Steph Curry isn’t shutting the door on the idea of teaming up with LeBron James.
Asked Wednesday about the possibility of playing alongside James next season, the Warriors star kept it short and direct: “I don’t mind it,” Curry said while getting ready for this week’s American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Edgewood Tahoe Resort.
James is still on the market after telling the Lakers late last month that he plans to play for a different team during the 2026-27 season, his 24th year in the league. The 42-year-old, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and a four-time MVP, is weighing several possible landing spots, including the Warriors, the Heat and the Cavaliers.
Curry and James have spent years on opposite sides of the biggest stage in basketball. They met in four straight NBA Finals from 2015 through 2018, with Cleveland’s lone title coming in 2016. More recently, the two were on the same side for Team USA’s 6-0 run at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, which ended with a gold medal.
Golden State has been relatively quiet this summer after an injury-hit 2025-26 season that ended at 37-45 and left the team out of the playoffs for the second time in three years. Still, the fit is obvious enough to get people talking: Curry, Draymond Green and a healthy Jimmy Butler would suddenly look a lot more dangerous with James in the mix.
James averaged 20.9 points in 60 games with the Lakers last season.
For Curry, though, the headline wasn’t only basketball. He joked that he’s just as interested in seeing James on the golf course.
“I’d say more so I’m interested to just play golf with LeBron,” Curry said. “We’ll handle the basketball stuff, but I want to see the golf LeBron free agent.
He’s out here really grinding on the game. But I’m sure we obviously would love to play together.”
He added: “I mean, hopefully it happens. But he’s deserved the opportunity and the right to take his time with the decision.”
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