Why Warriors should target LeBron and Paul George, Lakers not built to beat Nuggets | NBA | THE HERD

The Sacramento Kings lit the beam in their 118-94 revenge win against the Golden State Warriors. Klay Thompson notably finished 0-for-10 with zero points and will be a free agent this offseason. Colin Cowherd explains why it is time to move on from the Big 3 and pursue two key free agents to help Steph Curry (hint: they are both in Los Angeles). Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Lakers held on and defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 and will face the Denver Nuggets in a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals. Despite continuing their hot streak, will they finally beat the reigning champs at once? Colin explains why the purple and gold should not get their hopes up.
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Why Warriors should target LeBron and Paul George, Lakers not built to beat Nuggets | NBA | THE HERD
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[@E23-xi4ux]

Jesus are you kidding me? Skip has you shilling for him now?

[@chris25861]

Don’t try to sneak Ric Bucher on me…immediate video change

[@MrCallofdutyfanatic1]

“They are big, they are THICCCC, they are physical.”

[@Name-vq2cn]

😂

[@Supreme36074]

Pause😂

[@MrCallofdutyfanatic1]

@@Supreme36074 fr 😂

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

Colin watches basketball for a few weeks a yr and makes insane takes

[@bansheeofinisheerin]

Yep. He makes so many false and ridiculous statements that it’s absurd

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

@@bansheeofinisheerin he’s literally like a caricature of people that hate on the nba. Just loud and wrong 😂

[@LuckyStrike94_]

Lmaooo fax

[@shadow_realm47]

They literally won't get anything for Wiggins and Klay😂

[@pimpnamedslickback7780]

@@shadow_realm47 right. Wiggins is literally a negative asset

[@AirParker23]

Last year Colin was saying Warriors should target AD, this year it’s LeBron 😂 let it go bruh

[@datsapaddlin]

The media is trying to hold on to Lebron and Steph for dear life but ones almost 40 and the other will be 37 next season. It’s over and that’s ok. We can still enjoy their play even though they ain’t winning championships anymore while talking about other great players.

[@user-zp4kd7om1h]

ok

[@YungJay216]

There age has nothing to do with them not winning championships. Lebron had his best year from the 3 still averaged 26, Steph averaged 27 they’re still top 8 players in the league. Most people still want them two as a top 5 player on there team when it’s the playoffs. Steph is one major piece away from another ring.

[@luridsilence]

​@@YungJay216 bro... The point is that the league as a WHOLE needs to shift away from these two and focus on their new stars. The ratings plummeted off a cliff after Jordan retired... In large part, because they milked the bulls dynasty and didn't focus on new talent enough. So the average viewer didn't care about the young players. Exact same thing is happening

[@user-zp4kd7om1h]

if he plays like rashad mccants next season the nba will move on trust me

[@datsapaddlin]

@@YungJay216 they both were fighting for the 8th seed most the season it’s over. Steph ain’t one major piece away from a ring stop it. You think players not far from 40 with their mileage will be the lead guy in today’s league to a championship in todays league??? You are delusional. They are still great but the shift regarding winning championships is here.

[@Jizzlepapi_OVO]

Colin’s takes on the warriors will always be tainted because of his relationship with draymond

[@pfunk1992]

He said Denver is big & thick 🥴

[@tymaistthompson8659]

The problem people keep missing is that it was never just Draymond, Klay and Steph . Them boys had a squad and then had KD . Even in 2022 they was a squad . Never just been those three breaking down teams .

[@guiseppejacobs2357]

Yea obviously but those 3 were the system that made this dynasty great. As we saw any one of them missing and this team was never the same

[@shadow_realm47]

Yup they had an athletic switchy twitchy 3 (Iggy/Wiggins) And a guy that could close games (Iggy/ KD/Poole) They also added a centre who only wanted to rebound in their third run to the formula. The big three wasn't Steph Klay Dray the big three was Steph Kerr and Bob Meyers who left😂

[@Jmw357]

lol colin and the is Draymond love is nuts.

