Lakers Fans Wake Up To Terrible Luka Doncic News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers are operating like a team that's ready to move on from LeBron James and transition into the Luka Doncic era. That makes perfect sense, given his youth, potential, and what they had to give up to get him.

It could be a while before Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers really negotiate a contract extension this offseason.

The Los Angeles Lakers are preparing to offer star Luka Doncic a massive contract extension in August, but it will only be a precursor to a bigger contract down the road. The extension window opens up for Doncic on Aug.

Ever since LeBron James decided to exercise the player option on his contract for the 2025-26 season, many have been speculating that he will ask to be traded at some point after some comments from his agent.

LeBron James has been with the Lakers for seven years. He recently exercised his player option for the 2025-26 season, but could be open to exploring options outside Los Angeles.