​Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry capitalized on an opportunity to give fellow Akron-born NBA superstar LeBron James a free-agency sales pitch while appearing on national TV.During an interview with “Good Morning America” on Wednesday, July 15, Curry explained why he believes James should sign with the Warriors after spending the past eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and hitting free agency.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers are among the other suitors for James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.Curry, 38, and James, 41, were born in the same Akron hospital. They competed against each other in four consecutive NBA Finals (2015-18) between the Warriors and Cavs, with Golden State winning in 2015 and 2017-18 and Cleveland triumphing in 2016. Curry and James are friends who won Olympic gold as teammates in 2024.Warriors forward Draymond Green said on his podcast he pitched James on joining Golden State during a recent golf trip they took together.Cleveland Cavaliers history: David Griffin cherishes Cavs and LeBron James winning championship 10 years agoStephen Curry (4) and guard LeBron James (6) of Team USA react in the second half against France in the men’s basketball gold medal game during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Accor Arena in Paris, France, on August 10, 2024.Cavs coverage: Will LeBron James news break during live recordings at Fanatics Fest?Curry took his shot at recruiting James, too.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”Well, the Bay, we know how to win,” Curry said during his “Good Morning America” appearance. “It’s beautiful weather. Great golf. I know he’s into that. The [Team] USA experience that we had, the battles that we’ve had over the years, we just know how to play basketball.”I think that he would enjoy just the idea of what it means to finish your career the right way. He knows what he wants, and eventually he’ll make that decision. It’s totally up to him. But we’re having fun with it knowing that he’s got his pick of the entire league, like, wherever he wants to go, to be honest.”On “Good Morning America,” Curryalso discussed receiving the Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award on Tuesday, June 14, for his community impact through the Eat. Learn. Play. Foundation.Nate Ulrich is the sports columnist of the Akron Beacon Journal and a sports features writer. Nate can be reached at nulrich@thebeaconjournal.com. On Twitter: @ByNateUlrich.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThis article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Stephen Curry pitches LeBron James on joining Warriors in free agency