The Los Angeles Lakers signed Kostas Antetokounmpo using one of their two-way contracts prior to the 2019-20 season. At the time, it was believed — perhaps jokingly — that this decision was made as a recruitment tool for his brother Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two-time MVP was supposed to be a free agent in the summer of 2021 but eventually signed a five-year supermax extension last offseason.
Surprisingly, the Lakers chose to hold on to Antetokounmpo for the entire 2020-21 season. Because the Lakers did not send a team to the G League bubble, Antetokounmpo spent the entire season with the Lakers but rarely saw on-court action.