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Kendrick Perkins Reveals ‘Slight Edge’ Between Lakers, Warriors Matchup

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The Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers are two of the most prominent teams in the Western Conference, and both have ambitious postseason goals for the year ahead.

Speaking to NBC Sports, Kendrick Perkins talked about both teams and revealed which one has the better chance of playoff success.

“Both of these teams are going to be here come April. Both of these teams are going to be in the postseason. I give the Lakers a slight edge because they have a third option offensively in Austin Reaves,” Perkins said. “We don’t know who the third option is for the Golden State Warriors. Is that going to be [Jonathan] Kuminga? Are they going to rely on Buddy Hield? That’s the question.”

Perkins is giving the edge to the Lakers, but it’s not a big one.

Over the last few seasons, these two teams have been comparable in many ways.

They were centered around iconic aging stars and rosters around them that didn’t get the job done.

They had promise, they had potential, but they didn’t have the sort of success they were used to.

That changed last season when the Lakers added Luka Doncic, a generational player who can lead the franchise for many years.

Austin Reaves has been another huge asset for LA as he has naturally grown into one of the team’s best players.

The Warriors have been trying to improve as well, signing Jimmy Butler and investing in supporting stars like Buddy Hield, Jonathan Kuminga, and others.

They will be competitive in 2025-26, but Perkins believes the Lakers will come out on top in the end.

However, most people believe things will be so close that it’s hard to decide which squad will be more dominant.

It’ll certainly be fun to watch these two teams battle it out, that’s for sure.

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