Luka Doncic signs a 3-year max extension with the Lakers for $165 million. Today was the first day the Lakers could offer Doncic the deal. The third year of the deal is a player option. Doncic was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in a shocking move. Luka scored 45 points in an emotional return to Dallas. Los Angeles entered the playoffs this past season as the 3rd seed. The Lakers would fall to the 6th-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves in five games. The conditioning of Luka was the topic of discussion after their first-round exit. Since then, Luka Doncic has had a body transformation captured on the cover of Men’s Health Magazine.
The largest contract the Lakers could have offered Doncic was a four-year, $229 million deal. By signing a 2-plus-1 extension, Doncic can become an unrestricted free agent in either 2028 or 2029, when he will already have 10 years of service in the league. Cap projections are expected to rise about 10%, which could net Doncic a huge payday. The Lakers will be able to re-do his deal in the summer of 2027 and offer him a four-year, $323 million extension at that point.
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