The Los Angeles Lakers’ season essentially ended last night, with their elimination from contention even for a play-in spot at the hands of the Phoenix Suns. It took all of 15 hours after the game for Klutch Sports to start working their magic, with superstar LeBron James attesting on his “Uninterrupted” show that the one current NBA player that he’d want to play with the most, is long-time rival Steph Curry.

Yes, he said that. After years of facing off in the NBA Finals, and even the play-in tournament last season, a well-storied rivalry ultimately ends up with mutual respect between stars. We’ve seen the last two seasons what James and Curry could do together on the floor in the NBA All-Star game, and it was obvious from the jump that even in a relaxed setting like that, this duo would do some damage. It’s no shock that Steph is the most-wanted teammate yet least-wanted opponent after all this time.

The full segment of “The Shop” via Uninterrupted can be found here, via Complex Sports:

There’s a lot to unpack here, but it’s mostly self-explanatory at the same time. The first question you have to ask, however, is how in the world is this not tampering? Draymond Green got fined for praising Devin Booker on a Inside the NBA segment last season, so it’s strange to see someone not get fined for comments which are far more blatant.

Humorous takes aside, this duo would rival Steph and Kevin Durant’s 3-year tenure in Golden State. With a well-constructed team that plays system basketball centered around Curry both on and off-ball, the added wrinkle of LeBron James would elevate this team to new heights. It does, however, present some problems. The first is how do you get LeBron to Golden State, because Curry sure as hell shouldn’t go anywhere else. Assuming this takes some time to manifest - if at all - the deal would have to be pretty team-friendly, not something James is particularly known for.

The second question is what do you have to give up to get him in San Francisco? The sacrifice in a trade deal would likely be Wiggins, Kuminga, Poole, Moody, Wiseman, a couple draft picks, and a nice investment boost into LeBron’s tequila brand. For an aging superstar, no matter how good he is, is one ring and the greatest team of all time worth selling out on the future entirely and potentially entering Sacramento Kings territory of bad for a few years? That’s up for debate, and honestly it’d probably be a pretty divisive topic to fans. James and his teams have been the enemy so long, could people accept him wearing the blue and gold?

The likeliness of this scenario is, in all honesty, low: James and Curry usually end up playing on the same team during the All-Star Game yearly anyways, so that’s enough of a fix to keep the rest of the league competitive. LeBron has also stated before that his move to LA was oriented towards his brand after his career in the league ends. For a player who’s enjoyed as much longevity as he has, he’s not in his 20s anymore, and he could be fast-approaching the end with all this time off from injury.

Time will tell, and it would be the greatest superteam ever, but the odds aren’t in favor of this duo outside of showcase games.

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