On August 19, Beijing time, American reporter Stein reported the details of James’s rumored joining the Warriors last season. The main reason why this shocking transaction did not take place was the strong opposition of James' agent Rich Paul. In the end, James was not able to jo

On August 19th, Beijing time, American reporter Stein reported the details of the rumors that James joined the Warriors last season. The main reason why this shocking deal did not take place was that James' agent Rich Paul strongly opposed . In the end, James was not able to join the Warriors, and the picture of Zhanku teaming up did not become a reality!

According to the reporter's report, the Lakers' record in the middle of last season was poor, and some transfer rumors about James also spread. Among them, the Warriors also expressed their interest in James. Even the owners of the two teams, Jeanie Buss and Lacob, had an in-depth exchange. As a good friend of James, Draymond Green also lobbied James, hoping that he could come to Golden State. However, James' agent Rich Paul strongly opposed the deal, and the reason given by Rich Paul was because he did not want James to be negatively affected by multiple team changes.

Rich Paul begged the two teams to give up the idea of ​​trading James. Changing teams many times has had a relatively large impact on James. He himself believes that if James changes teams for the fourth time, it may even bring more losses. negative impact. After all, the Lakers and Warriors are direct competitors in the Western Conference. After James came to the Lakers, the two teams also had direct conversations in the playoffs in the 2022-23 season.

If James joins the Warriors again this time, his reputation will undoubtedly be greatly affected. James has been criticized for his three previous team changes, and is also the point where fans have been complaining about James . Especially the formation of the Big Three from Cavaliers to Heat is considered to be a team to win the championship. This is also where James has been criticized throughout his career. Although he helped his hometown team Cavaliers win the championship, he later joined the Lakers. Frequent team changes made some fans think James was not loyal. Therefore, Rich Paul did not want James to fall into the turmoil of changing teams again, so he tried to prevent this transaction from happening.

In the end, the Lakers and Warriors also gave up this action plan last season. James successfully stayed with the Lakers. However, unfortunately, the records of the Lakers and Warriors were not ideal and they were unable to go further in the playoffs. Now, with the Lakers selecting James' son Bronny in the draft, it means James will basically end his career with the Lakers in the future, and the possibility of changing teams again is not high .

It is still a bit regretful for the fans that they were not able to see James and Curry join forces in the NBA. However, the Paris Olympics also satisfied the fans' fantasies to a certain extent. The two men who represented the US men's basketball team performed well in the semi-finals and finals, and worked together to help the US men's basketball team win the gold medal, which also made fans feel James The power of being on the same team as Curry makes up for the regret of not being able to join forces in the NBA.

Many fans also have different views on this incident. Some fans believe that Rich Paul has too much power and hinders the player's transfer decision. They believe that although this behavior can prevent James from changing teams for the fourth time, after all, he has already done so before. Changing teams three times already had a certain impact. Simply to avoid the impact of this time, it seems that there is no effect at all.

Of course, some fans believe that Rich Paul's approach has helped James to a certain extent. After all, in the twilight of his career, if he joins the Warriors again to compete for the championship, the impression of teaming up to win the championship may be more ingrained in the hearts of fans. Moreover, now that the Lakers have helped James select Bronny and helped him fulfill his father and son's wish to compete in the same city, they have not treated him badly. This time's blocking ultimately resulted in a win-win situation.I wonder what fans think of agents preventing James from joining the Warriors?