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Not so long ago, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were one of the deadliest one-two punches in the NBA.
Things didn’t end well between them when they played together with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but that’s all water under the bridge.
Both have been quite vocal about their mutual respect and admiration, and LeBron hasn’t hidden his desire to team up with him again.
Recently, the four-time NBA champion admitted that as much as he was proud and happy for Kyrie making it to the NBA Finals, he was also mad at the fact that he wasn’t his sidekick.
With that in mind, ESPN insider Brian Windhorst revealed that they were actually pretty close to getting back together last season.
Talking on “Get Up,” Windhorst revealed that the Lakers could’ve actually created enough cap space to beat the Mavericks’ offer and sign Irving in the offseason, but they decided to double down on the core that made it to the Western Conference Finals last season (via NBACentral).
Brian Windhorst says the Lakers could have created cap space to sign Kyrie Irving last summer but decided to re-sign the players who helped them reach the Western Conference Finals last season
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Windhorst stated that Irving wanted LeBron to go to Dallas but that wasn’t feasible because of his contract situation, adding that James also tried to get the Lakers to trade for him before he arrived in Texas.
We’ve seen crazy things happen in the NBA, so one should never rule any possibility out.
Nonetheless, given LeBron’s current situation with the Lakers and the fact that he’s nearing the end of his career, it’s very hard to imagine these two playing together in the NBA ever again.
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