Luka Doncic did not choose the Los Angeles Lakers in free agency; he was traded there last season. But with his new contract extension, he has made it clear he is planning to stay.
What looks like a standard three-year deal is actually the beginning of what could turn into an eight-year run in Los Angeles. This is a kind of long-term commitment that is almost unheard of.
Luka Doncic’s extension sets the stage for a near decade in Los Angeles
Doncic is now under contract through the 2028–29 season. But if things go as expected, he will opt out in the summer of 2028 to sign a new five-year supermax, one that is going to be potentially worth over $400 million, which would keep him in Los Angeles through 2033.