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Blockbuster NBA Trade Idea Sends $175M Lakers Superstar to Warriors

The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers could be active at the NBA trade deadline.

Joey Linn

May 12, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) embrace after game six of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Arena.
May 12, 2023; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis (3) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) embrace after game six of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. / Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
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After starting this season looking like possible championship contenders, the Golden State Warriors are trending in the wrong direction entering 2025. Losing seven of their last 10 games, the Warriors are 15-13 and eighth in the Western Conference standings.

While Golden State is always involved in NBA trade rumors, its willingness to pull the trigger on a blockbuster deal has not been there in recent seasons. Could that change ahead of this year’s trade deadline? If it does, a recent NBA trade idea proposed a deal that lands Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis alongside Steph Curry in Golden State.

Stephen Curry, LeBron James, Anthony Davis
October 18, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the basketball against Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) and forward Anthony Davis (3) during the first quarter at Chase Center. / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

While there have not been any legitimate reports that the Lakers are looking to break up Davis and LeBron James, Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale proposed a deal that lands the All-Defensive superstar in Golden State:

Warriors Receive: Anthony Davis

Lakers Receive: Jonathan Kuminga, Kevon Looney, Andrew Wiggins, 2025 first-round pick, 2026 first-round swap, 2027 first-round pick, 2028 first-round swap, 2030 first-round pick (protected Nos. 21 to 30)

"Landing AD makes the Warriors a contender," Favale wrote. "He can play in the frontcourt with or without Draymond Green and has the skills necessary to be used outside a traditional pick-and-roll offense."

While this is fun to think about, it seems extremely unlikely the Lakers trade Davis, much less to their Pacific Division rivals.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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