In today's NBA, when a Giannis-sized opportunity knocks, teams have to take the leap

Giannis Antetokounmpo is 31 years old. Here's one of the rules in this era of NBA basketball: When you have a chance to do something big and potentially get into the mix to win a championship, you jump in with both feet. If the parity era — eight different NBA champions in the past eight seasons — has taught teams anything, it's to be aggressive when opportunity presents itself.

By TIM REYNOLDS