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The Lakers are a real threat for Giannis Antetokounmpo this offseason if he isn’t traded by the deadline, per @TheSteinLine “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. 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.” (Via substack.com/redirect/2/eyJ…)