{"id":15186873,"date":"2026-06-29T22:14:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/report-warriors-pursuing-lebron-ad-to-form-big-4\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T22:45:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T02:45:33","slug":"report-warriors-pursuing-lebron-ad-to-form-big-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/report-warriors-pursuing-lebron-ad-to-form-big-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Warriors pursuing LeBron, AD to form Big 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors appear to be eyeing some monumental moves in pursuit of another title.<\/p>\n<p><a data-in-app-uri=\"thescore:\/\/\/nba\/players\/2982\" href=\"https:\/\/thescore.com\/nba\/players\/2982\">Draymond Green<\/a> declined his $27.7-million player option Monday, giving Golden State added flexibility to pursue a trade for <a data-in-app-uri=\"thescore:\/\/\/nba\/players\/11373\" href=\"https:\/\/thescore.com\/nba\/players\/11373\">Anthony Davis<\/a> and chase <a data-in-app-uri=\"thescore:\/\/\/nba\/players\/72\" href=\"https:\/\/thescore.com\/nba\/players\/72\">LeBron James<\/a> in free agency, sources told <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2071598040880759034\">ESPN&#8217;s Shams Charania<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Green will become an unrestricted free agent Tuesday, but the Warriors could re-sign him after they make other moves to bolster the roster. With <a data-in-app-uri=\"thescore:\/\/\/nba\/players\/2809\" href=\"https:\/\/thescore.com\/nba\/players\/2809\">Jimmy Butler<\/a> likely to be a part of any trade involving the acquisition of a max contract, Golden State seems to be taking a run at a Big 4 of superstars in James, Davis, Green, and <a data-in-app-uri=\"thescore:\/\/\/nba\/players\/148\" href=\"https:\/\/thescore.com\/nba\/players\/148\">Stephen Curry<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-score-article-ad-unit\"><\/div>\n<p>James, Davis, and Green are represented by Klutch Sports Group, the powerful sports agency headed by Rich Paul.<\/p>\n<p>James, 41, is an unrestricted free agent. The NBA&#8217;s all-time scoring leader has spent the past eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers, where he won a championship in 2020 with Davis by his side.<\/p>\n<p>James was an All-Star last season and averaged 20.9 points, 7.2 assists, and 6.1 rebounds in 60 games.<\/p>\n<p>Davis is on the Washington Wizards&#8217; roster after they acquired him from the Dallas Mavericks in February. The big man didn&#8217;t suit up for the Wizards after missing most of the campaign due to ligament damage in his left hand.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old Davis is a 10-time All-Star and one of basketball&#8217;s top defensive presences. He&#8217;s owed $58.4 million in 2026-27 and also carries a $62.7-million player option for the following year.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors (37-45) missed the playoffs last season. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><small><em>Copyright &copy; 2026 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/thescore.com\/nba\/news\/3555777\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Sports Basketball \u2013 The Score<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Golden State Warriors appear to be eyeing some monumental moves in pursuit of another title.Draymond Green declined his $27.7-million player option Monday, giving Golden State added flexibility to pursue a trade for Anthony Davis and chase LeBron James 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