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Don t want to go to the Lakers Warriors? Antetokounmpo s new home needs to meet three requirements, and the Nets may become the first choice

9:35pm, 18 May 2025【Basketball】

Obviously, in addition to the NBA playoffs, fans are also attracted by other things, such as the lottery draw ceremony that just ended, all the top three teams completed the magic draw. At the same time, during the offseason, many All-Stars and even super giants face the possibility of changing teams, especially "Antetokounmpo" Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is likely to really leave the Bucks.

According to famous reporter Brandon Robinson, Antetokounmpo does not seem to want to go to Western Conference teams like the Lakers and Warriors. After all, for superstars like him, it is not only about whether they can win the championship. Antetokounmpo was interviewed and revealed that his potential new home needs to meet three requirements. The Nets may become the first choice. Many fans even joked that Antetokounmpo almost named, and he wanted to go to the Nets the most.

As for the three conditions listed by Antetokounmpo, the Nets actually meet all of them. First of all, Antetokounmpo said that he wanted to stay in the Eastern Conference, which is also the key reason why the Lakers and Warriors and other teams are not favored. After all, even from the perspective of championship competition, the West is very similar to the Shura Stadium, and it is not easy to get a playoff ticket. In the first round of this year, the Clippers and the Nuggets started a tiebreak battle, and even two groups of low-broken teams appeared. This is difficult to happen in the East, and only those teams can play. In other words, no matter where Antetokounmpo goes, as long as he stays in the East, he can guarantee his playoff qualifications whenever he is scrambling, which is simply impossible for the Western Conference team to meet.

Secondly, Antetokounmpo hopes to have absolute control. In other words, if the locker room is too chaotic, or there are many high-paying players, it is definitely not within Antetokounmpo's consideration. The Nets are perfectly warding off lightning. This team has a lot of salary space, basically all of them are young players and homeless people. Whether it is internal voice or future operational decisions, Antetokounmpo can decide.

Finally, of course, considering future competitiveness. The reason Antetokounmpo hopes to leave the Bucks is obviously because with Damian Lillard seriously injured, other teammates cannot provide much help. In the free market, the Nets can use huge salary space to attract good players to join, not to mention potential stocks and draft picks, which can be exchanged for other instant combat power. Like the Nets, the Raptors can meet three conditions, but the market attractiveness is much worse than that of the Nets, and it is also difficult to sign up in the subsequent teams, so the Nets are indeed Antetokounmpo's number one next player. If the latter really joins, it is probably understandable why the Nets only draw the No. 8 draw.