Perkins would not be shocked if Steph, LeBron, KD be a part of forces once more initially appeared on NBC Sports activities Bay Space
It isn’t fully inconceivable that Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant might work out a approach to be a part of forces as soon as once more after teaming as much as safe gold on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
A minimum of in response to ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins.
The previous NBA middle joined Monday’s “First Take” episode to debate the long-lasting trio’s efficiency in Paris and said that he wouldn’t be shocked if some mixture of Curry, James and Durant discovered a approach to be a part of forces with their Workforce USA teammates once more within the close to future.
“You recognize what I’ve witnessed watching this Olympic staff this summer season is watching guys develop relationships,” Perkins mentioned. “And what occurred is when guys have been over there in Paris, guys have been breaking bread collectively, guys have been having conversations collectively.
“And I will say this: this subsequent NBA season goes to be fascinating. As a result of if issues do not go as deliberate with the Los Angeles Lakers, issues do not go as deliberate with the Golden State Warriors, or if issues do not go as deliberate with the Phoenix Suns. All of them are in the identical convention.
“I am taking a look at it and I am saying to myself after this season we would see some issues, some shifting elements and I would not be shocked if we see a reunion with Steph Curry and KD or LeBron James and Steph really making it occur or we see Kevin Durant go to Minnesota with Anthony Edwards. As a result of we noticed it, that they had a signature handshake. And so these relationships occur. On the finish of the day I need to watch this season proper right here and see how issues work out, however I might not be shocked if we see LeBron James and Steph Curry, earlier than the top of LeBron’s profession, share the ground collectively.”
Curry and Durant have already got performed collectively within the NBA and it resulted within the Warriors successful two championships in 2017 and 2018 and practically successful a 3rd in 2019. Nevertheless, Curry has not teamed up with James, who the Warriors tried to accumulate on the 2023 commerce deadline and who Curry admittedly has considered enjoying with earlier than.
Perkins is not alone in desirous to see Curry, James and Durant staff up collectively at some point, as different former NBA gamers equivalent to Kevin Garnett and Nick Younger additionally mentioned the chance earlier this offseason.
Nevertheless, for now, that actuality stays a pipe dream.
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