Insiders suggest possible Lakers offers for Giannis Antetokounmpo
What could the Lakers' potential trade offer for Giannis Antetokounmpo look like?
In terms of trying to improve their roster for next season, the Los Angeles Lakers can go in one of several directions this summer. One option that has been discussed many times over the last several months is trading for disgruntled Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo, 31, just finished an injury-riddled season with a Bucks team that missed the playoffs and is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
It is widely expected that he will be shipped elsewhere at some point this offseason, perhaps within the next several weeks or so, and the Lakers are reportedly one team that will try to land him. One question is what the Lakers will offer for the two-time MVP. ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania went on "The Rich Eisen Show" and suggested that they could simply absorb him into their salary cap space and offer draft picks as compensation.
“The Lakers expressed interest in Giannis Antetokounmpo at the deadline. Right now, what they’ll be able to offer is three first-round picks in cap space and essentially absorb Giannis’s contract,” Charania said. “Now, if you’re the Bucks, are you just going to trade Giannis to the Lakers for cap space for three first-round picks?
Like, my sense is they’re going to get better in the marketplace than that. I think there’s a bigger appetite than that. And so, time will tell.
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