NBA Rumors: Warriors investigation into LeBron James trade sparked by Joe Lacob's desire to win

 

Until the deadline for the NBA trade this month was organized by Joe Lacob, the registered Golden state was registered to purchase Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James.

According to Baxter Holmes de Espn, Lacob consulted with Brading Green Striker before the survey and was rejected, but LACOB was interested in James.

ESPN's ESPIAN Voinarovsky and Ramon Sheberne first pointed out the Warriors's declaration to James, paying attention to the fact that the owner of Lakers Ginnibas, Director Robper Pella, and James have refused trade ideas. Over the past decade, the Warriors have had one of the best records in NBA history, winning four championships in eight years from 2015 to 2022 and reaching the NBA Finals at least two times during that span. .

The driving force behind the Dubs' success over the years has been the core of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Green and Kevin Durant, who helped the Warriors win two titles in his three years with the team. Curry, Thompson and Green still play important roles in Golden State, with Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga and the injured Chris Paul also important pieces of the puzzle.

Despite their talent, the Warriors are only 27-26 this season, sitting in 10th place. If the regular season ended today, Golden State would occupy the final spot in the playoff play-in tournament.

The Warriors missed the playoffs three seasons ago, bounced back two seasons ago to win the NBA title, but lost to LeBron and the Lakers in the second round of the playoffs last season. Los Angeles is currently in a similar position to Golden State after going through ups and downs this season. 9th place in Western Conference with 30 wins and 26 losses

Last season, the Lakers still managed to advance to the Western Conference Finals, although they had to go through the play-in tournament due to injuries to James and Anthony Davis that limited their playing time. did it. Because of this, the Lakers are likely content with a similar path this season and had no intention of disrupting their roster by trading James.

The combination of LeBron and Curry would put the Warriors in serious danger of contending for a championship this season, but the Lakers are also favorites with James and Ed currently leading the way. Curry continues to play at an MVP level and his presence alone could make the Warriors dangerous come playoff time, but with Thompson playing well below expectations, Golden State is eliminated. It's quite difficult to imagine that.

The Warriors are a team built to win right now, so it's hard to blame Lacob for doing everything in his power to make big moves to lure James away from the Lakers for one last chance at championship glory.