Contract extension
Media: Doncic remains at Lakers for $ 165 million
Luka Doncic is supposed to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to championship title 18. The basketball player signs a new contract and obviously collects properly. He waves even more money.
Basketball superstar Luka Doncic has signed a new three-year contract for $ 165 million (around 142.3 million euros) at the Los Angeles Lakers. The 26 -year -old Slovenian and the franchise from California announced the extension, but did not name any contract details.
According to this, the Point Guard should have a player option for 2028 in the contract and will therefore not be launched as Free Agent in the coming year. As a result, he could then sign a so-called supermax contract for $ 417 million.
Doncic should lead Lakers to the first title since 2020
The Lakers set an example with the new contract. Doncic, as the formative face of the franchise, is to lead the team to the first title since 2020, especially since the career of the 40-year-old US superstar Lebron James will end for the foreseeable future.
“I will continue to work as hard as possible to bring another championship to Los Angeles and make the Lakers nation proud,” said Doncic according to the announcement. “This is just the beginning. I am looking forward to what is ahead of us and to continue building something special with this team.”
The 26-year-old Doncic moved from the Dallas Mavericks to Los Angeles in February as part of a spectacular trades. In his first 28 games in the Lakers jersey, he scored 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists and always played from the start.
In the pre-season of the North American professional league NBA, Doncic was already eliminated in the first round of playoff with the 17-time master, in which German international Maxi Kleber also plays.
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