Luka Donic is committed in the long run Lakers, and now it really starts searching for his friend

Luka Dončić Trading was at all considered The American Professional League The moment of the end of the completion. The superstar was the injury, a third -year goalkeeper with less than 3000 minutes in his career resumption, and the choice of the first round of the most winning team in the history of the American Professional League was all that is required for Los Angeles Lakers to land on the 25 -year -old MVP candidate, a candidate for 25 -year -old candidates, and Nine Adaingent 33 points. The Mobile Fans felt very angry at the decision of Niko Harrison, who was so graceful that a few of them looked at how Lakers could swing the deal at a reasonable price. The answer is that, at least on paper, it came with a reasonable amount of risks.

At that time, Dončić was away from the season and a half of the free agency, which really means that his team, whatever, will be only half a season of the time of the bowel refor. Whether Dončić was Mobile, Like or anything else, there were three reasonable decisions that he could have taken when the moment of truth reached this summer. Two of them were negative for his current team.

He could have made it clear that he did not intend to stay as a free factor 2026. This would likely include a commercial demand, which usually comes associated with a specific team. This in turn reduces the possible return. Lakes are aware of this strategy. This is how they got Anthony Davis. With only six months in the team, he could have really taken a catastrophic thing in Dončić in Los Angeles so quickly. The first round of Minnesota does not qualify.

The most realistic negative result was the most crucial result. Dončić could have easily told Lakes that he hadn’t decided his opinion yet. He could have decided, even if he was open to staying with Lakers, that he wanted to keep flexibility to explore the free agency. In one way or another, this had caused panic in Los Angeles. Perhaps they had a pančić a traveler to avoid leaving it for nothing. Most likely, they had done what Lieberre James would have preferred and everything went to winning the 2026 championship. This would have meant trading drafts choices, offering multi -year deals, and doing things that are likely to cost Lakers in the long run. James rarely thinks this way. He often tries to compel these types of movements from his division.

Dončić has just made the American Professional League finals a year ago. Another player of his position may be patiently to think this way. Even if this is not his mentality, he will be more than justified in the re -signature. After all, it was only in Los Angeles for six months. He did not He chooses To go to Lakers, and the loss of the first round, although the catastrophic was not particularly encouraging. Under these circumstances, it was not difficult to understand that Dončić has some constant confidence problems after the way Dallas ended. It is difficult to build a six -month relationship.

Lakers benefited from these theoretical concerns in more convenient commercial conditions. For this reason they still have Austin Reeves and Dalton Kancht and their choice in the first round of 2031. But these concerns apply to regular teams, and that was a brilliance of these negotiations, because Lakers went up to Marax to accept that they were an ordinary and not good team, Lakes. The third reasoned decision was the decision I made. The extension was made for two years With the player’s option for the possible third year in 2028-29. And of course he did so. When left a player in the status of Donic Lakers? Kobe Bryant, Karim Abdel -Jabbar and Sahar Johnson did not do so. Shakeel O’Neil and Anthony Davis were traded on the terms of the team. Dwit Huard left, but that took torn Achilles from Bryant and perhaps the most chaos season in the history of the concession, and the conditions that could barely repeat. You will notice that although James is frustrated, he still wears purple and gold. 29 other teams play one game. Another Lakers play. The other teams worry about the loss of their stars. Lakers plot to steal everyone.

This is what will come after that. This is what I have been able to do for Lakers this season. They keep their powder dry, because now Dončić is closed, they know they are about to get everything they need to search for his friend.

Initially, there is likely that there is some hope that the free agent 2026 will be the player. When Licers was initially traded with Mark Williams, part of the appeal was a low -cord carp 2026. Austin Reeves also had, and the idea was that Lakers could maintain Dončić, Reves and Williams and still maintains the Max Cap space. The clear goal at the time was JAREN Jackson JR. , It is an ideal defense supplement for the Doncourt -reaves program that tends to attack. He finished re -signature with Memphis, and with De’aaron Fox apparently to stay in San Antonio as well, Trae Young is the last younger star in 2026. Moreover, Lakers is currently a little larger, literally and metaphorically.

Currently, Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounpo are to become free agents in 2027. This can change clearly. Jokić was eligible to extend this season, but he refused to do so. The clear explanation was that he could earn more money by waiting for a year. The sub -text is that if things go south in Denver, he will have an intimate friend waiting for him in Los Angeles. Antetokounmpo is not qualified to extend in Milwoki yet. The next will be outside the season. The dollars are clearly aware of the commercial rumors that surrounded it throughout the summer. If he chooses not to extend next summer, he will almost have to circulate it instead of risking him in walking in the vacant Laker cover space.

This is the sub -text of the 2027 plan. Hope is that it will not have to wait until 2027 to meet. Just as Lakers was supposed to fear a potential commercial request in Dončić if he is not happy in Los Angeles, they scream at someone, whether it is anti -jokić or anyone we do not expect, to become unhappy elsewhere. The space of the cover is its influence, and their way of saying, “You can give us your star or we can take it.” In an ideal world, this step occurs sooner.

Lakers have been skilled for it since they traded Williams. Currently, Lakers have only one selection of the first round, in 2031. The choice of 2033 is opened by seven -year base. 2026 Choose a opening from the Stepien base perspective the moment it is used. They will also have the ability to provide the first round’s swap rights in any season except for 2027 (when they owe their protected selection for the first four to jazz) and 2029 (when their choice goes to Dallas). With an area of 2026 CAP, they can absorb a big player, without having to send money in trade. This is important for their cheap owners and rebuilding front offices.

Will this package win a fair bid war? no. Frankly, it will not even be with my participation. Missiles and motivation have ammunition to detonate anyone from water on that front. But hey, Celkus had ammunition to excel Lakers in favor of Davis. How will you turn this?

Practically, we learned the history of the American Professional League with what can be expected after that. “I want to play with Dončić for Lakers.” And that someone will get his desire. This will be an unrealistic imagination for many difference, but as we covered, the way things tend to work with Lakers. We don’t know who will be yet, but Lakers will be able to reach another talent at the level of stars at a lower price of the market because they are Lakers. They had no concern about Dhabet without him on his way out, and they would not have to worry about someone trying to join him.

This is the paradox in the trade of Dončić. It was really one of the biggest robbery in the history of the American Professional League, but not completely for the reasons that people thought. While Lakers got the next franchise player in a small part of his fair price, there were somewhat reasonable explanations about how the Lakers team negotiated with that deal. Where you will really feel the value, though, what comes after that.

Dončić Lakes has returned to life. Although it was competitive in recent years with James and Davis, they were rotating in the long run. They had a list of aging that the front office had clearly lost confidence, and although it would have taken a few years, they went to rebuild. Dončić trade let them overcome all of this. They paid a central piece that they did not have a clear way to reach. As Lakers learned at Interregnum between Bryant and James, getting the first star is the difficult part. As they saw with Davis and many other previous moves, getting the second comes normally. Now that Dončić has been imprisoned, Lakers will surely find a jungle companion, and again, it will be theft.