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The Golden State Warriors Made A Pitch To Sign LeBron James in 2014

The Warriors were among the team interested in LeBron after he finished his last season with the Miami Heat
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The Golden State Warriors Made A Pitch To Sign LeBron James in 2014
The Golden State Warriors Made A Pitch To Sign LeBron James in 2014

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Can you imagine LeBron James and Stephen Curry as teammates? 

It almost happened in the summer of 2014 when James finished what was his final season with the Miami Heat. A recent report by The Athletic detailed the Warriors' interest in James, who led the Heat to two NBA titles in four straight Finals appearances from 2010-14. 

“In 2014, the Warriors wanted in on the [LeBron] sweepstakes," The Athletic's Marcus Thompson wrote. "His contract in Miami was ending and he was taking meetings, allowing teams to make their pitches. The Warriors wanted in. They had just lost the first-round series to the Los Angeles Clippers in seven games. Had just fired Mark Jackson and hired Steve Kerr as coach. They were in search of that next element to put them over the hump. The Warriors worked behind the scenes to get a meeting with LeBron. Couldn’t do it. James’ agent Rich Paul met with the Rockets, Mavericks, Lakers and Suns that summer. He eventually announced he was returning to Cleveland.”

After leaving Miami, James led the Cavaliers to a championship in 2016. He has since grabbed a title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. 

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here

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