It was an open secret that only lacked the rubric: it has signed its extension of the contract with Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for 165 million dollars (142 million euros) for the next three seasons. It will then be, in the summer of 2028, when, as agreed, the Slovenian will have the so -called Player Option, that is, the ability to decide whether to continue one more year of purple and gold or, otherwise, he prefers to explore other alternatives in the NBA free agency.
The choice of the times, in any case, is not trivial, because in 2028, just when he turned 10 in the best league in the world, Doncic, now 26 years, may opt for a supermaximo, a contract that would raise his particular salary roof of 30 to 35 percent of the limit established by the League. According to current projections, the agreement could translate into just over 400 million dollars (345 million euros) for Slovenian in five seasons.
“I am very excited to be able to continue working to bring championships, thus pride the Laker fans. I feel grateful to the franchise, my classmates and all fans who have shown me so much love from day one. This is just the beginning,” said Liubliana’s in their social networks, where, in a clear nod to their dorsal, he has also committed to donate five million dollars for 77 They can reach their dream in the elite.
While everything still seem future estimates, the obvious thing is that Doncic, occupied these days by New York and Chicago in several advertising acts of Jordan, the brand you saw, has finished its particular advertising tour in the offices of the Lakers, where it has sealed a renewal desired by both parties after the most shocking transfer that is remembered in recent times in the NBA with its exit of Dallas.
After his training at Real Madrid, the Slovenian stressed in the Lakers last February after seven seasons in Dallas, where he managed to be a better rookie of the year, top scorer of the regular league, finalist of the NBA, five times All-Star and another five All-NBA (better quintet of the season). From his move to Los Angeles, Doncic has played 28 purple and gold games with an average at the height of expectations: 28 points, seven assists and eight rebounds per game. In the qualifiers for the title, yes, his team was used in the first round of the West Conference by the Minnesota Timberwolves (4-1).
Now, after a summer in which he has crushed to achieve an unprecedented physical change and with the Eurobasket on the horizon before a new season in the NBA, the Slovenian can breathe calm once his future in California is assured. The same cannot say LeBron James, the great Angelina star, who at 40 – will be 41 in December – could change team at the end of next season. “Playing with him is an incredible sensation, it’s like a dream,” Doncic has repeated on numerous occasions, whom he has always pointed out as his great idol in the NBA. “I hope you can finish your career here, in the Lakers,” added the Slovenian.
Both will look for the 18th NBA ring for the Angels with a template devoid of other great stars, but with Austin Reaves such as third sword on the track and with a good handful of secondary actors to which the veteran has joined this summer, the best defender of the year in 2022, and the pivot ofandre ayton, number one in the draft of Doncic but coming less than two years after two years after two years after two years after Portland
Before, in any case, the number 77 of the Lakers has another no less complicated task between eyebrow and eyebrow: return to their country, Slovenia, to the continental glory that it already reached in 2017, when it was still part of the Madrid staff. After signing its extension of the contract in Los Angeles, Doncic will now return to Liubliana, where it will concentrate with its selection to refine the last preparations for the Eurobasket that begins on August 27 (the Spanish team defends the title of 2022) and where it will be measured in the group stage to France, Poland, Israel, Belgium and Iceland. He will do it already bathed in gold by the Lakers.
