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February 17, 2024 Newzecho SPORTS 0

This week, we explore the delicious LeBron James-Golden State Warriors bombshell and what it means for both franchises; Anthony Edwards and the crunchtime Minnesota Timberwolves; masterpieces in OKC … and Ben Simmon

Most reasonable people agree the NBA season is too long. Teams don’t need 82 games to figure themselves out, and we don’t need 82 games to figure out which teams can do damage in the playoffs.

But what’s the right number? Proposals in the 50s seem short. We are there now, and several teams are only just discovering the best versions of themselves. For most of them, the slow pace of self-discovery had nothing to do with midseason trades; the process simply took time, and is still unfolding.

The Lakers and the Warriors intersected this week in a post-deadline news morsel so delicious, it almost seems like a fantasy Mad Libs of storylines from the past 15 years: The Warriors investigated the possibility of trading for LeBron James, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne.

Warriors governor Joe Lacob called Jeanie Buss, his counterpart with the Lakers, and inquired about James’ state of mind in the wake of James’ Emoji of Apparent Discontent. Buss suggested Lacob speak with Rich Paul, the CEO of Klutch Sports and James’ longtime representative. That conversation happened, according to Wojnarowski and Shelburne. Paul told Lacob and Mike Dunleavy Jr., Golden State’s general manager, that James had no interest in any trade from the Lakers, per ESPN’s reporting. But the very existence of that conversation is a highly unusual NBA bombshell.

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