Luka Doncic will be calling L.A. home for the foreseeable future.
Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a three-year, $165 million maximum extension, ESPN reported on Saturday. The contract includes a player option for the 2028-29 NBA season. Donicic was previously on a five-year, $215.2 million deal, which contained an opt-out for the 2026-27 NBA season.
Los Angeles acquired Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in February for a package that included five-time All-NBA honoree Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a future first-round draft pick.
Across his 28 regular-season games with the Lakers, Doncic averaged 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while shooting 43.8/37.9/79.1. Los Angeles claimed the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference but lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the first round of the playoffs.
Elsewhere this offseason, the Lakers signed center Deandre Ayton (two-year, $16.2 million deal), veteran guard Marcus Smart (two-year, $10.5 million deal) and forward Jake LaRavia (two-year, $12 million deal), among other moves. LeBron James opted into his $52.6 million salary for next season.
Doncic, a five-time All-NBA honoree and one-time scoring champion, spent the first five-plus seasons of his career with the Mavericks (2018-19 season to 2024-25 season), most notably helping them reach the 2024 NBA Finals and the Western Conference Finals twice.
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