[@GatCat]

Didn’t Colin just say yesterday that the Lakers match up well with the Nuggets?

[@RafaelMaximo32]

It's over, Colin....let it go 😂😂😂

[@marleivega292]

I find it crazy how people feel that any of these guys deserve a good team. They've had their runs, and it's not on everyone else to make their lives easier to make it to another championship

[@21stand8th]

Say what you want but the Splash brothers and Draymond was a success.. they won 4 titles, 2 without KD and a unanimous MVP(STEPH) Shout out to Bob Myers

[@josephlongo3109]

Who is saying it wasn't a success?

[@josephlongo3109]

Who is saying it wasn't a success?

[@millsfinancialgroup]

'WAS' being the key word. Its over

[@peterrainville7455]

How tf are they gonna get Paul George or Lebron dudes a idiot

[@suavekay940]

they can get pg

[@kwhite_27]

Bro just turned the salary cap off

[@shadow_realm47]

Bro is like 45m each to PG and Curry 50m to Bron and 30m to Dray😂 no role players only vets! Give Wiggins away for salary cap considerations and waffles 😂

[@mf6836]

Mike Dunleavy "how can we get older and slower...."

[@GoatedAtNFS]

oh boy I cannot wait, cannot WAIT for Monday. where Colin was right, and where Colin was TOTALLY WRONG. WHY would you think that the Lakers would strategically TANK for the OKC matchup when they were WANTING the Nuggets matchup ALL offseason? Also thinking that the Warriors would win and go past the first round?? LOL.

[@datsapaddlin]

Colin “If Dey play OKC O.o…” They ain’t even make it past the first round of the play in 😂

[@E23-xi4ux]

Colin's love and appreciation of Nick Wright makes so much more sense now that I know that Cowherd got a hair transplant. Probably hooked Wright up with his hair transplant people.

[@inglewoodpyro1233]

Here we go with this bs smh

[@chrisa7968]

That Draymond comment wasn’t slick lol

[@jameskaczor364]

Hed keep Draymond lolololol

[@E23-xi4ux]

Klay Thompson went 0 for 10 in his last game ever with the Warriors! Has to be the first time that a primary option registered a zero in a high stakes game. It is either tragic or a very petty move by Klay to sabotage his team.

[@joshschwarzbauer8155]

Not putting Ant, who has almost no ceiling right now, not in his top 10, is actually wild.

[@astronewton1995]

Paul George on the warriors don’t sound too bad.

[@millsfinancialgroup]

Keep draymond? Thats like cutting out all your organs but leaving the metastasizing cancer. Wow what a stupid take

[@scruffd0g193]

Let it go, youth is the new movement in the NBA

[@thetaikonaut8397]

It’s always been that way, Lebron is just an iron man freak of nature still amazing at 40

[@Shawnpee3496]

If Pops needs a little rest, then he can have it. So long as the Lakers can outlast the Nuggets.

[@andrewmccormick7623]

The warriors should go after Donovan Mitchell or Brandon Ingram

[@casiemny1219]

Mitchell is a Free Agent he chooses to where he wants to go

[@shadow_realm47]

They should actively recruit the guy!

[@NostalgikOne]

Here in lies my issue with the NBA landscape right now… Colin wants LeBron and PG to join Steph and Draymond in GS and keep their best young players… I miss the days when stars had their own teams and every season was riddled with rivalries and star-studded matchups.

[@jimbowaxo]

Lakers in 6 (against nuggets). Remember it!

[@CanditoTrainingHQ]

There's no chance Lebron joins the Warriors because itd always be compared to the superteam with Durant. It'd make both Durant and Lebron look like servants to Curry. 0 chance it happens. Curry/Klay to the Lakers is more likely.

