{"id":713978,"date":"2026-04-19T14:48:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/713978\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T14:48:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T14:48:40","slug":"giannis-takes-jab-at-los-angeles-bad-sign-for-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/713978\/","title":{"rendered":"Giannis takes jab at Los Angeles: Bad sign for Lakers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Giannis Antetokounmpo has been linked to the Los Angeles Lakers, but he has openly said he doesn&#8217;t like Los Angeles: &#8220;L.A. is super superficial.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/357-los-angeles-lakers.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> have been mentioned as a potential landing spot for Milwaukee Bucks superstar <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/15130-giannis-antetokounmpo.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a>, but Los Angeles may not be his preferred destination.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/15130-giannis-antetokounmpo.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Giannis  Antetokounmpo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/leagues\/59-nba.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-126312-any150x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Giannis  Antetokounmpo\"\/><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/15130-giannis-antetokounmpo.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/image-424878-crop100x150.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Giannis  Antetokounmpo\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tMIN:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t28.87<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tPTS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t27.58 (63.35%)<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tREB:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t9.78<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tAS:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t5.44<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tST:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0.94<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tBL:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t0.67<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tTO:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3.19<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGM:<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t36<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think L.A. is super superficial. I don&#8217;t like L.A.,&#8221; Antetokounmpo said on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=M8cLtweBwQs\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gogis Garage podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the two-time MVP <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-245394-goran-dragic-tries-to-lure-giannis-to-miami-heat.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spoke more positively about Miami<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Miami is not a bad place. Beautiful city, beautiful city,&#8221; Giannis said.<\/p>\n<p>While Antetokounmpo has not officially requested a trade, many around the league believe he could be moved this offseason, one way or another.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers have surfaced in rumors, but other teams, including the New York Knicks, Miami Heat, Golden State Warriors, and Minnesota Timberwolves, have also been linked to the Greek star.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/image-457570-any718x552.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Credit Getty Images via AFP &#8211; Scanpix<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles could put together a strong offer, potentially including three future first-round picks (2026, 2031, and 2033) along with significant cap flexibility to meet Milwaukee&#8217;s demands.<\/p>\n<p>In 36 games this past regular season, Giannis averaged 27.6 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 5.4 assists per game. The two-time MVP has spent his entire NBA career in Milwaukee.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_7\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Thank you for reading us! 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