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One NBA insider who covers the Los Angeles Lakers for ESPN "would be shocked" if Luka Dončić doesn't sign an extension with the purple and gold this offseason. Ramona Shelburne, the veteran ESPN insider/reporter, expects Dončić and the Lakers to agree to an extension in August. “I'm going to say...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić and new guard Marcus Smart are "working hard" on their bodies this offseason, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Dončić recruited Smart to the Lakers, who signed the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year after he was bought out by...

Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart signed with the Los Angeles Lakers because of Luka Dončić, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Dončić recruited Ayton, who was bought out by the Portland Trail Blazers, and Smart, who was bought out by the Washington Wizards. "Luka Dončić is...

After finalizing a buyout with the Washington Wizards over the weekend, Marcus Smart plans to sign a two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers once waivers clear, sources confirmed to DallasHoopsJournal.com. The second year of the deal will be a player option. Smart, 30, gave up roughly $6.8...

Luka Dončić recruited Marcus Smart to the Los Angeles Lakers, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. Smart has agreed to a contract buyout with the Washington Wizards and plans to sign a two-year, $11 million deal with the Lakers. Year 2 of the deal is a player option. Los Angeles...

Los Angeles Lakers point-forward Luka Dončić is one of the best players in the NBA. He's a five-time All-Star who has already made five All-NBA First Teams. However, Dončić has yet to win a championship. He made the NBA Finals in 2024 with the Dallas Mavericks, who lost to the...

The Dallas Mavericks shocked the sports world last season when Nico Harrison traded NBA superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis and Max Christie. Dončić, who wanted to spend his entire NBA career with the Mavericks, threw his phone at the wall after the trade went...

The shock of Luka Dončić being traded from the Dallas Mavericks still lingers across the NBA landscape, and Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes is among those still processing it. Mahomes, a longtime Mavericks fan and former Texas Tech standout, recently spoke about his reaction to the trade in...

Donnie Nelson, the former longtime Dallas Mavericks executive who helped build the team around Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Dončić, believes the two franchise icons should have been treated the same and weren’t. In an exclusive interview with Ekipa 24, Nelson, who recently joined the Slovenian basketball federation as a chief...

Former Dallas Mavericks teammates Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving shared a lighthearted moment on social media Friday, offering a glimpse into their continued friendship months after Dončić was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. Irving posted a photo on Instagram standing at the front of a yacht celebrating the Fourth...