{"id":636673,"date":"2026-03-03T14:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/636673\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T14:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T14:01:15","slug":"stephen-curry-and-draymond-green-will-heavily-recruit-lebron-james-to-golden-state-warriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/636673\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry and Draymond Green will \u2018heavily\u2019 recruit LeBron James to Golden State Warriors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are reportedly preparing to make a strong push to recruit LeBron James to the Golden State Warriors in free agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">James is poised to enter unrestricted free agency for the first time since 2018, placing renewed focus on his future as he nears his 42nd birthday in December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sources suggest the Warriors\u2019 veteran leaders intend to actively pursue the four-time Finals MVP once the offseason begins. The possibility of such a move sets the stage for a potentially transformative summer.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b931e65679a296da398edb8aeb7531cb.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Ezra Shaw\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Warriors stars planning aggressive recruitment<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stephen Curry and Draymond Green maintain a close relationship with LeBron James, and Green shares representation with him through Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/lakersdaily.com\/sources-steph-curry-draymond-green-to-heavily-recruit-lebron-this-offseason\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lakers Daily;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Lakers Daily<\/a>, Curry and Draymond are planning to pitch a move to the Warriors for LeBron next season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Golden State explored a trade for James during the 2023-24 campaign, underscoring prior interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">James has previously expressed openness to playing alongside Curry and Green, and the trio captured Olympic gold together with Team USA in Paris in 2024 under head coach Steve Kerr.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Warriors\u2019 pursuit could intensify after Jimmy Butler suffered a torn ACL in January, creating uncertainty at the wing position entering next season.<\/p>\n<p>Multiple pathways in free agency<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">League observers widely expect James to either remain with the Los Angeles Lakers or consider a return to the Cleveland Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yet Golden State remains a realistic option given the personal ties involved. The Bay Area\u2019s proximity to Los Angeles could also help James stay close to his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Lakers are believed to be shifting toward a roster built around Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves, a development that may factor into James\u2019 decision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Whether Curry and Green\u2019s recruitment effort ultimately sways the future Hall of Famer will unfold once free agency officially opens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are reportedly preparing to make a strong push to recruit LeBron James to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636674,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3786],"tags":[1013,7,193,200,896,479,164,4025,4024,313,185,251,150,368,6,564,573,16639,255],"class_list":{"0":"post-636673","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golden-state-warriors","8":"tag-austin-reaves","9":"tag-basketball","10":"tag-cleveland-cavaliers","11":"tag-draymond-green","12":"tag-free-agency","13":"tag-golden-state","14":"tag-golden-state-warriors","15":"tag-goldenstate","16":"tag-goldenstatewarriors","17":"tag-jimmy-butler","18":"tag-lebron-james","19":"tag-los-angeles","20":"tag-los-angeles-lakers","21":"tag-luka-doncic","22":"tag-nba","23":"tag-rich-paul","24":"tag-stephen-curry","25":"tag-unrestricted-free-agency","26":"tag-warriors"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116165613854578903","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636673"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}