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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had a sassy response when asked about missing all nine of his three-point attempts against the Jazz.<\/p>\n
Will LeBron James actually get traded in year 22?<\/strong><\/p>\n On the December 10 episode of ESPN\u2019s First Take, Kendrick Perkins \u2014 a former teammate of James on the Cavaliers \u2014 reported that the Lakers would \u201centertain\u201d the idea of trading the superstar if he asked out ahead of the February 6 trade deadline.<\/p>\n \u201cMy sources tell me that if LeBron James at any point comes out and says that he wants to be traded or he wants to entertain it, they\u2019re going to entertain it,\u201d Perkins said. \u201cIt ain\u2019t no holding him back.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cLast year, Rick Paul stopped it [a trade to the Warriors]\u2026 When Golden State called asking about LeBron, Rich Paul, his agent, silenced all that. But if LeBron and Lakers get to this conversation again, I\u2019m hearing Rich Paul ain\u2019t getting in the way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n As Perkins alluded to, the Warriors pursued a trade for James ahead of the 2024 trade deadline. At the time, ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that Warriors star Draymond Green urged Golden State governor Joe Lacob to contact Jeanie Buss to inquire about James\u2019 availability.<\/p>\n \u201cBuss told Lacob the Lakers had no desire to trade James, but that he would need to seek the answer on James\u2019 state of mind from his agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, sources said,\u201d\u00a0the ESPN article read.\u00a0\u201cIn the end, the answer was returned resoundingly on the eve of the trade deadline: Paul told Lacob and Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr., that James had no interest in a trade and wanted to remain a Laker, sources said.\u201d<\/p>\n A lot has changed since the February 2024 trade deadline. Teams such as the\u00a0Thunder,\u00a0Mavericks\u00a0and Rockets have turned into legitimate powerhouses in the West, and the\u00a0Grizzlies\u00a0are whole and healthy again. Few expect either the Lakers or the Warriors to contend for the 2025 NBA title.<\/p>\n As such, the idea of the Warriors revisiting a trade for James can\u2019t be ruled out, per ESPN\u2019s Brian Windhorst.<\/p>\n \u201cI would be lying if I said that there haven\u2019t been some conversations in the league, \u2018Would LeBron at some point this year revisit that [Warriors trade]?\u2019\u201d Windhorst said on The \u201cHoops Collective Podcast\u201d on December 9.<\/p>\n It should be noted that James has a no-trade clause and a player option for the 2025-26 season. As such, he very much controls his future.<\/p>\n Be it James, Jimmy Butler or\u00a0Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Warriors are eager to add a co-star to give\u00a0Stephen Curry\u00a0a shot at winning a fifth NBA championship.<\/p>\n On December 10,\u00a0ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania reported that the Warriors are solely focused on adding a second star ahead of the February 6 deadline.<\/p>\n \u201cSources said the Warriors are looking to add a star player \u2014 a playmaker, scorer \u2014 alongside Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. Golden State pursued Utah Jazz star Lauri Markkanen and Paul George as a free agent last offseason, and is expected to remain aggressive this deadline.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cA telltale moment happened for the Warriors on Friday night, when Curry, Green and coach Steve Kerr spoke about this being fourth-year forward Jonathan Kuminga\u2019s time to take the mantle and Green accepted a bench role for Kuminga to start at power forward.\u201d<\/p>\n As Charania noted, the Warriors refused to part with Kuminga or Brandin Podziemski in deals for All-Stars during the 2024 offseason. However, their stance on at least Podz could change in a potential deal for a star.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James had a sassy response when asked about missing all nine of his three-point attempts against the Jazz. Will LeBron James actually… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17008,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"\nWarriors Could Revist LeBron James Trade<\/h2>\n
Warriors Seeking Second Superstar<\/h2>\n