Los Angeles Lakers: Why Giannis Antetokounmpo will be a Laker in 2021

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3. Both he and Anthony Davis would be in their prime

LeBron James is getting older. He will be turning 36 next season but is still playing at an elite MVP level. But eventually, father time will come and dip his play.

But AD is entering his prime, so you will have Giannis and AD in their primes to carry the load. That way LeBron can get more rest and possibly stretch out his career more with continuity. Setting a possibility he plays in the league with his son Bronny Jr.

With a Giannis and AD duo in their prime, you have a team that is going to compete regardless. Even LeBron at 37 you have one of the best big threes in NBA history.

It will be quite telling how next season goes in Milwaukee and there is a lot of pressure mounting for the team. As they’ve been hesitant to make trades and feel the guys around Giannis are good enough. But results in games speak, saying and doing don’t correlate.

With the appeal of a superstar duo to Giannis and the fact Los Angeles is one of the biggest markets in basketball, it makes it a possibility. I’m sure there are whispers within the family parties from Kostas as well that could intrigue Giannis.

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