Warriors star Steph Curry shares his free-agency pitch to LeBron James

Joseph Dycus, Bay Area News Group on Jul 9, 2026

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As he prepares for the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament at Lake Tahoe, Warriors star Steph Curry fielded questions Thursday about the Warriors’ offseason.

The most notable topic of conversation at Edgewood Tahoe was a move the Warriors have not yet made.

Golden State is a candidate to sign longtime nemesis LeBron James as an unrestricted free agent.

Steph Curry, 38, said he did not have an exact percentage that he could ascribe to the Warriors’ chances of signing James, but he already had his reasoning for why the Bay Area would be the perfect landing spot for the league’s all-time leading scorer.

“The pitch is we want to play good basketball and be around people that know how to play the game,” Curry said, sitting next to the last two ACC tournament champions, tennis player Mardy Fish and former Sharks captain Joe Pavelski. “Hopefully, raise our floor on our competitiveness this year. We’re an organization that’s been there and he knows that. It’s self-explanatory. It’s just a matter of where he sees himself fitting, and at the end of the day, that’s up to him.”

He also noted that the Bay Area has plenty of great golf, Curry’s top pastime and one James has been taking up more.

On a recent podcast by James’ agent, Rich Paul, the Warriors were listed among 10 teams with a realistic shot at signing his client.

The Warriors have run most of last season’s roster back this offseason after going 37-45 and being bounced in the play-in tournament.

They re-signed Kristaps Porzingis, De’Anthony Melton and Al Horford on two-year deals and agreed to terms with backup center Charles Bassey on a one-year deal Thursday, just after losing Quentin Post to Memphis. Aside from drafting Yaxel Lendeborg No. 11 overall, have not brought in any outside talent. Curry is fine with the steady approach.

“It’s great to get KP back, it’s great to get Melton back,” the two-time MVP said. “We’re in a very unique situation because Jimmy’s hurt and Moses is hurt, and they’re going to miss a good amount of the season. You’ve got to try to hold the fort down until those guys get back because we do have an idea of who we could be with them.”

Curry and James met in four consecutive NBA Finals from 2015-18, with the Warriors winning three series and the Cavaliers coming back from a 3-1 deficit in the other.

After so many legendary battles — and a thrilling stretch as teammates at the 2024 Paris Olympics — Curry saw the appeal in ending their careers on the same team.

“Until probably two, three years ago, it was like a pipe dream question or even a thought. That is part of the allure,” Curry said, “For him going into his 24th season, and me going to my 18th, and the battles that we’ve had, that would be such a unique story in NBA history. But it’s a little premature right now to talk about it.”

As for the work on the Edgewood resort course, Curry said he’d love to play a round with James in Tahoe, where he won the tournament in 2023 and finished fifth last season.

“I missed it during the Olympics in ’24, but coming back, you just have higher expectations now ’cause you’ve actually won it,” Curry said. “I think that’s good and it’s also dangerous because you kind of want to stay composed in the first round and just enjoy yourself and let it come to you.

“I have so much fun in competition with these guys — they bring the best out of you. But more so than just the golf, it’s just the camaraderie out here. You know the guys who have a legitimate shot at it and you just want to be there on Sunday just to have a chance.”

Wednesday and Thursday were the celebrity pro-am, with the three-day tournament scored in a modified Stableford format beginning Friday.