The Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors made blockbuster trades this season. The Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks, while the Warriors acquired Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat.
Los Angeles was the third seed in the Western Conference playoffs and had home-court advantage against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round. However, the Lakers lost the series in five games.
Meanwhile, Golden State faced the Houston Rockets in the first round and won the series in seven games before losing to Minnesota in the second round in five games.
Steph Curry suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain in Game 1 against the Timberwolves and missed the rest of the series.
LeBron James shoots over Steph Curry
LeBron James shoots over Steph Curry
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The Lakers and Warriors are rivals. They play in the same division and Curry and LeBron James have had a rivalry since meeting in four straight NBA Finals from 2015 to 2018.
With that said, some fans want to know who has the brighter future between the Lakers and Warriors. Fox Sports' Colin Cowherd answered that question, saying he believes Golden State's future is brighter than Los Angeles'
Cowherd got roasted for his Lakers-Warriors take, as many fans replied to The Herd's post on X, bashing the sports pundit.
"How tf is this dude allowed to have his own show," one fan said.
"Not a great take Colin. Have a feeling this will be reposted on Freezing Cold Takes in about a year," a second fan wrote.
"No more bball talk Colin. Freal it’s cool. It’s very clear you don’t watch the games. You talk to Jmac to sound smart I would stick to football and baseball," a third fan wrote.
James is 40 years old. He's the oldest active player in the NBA and suffered a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his left knee in Game 5 against the Timberwolves.
While Doncic is only 26, his poor conditioning and lack of defensive skills were on full display in the Lakers-Timberwolves series. Mavericks GM Nico Harrison traded Doncic because he didn't feel he could win a championship with the five-time All-Star.
Curry is 37, while Butler and Draymond Green are 35. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has won four championships and coached in six NBA Finals.
Meanwhile, Lakers head coach JJ Redick just finished his first year as a coach in the NBA.
"The Warriors have no future lmfao the Lakers have 26-year-old Luka," one fan said.
"Colin Cowherd hasn’t been on point about an NBA teams future in his long? He’s not good with predictions Lakers have Luka a guy who already willed a team to 2 conference finals and a NBA championship and is only 25 or 26 Warriors have a geriatric team Let’s be serious," another fan said.
We still don't know if James will be on the Lakers next season. He has a player option for next season. The leading scorer in NBA history can pick up his player option, decline it and become a free agent or retire from the NBA.
Only time will tell who will be better next season between the Lakers and Warriors, but Cowherd is in Golden State's corner.