The moment all NBA fans were waiting for has finally arrived: Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers recently agreed to a 5-year, $190 million contract extension right after LeBron James signed a 2-year, $85 million extension.
That means that they have pretty much ensured that theyāll be competitive and relevant until half of next decade, which is terrible news for the rest of the league and music to Lakers fansā ears.
Then again, that also means that the dream of pairing Giannis Antetokunmpo with LeBron James and Anthony Davis has now officially come to an end. Thatās becausethey donāt have enough cap flexibility to put them all together.
Anthony Davisā Contract Extension Eliminates The Lakers From The Race For Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Los Angeles Lakers were reportedly one of the most interested teams in making a run at the Greek Freak. That, obviously, assuming he didnāt sign a max contract extension with the Milwaukee Bucks.
But now that the Lakers have put together two max contracts, that scenario is all but impossible, unless Giannis decides to take a massive discount to pursue a ring dressed in purple and gold.
Thatās not likely to be the case, given the fact that he could either take a bunch load of money from the Milwaukee Bucks or join a bigger market team for a huge paycheck and still compete for an NBA championship.
Nonetheless, even if having Antetokounmpo next to legends of the likes of LeBron and Davis sounds great in the paper, the truth is that the Lakers are coming off winning the NBA Finals with that core, so Giannis needs them more than they need Giannis.
Also, they couldnāt jeopardize the future of the franchise under the hope that Giannis turns down the supermax contract extension from Milwaukee, especially considering heās repeatedly stated his desire to stay with the team.
