The Warriors are crazy! Officially offer James!
On the evening of February 14, Beijing time, a bombshell news came, according to a joint report by ESPN Woj and Ramona Shelburne, the day before this year's trade deadline, the Warriors tried to persuade the Lakers to trade James and let James and Curry join forces with the Warriors, but the deal was unsuccessful. That's right, we almost saw Janku join forces.
At the suggestion of Warriors forward Dream Green, Warriors owner Joe Lacob contacted Lakers owner Jeanie Buss directly and offered the Lakers a trade proposal. Jenny told Lacob that the Lakers had no intention of trading James! With a few hours to go before the trade deadline, Warriors general manager Dunleavy contacted Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka again, who again declined to trade!
What does this have to do with Dream Green? He and James' agents are both Rich Paul, and Green and James have a close personal relationship, and they watched the Super Bowl together two days ago. Green texted Rich Paul and asked him to convince James to join the Warriors, while Green told Warriors owner Lacob to call the Lakers as soon as possible!
The Warriors have not given up on pursuing James, who has a $51.4 million player option next season. He could jump out of his contract and become a free agent this summer. James' first choice is still to return to the Lakers, but teams like the Warriors and 76ers will have to recruit him and wait for him to jump out of his contract. Some fans are puzzled: Why do the Warriors want to trade for James?
ESPN said that James is still playing at a high level at the age of 39, which has sparked the imagination of the Warriors, and Lacob wants James to extend the Warriors' decline. The attitude of the Lakers is also very clear: the team does not want to trade James, but will give him and the agent the option to him, James himself wants to stay with the Lakers, and the Warriors' wish is frustrated.
So far this season, James has played in 49 games for the Lakers, averaging 34.9 minutes per game, scoring 24.8 points, 7.2 rebounds, 7.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocks, shooting 52% from the field, 39.5% from three-point range, and 74.1% from the free throw line. The true shooting percentage was 61.1 percent, which ranked 79th in the league. The game contribution value is 16.3, which is 10th in the league.
James has his 950th career win, sixth in NBA history, and the first is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 1,074 wins. James has scored in double figures in 1,200 consecutive games, second all-time with Jordan with 866 and second with Embiid with 169. In addition, James is just 132 points away from the 40,000-point milestone.
NBA reporter Marc Stein writes that at least two teams believe James will consider signing Bronny for well under $51.4 million if drafted! Bronny's current draft is uncertain, and he may or may not be drafted in the second round. James' whereabouts will have to wait until after the draft is over.
In addition to the Warriors, the 76ers also inquired about James before this year's trade deadline. Pelinka asked the 76ers if they would trade Embiid? Although James has not left the Lakers this season, it is still unknown whether he will leave the team this summer. Final question: Do you think James will leave the Lakers this summer?