[@Boogieman_1989Garbage]

He’s absolutely right and i love Collin 😎👍🏾

[@EssAhrBee]

Are season/series ending G4s and G5s not "do-or-die games"? Are they not "sudden death games"?

[@josephlongo3109]

I used to listen to this man for real takes at one point. We all have embarrassing secrets though 😂

[@mr.anderson3694]

They flirted with the idea of Giannis but that didn't pan out. Lebron didn't want to be traded. They got rid of a viable scorer in Poole. Point is they probably won't make any significant changes. They're too proud to admit they need to reboot this team. Even Kerr might need to go. He's looking tired.

[@alex24mamba]

A Chicagoan, we'll trade you Zac for a pack of skittles

[@bansheeofinisheerin]

Fresh Foam BB v2 is good though

[@peterbravestrong7196]

Wild take.. he the new skip Bayless???

[@MrBoss5150]

Really? Lebron AND Paul George? Why stop there? Why not throw in Giannis....and Embiid....and Edwards....and SGA..? Oh wait...that would be dumb.

[@chief8268]

I agree. Denver's gonna cook Lakers. 4-1 gentlemen sweep. Refs will help Lakers win a home game, 2 the most.

[@mickmoon5619]

So last year conference finals game 4 was no „do or die?“ - bs talk

[@joeymorini7685]

I love Lebron but this narrative that LeBrons 12-0 in his last 12 do or die games, any game that ended their season is a due or die game 😂

[@sparkybuchta8717]

Why because Le Baby wants super teams to play on

[@tka060681]

Believe me, I guarantee warriors big three will not win another championship again together, it’s over because not a single all star would join them after what happened to KD.

[@meangeneok]

LOL. Leflop is finished.

[@jervoskitzin]

Omg I can hear the video

[@cookingwithtory]

If LeBron is going to chase rings he needs to go back to the East. Potentially the only team that wouldn’t tank legacy is that he wants to finish his career a Cav. In the West the path is too long for him to try and carry a team.

[@ahnaffaisal1828]

He just didn’t mention they won a title 2 seasons ago. Colin is a clown.

[@Remy-hf6bt]

Lebron wants steph to help him get more rings to pass MJ 😆 very pity ... without knowing steph chasing that GOAT status as well!

[@jimbowaxo]

If steph really wants to contend for a championship, he will have to leave golden state. It's that simple. You can add lebron to warriors, and the players they will lose to get him in a trade would nullify any upside that lebron brings. If I was warrior gm, I would ask steph want he wants to do, and HOPE that he wants to go somewhere for a championship so they can start rebuilding with the young talent they can trade for steph.

[@travesotom6890]

Give it up Colin, LBJ doesn’t want to play for the Warriors who are worse than the Lakers, stop with this fantasy 😂

[@lorageiger2275]

Moving on from Paul and Thompson and moving Wiggins is the only way they have money for anybody. Idk. They got some young talent to work with. Maybe they can sign a star and package for another star too

[@luisdelarosa413]

I always bet against Colin’s takes 😂

[@markgetfucked]

What are you talking about? Game 4 last year wasn’t many so or die games ago and bron folded

[@brianwright4696]

Pods sucks bad, they can’t get George. If Lebron goes to GS. Klay stays at a huge discount, Steph restructures, Lebron takes a deal, and Giannis comes. They fill out the rest with young fast players and old stars. They rest all season and get the 6 seed. Then mow through everyone

[@matthewdeheus3124]

It would be fun to watch. I wouldn't mind seeing Lebron take a few one year swings at another ring. Why wouldn't you in his shoes?

[@bentabadajr3865]

The Lakers only need to beat Denver, then take that gin and nap, and we are good.

[@blkstxr]

I love Lebron but Game 4s when you are about to get swept are do or die games…

[@zap7759]

Gary Payton II is twice as good as unstable Draymond. You're biased and out of touch.

[@caper087]

Get rid of Draymond too .. revamp the whole thing, keep Steph and Klay take a paycut and revamp the whole thing

[@BB-gd5pk]

Here we go, Colin lowering expectations for the lakers against the nuggets. How much do you get paid by klutch sports?

