For the second straight season, the Golden State Warriors are at least keeping the door open for LeBron James if he were to consider leaving the Los

The Golden State Warriors are 14-9 approximately a quarter of the way through the season. They're 4.5 games behind the best team in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder, and 2.5 games ahead of the San Antonio Spurs, who are currently on the outside looking in at the play-in.

But when ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reports that LeBron James really wants to stay with the Los Angeles Lakers instead of getting traded to the Golden State Warriors, I think we should believe all parties involved. This situation is a bit different from your bog-standard “star looking for greener pastures” story.

According to ESPN's Brian Windhorst, who appeared on Wednesday's edition of "Get Up," the Warriors are interested in adding a big-time name, with Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on their radar.

Given LeBron James' and Jimmy Butler's age, contracts and each team's salary cap constraints, these trades are both unlikely and not ideal. Here are the alternative targets Golden State should prioritize.

The Golden State Warriors are all in on winning one more championship in the Stephen Curry era. Would this be the deal that puts them over the top?

Brian Windhorst details how the Warriors are eyeing Jimmy Butler and LeBron James as potential trade targets.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, Jimmy Butler could emerge as a legitimate target for the Warriors front office ahead of the Feb. 6 trade deadline. The Miami Heat are reportedly open to the idea of trading away their veteran forward,