The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the hottest teams in the league over 19 games, as they’re 15-4 in that span. Even before acquiring Luka Doncic in the trade from the Dallas Mavericks, it looked like they were turning the corner on the season,
Lakers superstar Luka Doncic didn’t have an issue with LeBron James taking the last shot. For Doncic, it made the most sense, he said after the loss, per ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
A big question is if Luka Doncic wants to be on the Lakers long term, and that should be one of the team's biggest worries.
There are all sorts of pessimistic predictions being made for this upcoming season's Los Angeles Lakers across the land. Many have them as merely a play-in tournament team, and in fact, ESPN picked them to finish 11th in the Western Conference and miss the play-in tourney altogether.
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Lakers fans are excited about the prospect of Luka Doncic being the face of the franchise for many years, but he needs to sign an extension soon.