Warriors dropped ball on LeBron James. Thats a shame for Steph Curry

Things aren’t looking great for Steph Curry. The Warriors went all in on LeBron James.But the 41-year-old megastar chose Philadelphia, where he believes he has his best shot at winning his fifth ring. That means the Warriors are essentially running back their roster from last season, with the addition of their No.

11 draft pick Yaxel Lendeborg. In other words, this is going to be a wasted season for Curry, which is a darned shame. The Warriors pulled all the stops to lure James onto their roster. Steph Curry made a pitch for him on “Good Morning America.” Draymond Green declined his $27.7 million player option for the 2026-2027 season to create more money for James. The one thing the franchise wasn’t willing to do was mortgage its future for Wizards big man Anthony Davis, whom James reportedly wanted on the team.Davis would’ve cost them Jimmy Butler, along with multiple first-round picks and first-round pick swaps. If securing Davis would’ve meant securing James, the Warriors made a mistake by not partially emptying their treasure chest.

Yes, he’s often injured.Yes, he’s 33 years old. But they should’ve pulled the trigger.

They owed it to Curry to not waste a season in which he’s about to turn 39 years old.Curry, Green, James and Davis could’ve given teams fits in the playoffs if they were healthy. But it’s unclear whether James would’ve definitely gone to the Warriors if they had gotten Davis.

We don’t know the details of those conversations.Or if any guarantees were given. What we do know is the Warriors aren’t in a great position now. Butler (torn right ACL) and Moses Moody (torn left patellar tendon) will miss the start of the season. There aren’t any franchise-bending moves for them left to make.

They’re ultimately standing pat.They didn’t make any big trades. They’re expected to re-sign Green, who was willing to sacrifice money out of his pocket to try to transform a team that won four championships...