A brand new report from ESPN’s Baxter Holmes examines the occasions that led to Warriors proprietor Joe Lacob just lately contacting his Lakers counterpart, Jeanie Buss, to inquire in regards to the availability of LeBron James. The report notes that the bold transfer on Lacob’s half represents his “want to maintain the group aggressive” as his franchise enters a crucial section with an unsure future.
When requested to touch upon the nixed trade, Lacob harassed
that he will not enable his franchise to turn out to be a middling group not competing for titles.
“We simply need to win,” Lacob mentioned. “We need to be the
greatest, and we’ll attempt no matter tactic it takes to get there. I’m not
right here to screw round. We’re not right here to screw round. We’re not right here to be
simply ‘some group.’ We’re not going to try this. We could fail. Everybody fails. We
could fail often, however it won’t be for lack of attempting.”
The report additionally dug deeper into Golden State’s “bridge-the-gap” formulation that backfired over the previous 18 months or so. After successful the championship in 2022, the Warriors had hopes for Jordan Poole, James Wiseman, Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody to steer the subsequent wave.
Two of those players were traded over the past 12 months, and Moody has but to seek out his function on the group.