I’ve mentioned this in other places over the last two years, but it’s a transitional time for the NBA’s elite. The LeBron James-Steph Curry-Kevin Durant era had already mostly given way to the Nikola Jokić-Giannis Antetokounmpo era, but the former trio hung onto their prime years for so long that we’re already most of the way onto what’s next after …
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The Lakers gave up a 15-point lead and lost to the Suns 113-104 in preseason play. To lose when Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves combined for 50 points and the Suns played none of their rotation guys since they just returned from China is not good. However, the Lakers didn’t play their main guys either in that second half when …
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NBANBAFrom Luka Doncic to literally the entire Cleveland Cavaliers organization, here’s who will be feeling the heat heading into 2025-26 Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Michael PinaAug. 13, 12:40 pm UTC • 10 min Everyone in the NBA is affected by pressure. The league is slippery, competitive beyond measure, and filled with people who would do anything to get ahead. Of …
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The Los Angeles Lakers have always been a tight-knit organization. Those values and their willingness to extend that kindness to Luka Doncic allowed them to immediately win over their newest superstar. Doncic probably had a lot of mixed feelings after being traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Lakers. However, his new organization did their part to reassure him of …
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Dallas Mavericks fans’ hearts all broke at once late into the night on February 1 when Luka Doncic was blindsided and traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis. Mavericks fans thought that they’d never see Doncic wear another team’s jersey after spending the first six and a half seasons of his career in Big D, and things got …
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The Lakers once let a superstar go because he wouldn’t get into shape. Now they’ve bet everything on one who finally did. The journey begins. The Los Angeles Lakers used just those three words on their social media accounts on Saturday, echoing Luka Doncic’s announcement of his three-year, $165 million maximum extension with the team—a contract with a player option …
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Dave McMenaminAug 4, 2025, 05:01 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. LOS ANGELES — As the ink was still drying on the three-year, $165 million contract extension Luka Doncic signed with the Los Angeles Lakers …
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