Luka Doncic lost out on a supermax contract extension when he was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers by the Dallas Mavericks. That deal was going to be worth roughly $345M over five years. The Lakers are an organization that looks after its top-tier talent. On Saturday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported that Doncic signed a three-year contract extension worth $165M. The most important part of that new deal is the fact that the final year will be a player option. Shortly after breaking the news, Charania appeared on “SportsCenter” to explain why the player option was so key to Doncic’s deal. Charania explained how the Lakers had helped line up his new extension so that he could receive a supermax contract in 2028. “In 2028, he’s going to have a player option in that deal,” Charania said. “He could opt out of that deal and sign a projected five-year, $417M contract. That would then allow him to recoup all of the money he lost in that supermax that he missed out on this offseason.” If Doncic does sign a supermax wRead More
Lakers just did Luka Doncic a $417 million favor
