After saying goodbye to LeBron James (more like he said bye to them), the Los Angeles Lakers’ objective to build around Luka Dončić is clear. Some might say it’s what the Lakers should have done from the moment they acquired the Slovenian basketball icon in 2025.
Nevertheless, LA is all-in on its current core. The group, led by Dončić, the new $184.8 million man in Austin Reaves, and blockbuster sign-and-trade acquisition Walker Kessler, is locked under contract through at least the 2027-28 campaign. The following season, Dončić holds a $57.4 million player option that he can either exercise to remain alongside
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