Los Angeles Lakers: Ranking their top championship threats

2. Milwaukee Bucks

Before people start getting too offended that the league’s clear best team is placed at number two, let’s keep in mind that the biggest threats to every team are their inner conference rivals. With that in mind, the Milwaukee Bucks won’t and can’t be your biggest title threat, unless you live on the east coast.

The only reason to be concerned only by your opposite conference rival would be if you both had the finals spot locked and ready, i.e. the Cleveland Cavaliers–Golden State Warriors matchup, years 2015 to 2018.

These two teams have only faced each other once so far during the ongoing season, with the Bucks ultimately coming out on top with a 7-point win in Milwaukee. Fans wait patiently for the next and final regular season matchup between these two teams, which is scheduled for the 6th of March.

The Bucks are led by superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo who is on pace to win his second consecutive MVP award if LeBron doesn’t catch up to him. Regardless of how dominant Giannis may be, his game has numerous holes that were visibly exposed during each of his previous playoff runs.

The Bucks should be of significant concert to every team in either of the conferences. Luckily for the Los Angeles Lakers, for them it is more of a down-the-road type of concern. Antetokounmpo’s team just became the first team to win 50 games this season, currently holding a record of 50-8.