Draymond Green approached his agent Rich Paul to persuade LeBron James to join the Warriors (picture from Open Source/X).

LeBron James was linked to a couple potential escape tactics before this year’s trade deadline. There were suggestions that he wanted to be traded from the Los Angeles Lakers if they were unable to improve their roster. There were reports linking him to numerous teams. However, one team slipped beneath the radar. It was the Golden State Warriors. More particularly, their star, Draymond Green, who is close pals with LeBron James, invited him to join the Warriors.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne reported that the Golden State Warriors have contacted Lakers owner Jeanie Buss about a possible deal for James. Buss referred the call to James’ agent, Rich Paul, who made it obvious that James had no plans to leave Los Angeles. This prompted Draymond Green to phone Rich Paul, his agent, and implore him to persuade James to join the Warriors. Basketball enthusiasts are not happy about this.

As the primary ball handler, James would assist Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in playing off the ball. Something that has proven to be a winning formula throughout their career. With James, the Warriors would have been substantially superior at rebounding and scoring in the paint. This would let Green keep his fort under the rim.

The Warriors saw LeBron James playing at an elite level even at the age of 39 and believed that adding him would lengthen their championship window. Draymond Green would like nothing less than his close friend to join the Warriors and win championships with them. James would have also fit perfectly into their program.

Fans were already reeling in shock when the news came out that the Golden State Warriors had tried to trade for LeBron James. When it further came out that Draymond Green tried to use their common agent Rich Paul to convince James to go to the Bay Area, fans could not stand the news.

Draymond Green has a history of trying to court superstars to join the Warriors. He did that to convince Kevin Durant to join the Warriors. But basketball fans had a different take on what Green tried to do this time around. Check out some of those comments below;