Sources: Warriors made bid for LeBron James at trade deadline
Adrian Wojnarowski
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Over a clandestine 24-hour window prior to the trade deadline on Thursday that
included owner to owner conversations, the Golden State Warriors made an unsu
ccessful bid to convince the Los Angeles Lakers and LeBron James to consider a
trade to pair him with longtime-rival Stephen Curry, sources told ESPN.
在截止日期前一天的24小时内，包括老板与老板之间的秘密对话，勇士试图说服湖人和Le
Bron James考虑一笔交易，将他联手劲敌Stephen Curry，但未能成功。
The Warriors were eager to present a deal package to LA, but neither the Laker
s nor James were ultimately willing to explore a potential blockbuster. Even a
t 39 years old, James is still playing at an All-NBA level that stirred the Wa
rriors imagination about his ability to extend the window of the franchise's f
ading dynasty.
勇士向湖人提出一个交易方案，但湖人和James最终都不愿意探索这个可能的重磅交易。
即使在39岁的高龄，James仍然保持着全NBA水平的表现，激发了勇士队对他能够延长球队
衰落王朝窗口期的想象。
Armed with the encouragement of Warriors star Draymond Green, Golden State own
er Joe Lacob reached out to Lakers owner Jeanie Buss to inquire whether James'
apparent public frustration could be interpreted as an opening to discuss a t
rade, sources said.
在勇士队明星Draymond Green的鼓励下，金州老板Joe Lacob联系了湖人队老板Jeanie Bu
ss，询问James表达的公开不满是否可以被解释为讨论交易的契机。
Buss told Lacob the Lakers had no desire to trade James, but that he would nee
d to seek the answer on James' state of mind from his agent, Klutch Sports CEO
Rich Paul, sources said. As an owner, Buss has operated with the mindset that
she wants her star players content with the franchise, and that instructed he
r thinking on referring Warriors leadership to James' representation, sources
said.
Buss告诉Lacob，湖人不想交易James，但他需要从James的经纪人，Klutch体育公司的首
席执行长Rich Paul那里寻找答案。作为老板，Buss一直持有这样的心态：她希望她的明
星球员对球队感到满意，这影响了她建议勇士领导层向James的代表寻求答案的想法。
If the Lakers ever wanted a temperature check on James' commitment, here was h
is chance to tell them. In the end, that answer for the Warriors and Lakers re
turned resoundingly on the eve of the trade deadline: Rich Paul told Lacob and
Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy Jr., that James had no interest in a trade and want
ed to remain a Laker, sources said. When Dunleavy Jr., reached out to Lakers G
M Rob Pelinka in those pre-trade deadline hours, Dunleavy Jr., had been told t
he same: the Lakers wanted to keep James, sources said.
如果湖人队想要对James的表态进行确认，这是他告诉他们的机会。最终，这个答案在交
易截止日前夕响亮地回归给了勇士队和湖人队：Rich Paul告诉Lacob和勇士队总经理Mike
Dunleavy Jr.，James对交易不感兴趣，想要留在湖人队。当MDJ在交易截止日期前的小
时候联系到湖人队总经理Robert Pelinka时，MDJ得到了同样的回答：湖人队想要留下Jam
es。
Earlier Wednesday, Green