[@Legend-qm1mu]

All the Nuggets fans are talking about another sweep. So who is actually lowering expectations here? 😂😂😂

[@TheDeanthedon]

Keeping pods but move kuminga lol

[@STREET_JESSUS]

Warriors don't spend money in the smartest ways they will sign another CP3 type player instead

[@Nighthawk-8050]

The dynasty is over time to move on.

[@andrewmccormick7623]

Donovan Mitchell for Wiggins, kuminga moody and 2 first round picks

[@casiemny1219]

Mitchell is a Free Agent he’s not agreeing to that

[@luridsilence]

This mentality is going to TANK the NBA ratings in a few years after these two retire. Their window has been closed. Let the young guys take the torch. Acknowledge that the stats are all inflated because there's no defense, therefore even older guys can perform well and still get Numbers that look good on paper... But still can't compete with the fresh blood... These horses are dead and buried already. Geez

[@ZandeKongo]

LeBron will never go to the Warriors. The man has pride.

[@zackneskov2006]

How is bro not banned from bball talk yet

[@Dena132]

Don't the Warriors play NO next?

[@casiemny1219]

They could trade for Julius Randle

[@brianwright4696]

If the Lakers didn’t have the poorest owner in the league they would get Giannis and Klay and ditch AD. They win 1 chip. I say Giannis, Lebron, Klay, Draymond, and Steph take huge discounts to play together

[@shadow_realm47]

Giannis is not leaving after trading the best pg in the east and firing a winning coach mid-season.

[@millsfinancialgroup]

Haha, the warriors and what trade pieces exactly? What do the warriors have on their roster that other teams want?

[@mr.anderson3694]

Wiggins would draw sufficient interest. Remember he's only 29. Throw in Moody and there you go.

[@millsfinancialgroup]

@@mr.anderson3694 but what do you expect to get in return for those guys?

[@mr.anderson3694]

@@millsfinancialgroup Something better than what they got now.

[@dionysise5008]

Bron is a leader not a bus rider.

[@tutubee507]

Trade Draymond and Wiggs, get a true center and another all star scorer‼️

[@jacolbydatrucker7907]

You always coming up with some bs bro fr, worse take ever smh

[@CR_22]

The warriors need youth is what most say but nope just go with the oldest players possible instead 😂

[@Andre-mq2nj]

What about LA get that

[@E23-xi4ux]

Colin "Hair Transplant" Cowherd

[@gustavsorensen9301]

6:20.. Grandpa needs a gin?? My grandpa never drank alcohol in his life

[@dionysise5008]

PG13 to Lakers

[@tanic0925y]

Yep pg is their last hope

[@UnrulyRebel-hd2pl]

PG, Steph would be nasty tho, not happening tho

[@kognitionpredictions5031]

I could definitely see it if the Clippers fail to reach conference finals

[@JayMannz]

Colin’s projecting…

[@JP-pp2tn]

warriors want lebron all they have to do is draft his son, i get his son doesn't have a lot a potential, but they want lebron for his last year that's what it will take

[@fattony9227]

LeBron for Klay?

[@gdog8191]

he not coming unless u bring ad

[@jand1144]

Kevin durant gonna come back if the suns lose first round watch ⌚️

[@AR-rn8ok]

Count on league gifting Lebron a 40th birthday championship. It’s in the script. Many many freethrows for lakers. Many non called fouls when lakers foul opponents. Frustrated fans everywhere except Lebron fans, from the inauthentic sport.

[@shadow_realm47]

The playin game was awful refs sold😂

[@IJS_AI]

These ** are just lazy now and days. Boring narrative. Next!

[@redlegds_adventures]

LeBron James isn’t going anywhere he wants to play with his son Bronny James, who isn’t very good

[@ignatiusee3564]

Get older. That's some plan to win.