If the Golden State Warriors can solely add one marquee participant forward of the NBA commerce deadline, Stephen Jackson is satisfied he is aware of who that must be.
The NBA is filled with shock groups this season, though maybe nobody has been extra disappointing than the Golden State Warriors. After beginning the season 12-3, the Dubs have fallen to 25-24, good for eleventh place within the Western Convention.
After the San Antonio Spurs traded for De’Aaron Fox, it’s laborious to think about the Warriors ending the season forward of them, that means they’ll fall even deeper down the standings.
Nonetheless, in a determined bid to stay related and afloat, the Warriors have been linked to a few marquee commerce targets.
The Warriors and Phoenix Suns have lengthy been linked to Jimmy Butler, however the disgruntled star has just lately made it clear that the Suns are the one group he could be open to re-signing with, successfully ending the Warriors’ bid of touchdown him.
On Monday, each Kevin Durant and LeBron James emerged as doable commerce targets.
The Warriors do have sufficient belongings to match both famous person’s wage and will, in concept, provide sufficient draft capital to make a deal worthwhile for the Suns or Los Angeles Lakers.
With Luka Doncic now the face of the franchise in LA, James’ spot hangs with some uncertainty, though the Lakers aren’t anticipated to half with him anytime quickly.
One former Warriors participant just lately weighed in on who the Dubs ought to goal between these two all-time greats.
Curry and Stephen Jackson solely performed 68 video games collectively in Golden State, and Jackson was shipped away earlier than the Warriors’ dynasty took off, however he has remained a vocal fan and critic of the group.
Whereas each James and Durant would undoubtedly assist the Warriors make a playoff push, Jackson thinks Durant is a a lot better match.
“Them three on the identical group, come on man,” Jackson stated on the All of the Smoke podcast. “Them three on the identical group is outrageous. I’d like to see KD and Steph pair again up and return out collectively.
“The ‘Bron and Steph, we all the time talked about it, we all the time pictured it, however we don’t know the way it gonna work.
“We seen what occurs when KD and Steph get collectively. I’d like to see that once more man, I’d.”
James, Durant, and Curry all discovered success collectively on Group USA’s 2024 Olympic roster, successful gold in opposition to Victor Wembanyama and France. Durant’s largest successes within the NBA got here subsequent to Curry, and it might be becoming for the 2 of them to ink one other chapter of their careers collectively.
