Luka Dončić will lead the Lakers for many years to come.
It’s a sentence that felt as sweet to type as I’m sure it was to read by Lakers fans. On Saturday, Luka and the Lakers inked an extension worth three years and $165 million, confirming his long-term commitment to the franchise.
BREAKING: Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA star Luka Doncic has signed a three-year, $165 million maximum contract extension with the franchise, with a player option in 2028, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball told ESPN. pic.twitter.com/oRxAVIm2oD
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 2, 2025AD
I just signed my extension with the Lakers. Excited to keep working to bring championships to LA and make Laker Nation proud. Grateful to the Lakers, my teammates and all the fans who’ve shown so much love since day one. This is just the beginning. pic.twitter.com/PrTfTxxlpU
— Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) August 2, 2025
This is hardly surprising news as all signs have pointed to Luka staying in Los Angeles. From the moment he expressed his love for beaches at his introductory press conference, Luka was giving plenty of hints that he wanted to remain with the Lakers.
Loyalty was an attribute that he has spoken much about, particularly when talking about feeling betrayed by the Mavs. The first time he spoke as a Laker, he referenced a long-term future in LA, which turned out to be some foreshadowing.
In the end, the pressure never really mounted all that much on the Lakers. Luka wanted to be in Los Angeles and the Lakers did more than enough to appease him. Upon his mid-season arrival, he asked the Lakers for a lob-catching center and they immediately obliged with an attempted trade for Mark Williams, leaving the Slovenian superstar impressed.
Still, once free agency rolled around, the team was active once more, landing a center in Deandre Ayton that had Luka excited. It was when Luka had a heavy hand in recruiting Marcus Smart later in the free agency process that it became even clearer that he was likely going to be sticking around in LA.
This live story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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