LeBron James and Stephen Curry proved to be a dynamic duo during the Olympics. The potential of the two stars playing together could transform the NBA. This hypothetical trade between the Lakers and Warriors could make the dream a reality.
The world got a brief glimpse of how beautiful the game can be when LeBron James and Stephen Curry play basketball together after the duo helped Team USA win an Olympic Gold Medal . But it was only a brief glimpse. Team USA had a few practices, some exhibition games and then six Olympic contests to work up a cohesive lather.
James and Curry didn't find their stride as a pair until the last two games of the tournament. Like in the dramatic comeback win over Serbia in the semifinals, which saw James post a 16-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist triple-double and Curry score 36 points on 9-of-14 shooting from three. Or the Gold Medal Game when Curry hit four threes in two minutes late in the fourth quarter to help the United States pull away from France .
He had 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting from deep in that game, giving him a combined 60 points and 17 three-pointers in the two most important games of the tournament. James had a double-double against France with 14 points and 10 rebounds. He shot 66.
7 percent from the field against Serbia and 60 percent in the Gold Medal Game. Imagine what these two could do together if they had 82 games to figure it out. It's unlikely to happen, but never say never in an NBA dominated by player movement and player .