LeBron James has the edge over Giannis in NBA MVP race, says Kendrick Perkins

LeBron James and rest of Lakers squ are gearing up for a tough end to ongoing NBA season which is rumoured to start on 31 July. All 22 teams are preparing for NBA restart which will be held in Disneyland, Orlando in July. Lakers, along with Milwaukee Bucks, LA Clippers and Houston Rockets, are tipped as favorites to life NBA championship this season. Lakers star LeBron James and Bucks player Giannis Antetokounmpo are also competing against each or for NBA MVP crown. Recently, LeBron James' former teammate Kendrick Perkins was asked about who he favours to lift NBA MVP award and here's what he replied.

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LeBron James has edge over Giannis in NBA MVP race, says Kendrick Perkins

In a recent interview with Heavy, Kendrick Perkins claimed that Lakers star LeBron James held an edge over NBA MVP competitor Giannis Antetokounmpo. former Cavs player was quoted as saying, “Everybody wants to talk about number of years that he put in 17 years so on and so forth. But when you talk about a guy who’s averaging almost 25 points per game, almost 11 assists; he’s been part of that 20-10 club and he has his team number one in that tough Western Conference. That speaks volumes."

Perkins also ded that LeBron James’ direct impact on Lakers attacking play is a major reason why he is frontrunner for NBA MVP award ahe of Giannis Antetokounmpo. Perkins ded, “Also if you take LeBron off court, Lakers are ranked 29th offensively. When he’s on court, y’re ranked what? I think y’re ranked 2nd and that’s a huge difference. So when I’m just looking at him and what LeBron has done this year, in that tough Western Conference I would just have to probably give that edge to LeBron James.” Along with Anthony Davis, LeBron James has propelled Lakers to top of Western Conference.

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