Plenty of heads turned when the Los Angeles Lakers insisted that their new head coach hire Jason Kidd as an assistant. Although the idea seems very far-fetched, one source told Popper that he thought Kidd was brought to LA to attract his former player Giannis Antetokounmpo in two years, when the Bucks star hits unrestricted free agency. There are plenty of reasons to doubt this bizarre rumor, but there's no doubting the Lakers are thinking through every decision on how it will impact their ability to pair LeBron James with another star.
Did the Lakers really hire Jason Kidd to recruit Giannis Antetokounmpo?
Published May 24, 2019 at 3:50 PM
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