NBA Legend's Strong Statement on LeBron James to Warriors Trade Rumors
Following the NBA trade deadline, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that the Golden State Warriors checked on the trade availability of Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James.
"If the Lakers ever wanted a temperature check on James' commitment, here was his chance. In the end, the answer was returned resoundingly on the eve of the trade deadline: Paul told Lacob and Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr., that James had no interest in a trade and wanted to remain a Laker, sources said. When Dunleavy reached out to Lakers GM Rob Pelinka in those pretrade deadline hours, Dunleavy had been told the same: The Lakers wanted to keep James, sources said," ESPN reported
Reacting to this on an episode of his 7PM in Brooklyn podcast, Denver Nuggets legend Carmelo Anthony said the Warriors wouldn't have won a championship had they made this deal:
"I don't think so," Anthony said. "Because, guess what? If LeBron is going to Golden State, you gotta build another team... Klay [Thompson] is gone. They can't stay. It's going to be them two and [Jonathan] Kuminga... You get what I'm saying?"
This would ultimately be the biggest obstacle the Warriors would face when it comes to facilitating a deal for James, as they would have to find a package that would not only be attractive to the Lakers, but also not gut their own roster.
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