Luka Doncic three -year signature, $ 165 million extension to stay with Lakers

Luka Doncic is where he wants to be – and now he is blocked.

As expectedDoncic signed an extension of the Massimo contract with the Lakers on Saturday, the first day on which the team was suitable to make it an offer. This is a three-year-year-year-year-old-year deal more than a third year-that option can be worth up to $ 165 million (but more likely it is approximately $ 160.8 million based on the increases in the NBA salary limit).

“Today is a monumental moment for our franchise. The future of Luka Doncic is with the Los Angeles Lakers,” said the president of the basketball operations of the Lakers and the general manager Rob Pelinka in a note. “Luka is one of the most transcendent players of the game and his dominion and his passion in the field are without comparison. From the moment Luka has become a laker, there has been an immediate connection and admiration between Luka and our base of fans. You can hear it in your spirit when you frequent a Lakers game.”

Although some require both online and in the media, there has been no drama with this extension: the Lakers always offered to the maximum and Doncic had always planned to sign it. The Lakers could have offered (and probably did it) a four -year extension and $ 229 million in Doncic, but the intelligent move for him has always been signed for three years. This is because after those three seasons, Doncic will be at 10 years in the championship, at that point he will be entitled to 35% of the salary limit (compared to the 30% he receives in this contract). After these three years, Doncic can sign a maximum of five years with the Lakers probably due to a value of about $ 400 million or a four -year agreement with another team.

“This is an extraordinary organization and I really believe in what we are building together,” said Doncic in a note. “I will continue to work as hard as possible to bring another championship to Los Angeles and to make Laker nation proud. This is only the beginning. I am enthusiastic about what is in advance and to continue building something special with this team.”

Doncic was exchanged with the Lakers at the expiry of February in an agreement that shocked the LeagueAnd from that moment the Lakers have started to change their attention to build around him and change their list to adapt to his style of play. While this created a little dramas around Lebron James – who had been the face of the franchise but at the age of 40 and entering his 23rd season is not the future in Los Angeles – the reality is that with those two stars, the Lakers are a threat in the West. In 28 games after the trade last season, Doncic scored on average 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.2 assists per game.

Is stimulated by the puncture of trade or simply maturity, Doncic focused on his physical conditioning this offseason and seems to be in the best form of his career. Lakers fans will see how it appears and play when Doncic represents his native Slovenia in the next Eurobasket championships, which begin on August 27 and take place until September 14 (within a couple of weeks from the start of the Lakers training field).