NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen believes the Miami Heat have a really good shot of defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2020 Finals at Walt Disney World.

Pippen, who won six NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls during the '90s, says the Heat have “more offensive weapons they’ll be able to throw at LA.”

“I think it’s going to be a great series. To me, Miami has a little bit of the edge. I think people are overlooking how well they’ve played and their style of play,” Scottie Pippen told Chris Cason of Forbes when asked to discuss the 2020 NBA Finals.

“I give a lot of credit to the way the Lakers have played defensively but I think Miami is ready for the challenge. They have players that are playing with a lot of confidence right now. I don’t take nothing away from the Lakers and LeBron going to his 10th Finals. He still has to prove he can lead a team himself. I think Anthony Davis has shown he’s more valuable to them on the offensive end but I think Miami has more offensive weapons they’ll be able to throw at LA.”

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Both the Lakers and Heat enter the 2020 NBA Finals with a record of 12-3 in the playoffs. While the Lakers have two superstars leading the way in LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Heat are a well-balanced team and have a bunch of rugged players, led by Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Goran Dragic, Tyler Herro and Jae Crowder.

All season long, the Heat have been quieting naysayers left and right. If Miami can upset LeBron and the Lakers in the NBA Finals, it will cap off a magical year for the South Beach franchise in the first season of the post–Dwyane Wade era.