Rich Paul’s LeBron James comments bode well for Warriors

The Golden State Warriors may have a better chance of landing LeBron James than previously speculated.

In recent days, the Warriors had been seen as the dark horse in the free agent frenzy, with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers the remaining suitors.

Nevertheless, the latest comments from Rich Paul may have put the Warriors back at the forefront. On The Game Over podcast, Paul and Max Kellerman discussed what the league would have to do if James joined the Warriors.

“The NBA would have to give them 60 nationally televised games,” Paul said of Golden State. “I’m being sarcastic, but…at least half, if not, more.”

Warriors personnel have been vocal about James signing with the team.

Earlier this week, head coach Steve Kerr told a fan: “We got him.” The video posted to social media quickly became a viral moment as speculation swirled with Golden State’s involvement in the race for James.

Draymond Green took to social media, where he gave his personal opinion on Kerr’s comment.

“If I know Steve as well as I think I do, he was joking,” Green wrote in a post on Instagram Threads.

Steph Curry, who is at the center of the Warriors’ pitch for James, directly recruited the NBA’s all-time leading scorer during an appearance on Good Morning America.

“The Bay: We know how to win, beautiful weather, great golf. I know he’s into that,” Curry said. “We just know how to play basketball, and I think that he would enjoy just the idea of what it means to finish your career the right way.”

There’s no telling which direction the James’ sweepstakes will go, because no one truly knows aside from the 41-year-old and his camp. But the rest of the league is anxious to know where James will call home next.