Luka Doncic Breaks His Silence On New Lakers Contract - The Spun

The Los Angeles Lakers wasted no time signing Luka Doncic to an extension this offseason.

On Saturday, the first day the franchise was able to offer him one, the Lakers signed the Slovenian-born superstar to a three-year, $165 million contract per ESPN’s Shams Charania — with the third year being a player option.

The way Los Angeles structured the deal it will make Luka eligible to sign for a massive four years, $323 million in the summer of 2027 after missing out on the supermax in Dallas. Or, by declining the option, he could sign for an even bigger five-year contract worth around $418 million at age 29.

The past few months have been busy ones for Doncic who has seemingly transformed his body heading in the 2025-26 season as he looks to retake his spot as a top 2-3 player in the NBA.

Luka Doncic looks to pass the ball for the Lakers against the Mavericks.

Taking to social media earlier today, the five-time All-Star announced the signing of his new deal to remain with the Purple & Gold.

“I just signed my extension with the Lakers,” Luka shared. “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. 💜💛”

Doncic now becomes the centerpiece of the Lakers’ future with LeBron James likely heading for retirement before the decade closes out — and the organization couldn’t have found a better player to hand the keys to.

Since arriving in the NBA at 19, Doncic has averaged less than 27 points per game just once — and that was in his Rookie of the Year campaign with the Mavs.

Additionally in his seven professional seasons stateside, he’s already racked up more first-team All-NBAs than Steph Curry, Chris Paul and Kawhi Leonard — all of whom he’s much younger than and all of whom will one day reside in the Naismith Hall of Fame.

In his recent interview with Men’s Health, Doncic shouted out Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant as inspirations for getting into tip-top shape.

“Just visually, I would say my whole body looks better,” Luka said. “… Every summer I try my best to work on different things. Obviously, I’m very competitive. This summer was just a little bit different, you know. It kind of motivated me to be even better.”

“This year, with my team, I think we did a huge step,” he concluded. “But this is just the start, you know. I need to keep going. Can’t stop.”