Perkins wouldn’t be surprised if Steph, LeBron and KD join forces again, originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
It’s not entirely inconceivable that Steph Curry, LeBron James and Kevin Durant could find a way to team up again after winning gold together at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
At least, that’s what ESPN’s Kendrick Perkins claims.
The former NBA center appeared on Monday’s episode of “First Take” to discuss the iconic trio’s performance in Paris. He said he wouldn’t be surprised if Curry, James and Durant find a way to join forces with their Team USA teammates again in the near future.
“You know what I saw when I watched this Olympic team this summer is guys developing relationships,” Perkins said. “And what happened is when guys were there in Paris, guys were breaking bread together, guys were having conversations together.
“And I’m going to say this: The next NBA season is going to be interesting. Because if things don’t go as planned with the Los Angeles Lakers, if things don’t go as planned with the Golden State Warriors, if things don’t go as planned with the Phoenix Suns. They’re all in the same conference.
“I look at it and I tell myself that after this season, maybe we see some things, some moving parts and I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a reunion with Steph Curry and KD or LeBron James and Steph actually making it happen or we see Kevin Durant go to Minnesota with Anthony Edwards. Because we saw it, they had a signature handshake. And that’s how those relationships are formed. At the end of the day, I want to watch this season here and see how things play out, but I wouldn’t be surprised if we see LeBron James and Steph Curry, before the end of LeBron’s career, sharing the court together.”
Curry and Durant have played together in the NBA before, helping the Warriors win two championships in 2017 and 2018 and nearly a third in 2019. However, Curry has yet to team up with James, whom the Warriors attempted to acquire during the 2023 trade deadline and with whom Curry has said he has considered playing with before.
Perkins isn’t the only one who’d like to see Curry, James and Durant team up at some point. Other former NBA players, including Kevin Garnett and Nick Young, also discussed the possibility earlier this offseason.
But for now, that reality is still a utopia.
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