The Golden State Warriors attempted to acquire LeBron James, but James ultimately chose to join the Los Angeles Lakers.
Draymond Green reached out to his agent, Rich Paul, in an effort to persuade LeBron James to join the Warriors (image via Open Source/X).
Before the trade deadline this year, there were rumors of James wanting to leave the Los Angeles Lakers if the team couldn’t improve its roster. Various teams were linked to him, but one team went unnoticed – the Golden State Warriors. Specifically, their star player, who is close friends with James, asked him to join the Warriors.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne, the Golden State Warriors contacted Lakers owner Jeanie Buss about a potential trade for James. Buss redirected the call to James’ agent, who made it clear that James had no intention of leaving Los Angeles. This prompted Draymond Green to call his agent, Rich Paul, and request that he convince James to join the Warriors. This news did not sit well with basketball fans.
The Warriors recognized James’ exceptional performance, even at the age of 39, and believed his addition would extend their championship opportunities. Draymond Green, in particular, desired nothing more than for his close friend to join the Warriors and win championships together. James would have seamlessly fit into their system as well.
As the primary ball handler, James would have assisted in allowing other players, such as [players’ names], to play off the ball – a strategy that has proven successful throughout their careers. The Warriors, with James on their roster, would have significantly improved in rebounding and points in the paint, which would have benefited Green’s defensive efforts under the rim.
Fans were already shocked when news broke that the Golden State Warriors had attempted to trade for LeBron James. The revelation that Draymond Green had tried to persuade James to come to the Bay Area through their shared agent, Rich Paul, only intensified their dismay.
Draymond Green has a history of trying to recruit superstar players to join the Warriors, as he did with [previous player’s name]. However, basketball fans had a different perspective on Green’s actions this time around. Some of their comments can be found below:
– “Dray, you’re such a shameless fanboy. They’re selling kneepads at Dicks, it’s hockey season.”
– “This is worse than when he cried in the car and called KD after losing to the Cavs.”
– “He knows Curry can’t carry the team. 😭😭😭”
– “It’s KD all over again. That man is pathetic lol.”
– “Draymond really wants to create another super team in Golden State!”
– “Draymond wants to play with Bron so bad. 🤣”
– “He wants to be with his king. 🤣😂😂😂😂”
– “Bruh, you wish. 🤣😂😂😂”
Draymond Green and the Warriors attempted to extend their championship opportunities by pursuing LeBron James. However, basketball fans clearly expressed their dissatisfaction with this proposal.
According to the Source firstsportz.com