean it’s it’s so it’s so thick up in Golden State there was a moment last year when the team needed a couple of players to make an appearance on behalf of the team the players said we got to hear we we got to

Get the okay from 30 everyone understands it’s St they literally said the players the team the owner the the the the I’m talking the administration we need the players to make an appearance and the team said we got to get the okay from 30 it’s

Understood I get it and and and maybe on the One Hair there’s something to be said if LeBron were to be able to win a championship with another organization in terms of his history but I think at this point in his career there are so many other things that play into the

Basketball of it all and he is still a guy that guys want to play do you agree that he didn’t entertain it at all no I I I think I think it’s something first of all I don’t care who you are if somebody comes to you particularly if

You’re still great which LeBron is and they said how you feel about playing about with Steph and you know it’s a possibility you have to think about that you got to sleep on it you can’t just definitively say no and I and I show you but again Steph is so spectacular if you

Are great you believe it automatically gives you an opportunity because he’s so great okay and then you got if LeBron is g to sit up there and dismiss this I promise you it wasn’t for basketball reasons I promise you it was because your son’s at USC you got another son

That’s is about to go to college you’ve established yourself in Tinsel Town you got a lot of other interests that extend and expand far beyond that basketball and that’s why you do I promise you it wasn’t because of basketball reasons that LeBron James ain’t with Steph Curry

It’s not like they’re asking him to go to Miami and he’s got to get a cross country flight it’s it’s you it’s a 45 minute plane ride you you can still live in LA and go up there it’s not like that it’s not like that when the time away

From folks because you have to be committed to this that takes that gets taken into consideration yes you would have to go there but you still have to take a flight there you’re not around your family as much as you like you’re not coming home after games and chilling

With them and doing taco Tuesdays and all of this other stuff no that stuff kind of matters to somebody like LeBron James we understand and we respect it and I tell you he would have been hurting Anthony Davis he leaves Anthony Davis he brought Anthony Davis in

There he doesn’t owe he doesn’t owe Anthony Davis anything I think he he doesn’t owe Anthony Davis anything you’re going to do that to Anthony Davis do that to Anthony Davis bring him there to Anthony Davis EXC I wouldn’t be happy with that Anthony Davis is a phenomenal

Player a phenomenal star and I’m proud of him in the way that he has played this year he deserves all the Press I expected him to be out for at least 30 Games by now and the man Ain just compliment him come on but Anthony Davis

To be clear owes LeBron it ain’t the other way around they sort of they they both won a championship together join but since but since the championship has been won together Anthony Davis spent the next four years averaging 28 missed games a year LeBron James has been in

The thick of things LeBron James one would argue has easily carried the Los Angeles Lakers to relevancy over the last couple of years more so than Anthony Davis no he’s not old I disagree with that Anthony Davis is not oldow anything say’s old anything it’s just

Not the right thing to do the right thing to do you think he let LeBron down at all well he was injured I mean that’s a different scenario than just hey Anthony we’re not good enough I see you have a nice time I’m going to go play

With curry that’s a little weak that’s not weak to you that’s a little weak how about staying there well thank God he did he’s doing the right thing that’s what I said Thank good job there’s nothing wrong with staying in Southern California

Stephen A.: LeBron playing with Steph Curry would have been a dream come true! | First Take
Stephen A. Smith, Chris “Mad Dog” and Monica McNutt react to the news that the Golden State Warriors explored a potential blockbuster trade for LeBron James.
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0:00 Should LeBron have wanted to pair with Stephen Curry?
3:25 Mad Dog is happy LeBron vetoed playing with Curry
4:40 Monica McNutt’s thoughts on Warriors pursing LeBron
7:20 Do you think LeBron actually didn’t entertain the trade at all?
8:50 LeBron doesn’t owe Anthony Davis anything – Stephen A.

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