A speculative NBA trade proposal suggests sending Steph Curry from the Golden State Warriors to join LeBron James with the Los Angeles Lakers. After years of fierce competition, Curry and James united to win gold for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. James earned MVP honors, while Curry, who struggled with his shooting earlier in the tournament, emerged as the top scorer in the final two games, racking up 60 points across the semifinals against Serbia and the finals against France.

The successful partnership between Curry and James at the Olympics, combined with Golden State’s interest in James’ availability last season, has sparked some discussion about a potential NBA collaboration between the two stars.

Although this trade scenario is highly improbable, Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus proposed a potential package for making it happen:

Lakers receive: Steph Curry (from Warriors), Day’Ron Sharpe (from Nets), Wendell Moore Jr. (from Pistons), $3.9 million trade exception (Jalen Hood-Schifino)

Warriors receive: Austin Reaves (via Lakers), Ben Simmons (via Nets), 2029 unprotected first-round pick (via Lakers), 2031 unprotected first-round pick (via Lakers), $2.4 million trade exception (Curry)

Nets receive: D’Angelo Russell (via Lakers), Rui Hachimura (via Lakers), Gabe Vincent (via Lakers), Jalen Hood-Schifino (via Lakers), $23.3 million trade exception (Simmons), $2.0 million trade exception (Dennis Schröder)

Pistons receive: Dennis Schröder (via Nets), Christian Wood (via Lakers), 2025 LA Clippers second-round pick (via Lakers), 2025 Miami Heat second-round pick (38-59, via Nets), $4 million (via Lakers)

Despite the intriguing nature of this trade idea, both the Warriors and Curry have expressed a desire to keep him in Golden State for his entire career. As a result, the likelihood of Curry being traded remains slim, but the concept of him and James teaming up continues to captivate fans’ imaginations.