While speaking to reporters at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Nevada, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry was asked to reveal his pitch to NBA legend LeBron James.
The Warriors want James to come to Golden State to play with Curry and Draymond Green.
Curry and James have talked in the last week about playing together, according to Anthony Slater of ESPN.
“The pitch is: Do you want to play good basketball and be around people that know how to play the game?” Curry said. “Hopefully raise our floor and our competitiveness this year. There’s good golf in the Bay. We’re an organization that’s been there. He knows that. That’s really self-explanatory. It’s a matter of where he sees himself fitting. At the end of the day, that’s up to him.”
James is an unrestricted free agent for the first time since the summer of 2018 when he left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer is expected to sign with the Warriors, Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers or Minnesota Timberwolves.
The 41-year-old James is close friends with Curry and Green. James and Green have the same agent, Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group, and Warriors head coach Steve Kerr coached James on Team USA in the summer of 2024.
Curry was on that team as well, which won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Most people around the NBA believe James will return to the Cavaliers for a third and final stint to close out his legendary basketball career at home, but until the four-time Finals MVP puts pen to paper, Curry and the Warriors still have a chance.
“I don’t have a percentage,” Curry said. “It’s kind of up to him. I feel like any place he calls and says I want to play there, you move mountains to make it happen.”
Curry and James have combined to win six MVPs, eight championships and five Finals MVPs. Curry is the greatest shooter of all time, while James is the best all-around player in NBA history. The two sports icons played well off each other in the Paris Olympics and the Warriors could compete for the championship next season with James, Curry and Green leading the way.
It will be fascinating to see where James is playing next season. The Warriors missed the playoffs last season, which is why they desperately need James to join them.
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