Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is well-known for his love and propensity to play with other superstars, and after his team’s season devolved into a total disaster, some feel like the gears in his head are turning in order to form yet another superteam.
On a recent episode of his HBO show “The Shop,” James talked about the players he would most want to play with if he could play with anyone.
His first choice was – surprise, surprise, his son Bronny, whom he has said many times he wants to play with in the NBA.
Bronny James currently plays at Sierra Canyon School, a private school in the San Fernando Valley, and the earliest he would be eligible to be drafted into the pros is in 2024.
But another name the four-time MVP dropped is causing people to talk and speculate.
Via Yahoo Sports:
“Steph Curry is the one that I would want to play with, for sure, in today’s game,” said James. “…Right now it’s Steph.
“I love everything about that guy. Lethal. When he gets out of his car you’d better guard him right from the moment he pulls up to the arena.”
Curry and James have faced off four times in the NBA Finals, with Curry’s Golden State Warriors winning three times.
With Russell Westbrook reportedly on his way out of L.A., could James be thinking of a way to replace him? Or is he just talking about a fantasy scenario?
James can become a free agent after next season if he doesn’t sign an extension to remain with the Purple and Gold, and as usual, people are speculating about whether he’s about to switch teams yet again.
But a James-Curry union seems just about as impossible as a Category 5 hurricane striking Los Angeles, as the Warriors are paying Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green very big bucks and would have to execute some sort of salary cap sorcery to be able to afford James.
The feeling is not mutual
Curry responded to James’ comments in a coy and classy way.
Via Yahoo Sports:
“He got his wish. He was the captain, he picked me the last two All-Star Games. I don’t know if that suffices, but I’m good right now.
“Whenever you get the interest or curiosity of what it would be like to play with arguably an MVP-caliber dude like he is, greatest of all time, cool. That’s amazing. We all can live in that fantasy world.”
The Warriors may be struggling a bit of late, but they don’t exactly need James’ services.
After two harsh seasons filled with major injuries to Curry and Thompson, not to mention missing the playoffs, Golden State has rediscovered its mojo this season.
It has plenty of work to do to regain the NBA championship, especially on the offensive end, where they rank just 18th in efficiency.
But for the immediate future, the Warriors’ outlook is very bright, especially once James Wiseman, the second pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, returns from a knee injury.
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