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For four straight years, Stephen Curry and LeBron James tried to win an NBA championship against each other – but soon they might try to win one together.
The two faces of this generation’s NBA met in the NBA Finals every year from 2015 to 2018, with Curry winning three and James winning one.
What became a de facto annual series between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors grew into one of the greatest on-court rivalries in basketball history.
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LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors high five after the game on April 9, 2026 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California. (Adam Pantozzi/NBAE via Getty Images)
But after they teamed up for an Olympic gold medal in Paris, what was once an irrational thought became a reality, and suddenly Curry’s Golden State Warriors found themselves among the favorites to land James after he announced he would leave the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency.
“If LeBron says he wants to play for you, you move mountains to get him,” Curry told reporters on Thursday’s American Century Championship.
Curry has all but confirmed the Warriors are in the “mix” of suitors for the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a scenario Curry can hardly believe.
“I mean, until probably two, three years ago, it was like a dream question or even a thought, but that’s part of the allure,” Curry said when asked by Pakinomist Digital about the possibility of playing alongside James after once being his public enemy No. 1.
LeBron James of the United States and Stephen Curry of the United States celebrate their victory and entry into the finals during the men’s semifinal match between the United States and Serbia on day thirteen of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Arena Bercy on August 8, 2024 in Paris, France. (Daniela Porcelli/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
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“For him going into his 24th season, I’m going into my 18th, the games we had, it would be such a unique story in NBA history, sports history. But right now, it’s a little too early to talk about it other than that.”
After James and the Cavs completed the first-ever 3-1 comeback in NBA Finals history in 2016, the Warriors signed Kevin Durant, and they won the next two titles as James’ surrounding talent declined.
James then went to the Lakers, where he won his fourth title in 2020, but his tenure there is up after nine seasons.
The Warriors appear to be outsiders looking into the LeBron sweepstakes after being an early favorite, but reports have said James will make his decision based solely on his own happiness, money aside.
Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James (23) shares words with Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) after blocking Curry’s layup in the fourth quarter of Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, Thursday, June 16, 2016. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
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And it’s hard not to be happy to play alongside another NBA legend who has gone from a rival to a good friend.
