The Lakers can pose a serious hunt for Giannis if the Bucks star won't be traded ahead of Thursday's deadline.
Many await what might unfold for Giannis Antetokounmpo before the NBA trade deadline on Thursday.
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo
Giannis Antetokounmpo
MIN: 29.11
PTS: 28.29 (65.48%)
REB: 9.89
AS: 5.64
ST: 0.89
BL: 0.71
TO: 3.29
GM: 28
Despite several key teams' strong pursuit of the Greek star, there are significant expectations that Giannis will remain in Milwaukee beyond the trade deadline. And if that happens, leading to the offseason, the Los Angeles Lakers are reportedly a team to watch.
Seasoned NBA insider Marc Stein revealed that the Lakeshow is a major threat that could land Antetokounmpo if he doesn't get traded this week.
“But if the Bucks do ultimately decide to take this saga into that spring … The Lakers, league sources say, would then indeed become a very viable threat to land No. 34. There is little choice for the Lakers, heading into Thursday's deadline, except to stay patient and avoid deals that involve any long-term salary to maintain maximum flexibility for the spring," Stein noted.
"The hope for the purple-and-gold would then be to use their considerable projected salary cap space to be able to take in a contract like Antetokounmpo's via trade — or another expensive star if one shakes loose post-playoffs — to pair with backcourt cornerstones Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves (who returned to action Tuesday night in Brooklyn after a 19-game injury absence). And dealing with the Lakers in such a scenario would almost certainly spare the Bucks from getting saddled with unwanted contracts.”
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