It did not take lengthy for Luka Doncic and Los Angeles Lakers to comply with an extension of their contract after final season’s surprising blockbuster commerce.
Nobody anticipated the Dallas Mavericks to commerce Luka Donsic’s caliber gamers, however the Los Angeles Lakers are taking advantage of this sudden reward.
Don Sic has proven his dedication to the Lakers after signing a three-year, $165 million contract with the Lakers. That will sound like an enormous quantity, however how about placing it in context about what Anthony Davis will do over the subsequent three seasons?
In any case, Mavs traded Doncic for the Lakers primarily in a deal round Davis, which has an excellent relationship with GM Nico Harrison.
There is not any doubt Davis is a particular expertise. He performed a key function within the Lakers’ 2020 NBA Championship. On the identical time, AD has suffered from accidents all through his profession.
Moreover, since Davis is already 32 years outdated, issues about his accidents might solely enhance throughout his tenure with the Mavericks. As for his contract, he has been doing huge payroll over the subsequent three seasons.
| season | Anthony Davis’ income |
| 2025-26 | 54.1 million {dollars} |
| 2026-27 | $58.4 million |
| 2027-28 | $62.7 million (Participant Choices) |
In whole, the Mavericks owes Davis greater than $175 million over the subsequent three seasons. Now, evaluating it to Donsic’s wage over the identical interval exhibits how a lot low cost the Lakers acquired.
Doncic is barely 26 years outdated and remembers forward of the upcoming seasons he’s at the perfect of his NBA profession.
| season | Luka Doncic’s income |
| 2025-26 | $45.9 million |
| 2026-27 | $49.6 million |
| 2027-28 | $53.6 million |
Luka’s revenues are roughly $150 million by the tip of the 2027-28 NBA season. That is $25 million lower than what the Mavericks pay Davis.
Doncic may have a $57.5 million participant possibility for the 2028-29 season. That is anticipated to refuse to signal a five-year, $417 million contract with purple and gold.
Apart from signing his contract extension, Doncic’s plans to compete for the 2026 NBA title have additionally been clarified.
So it is clear that Donsic desires to convey a number of championships into town of Angels. With that in thoughts, the one factor Maverick can do to counter that is to get Davis and the ring.
Sure, the Mavericks drafted the Cooper Flag. Cooper Flag is anticipated to turn into the franchise’s subsequent cornerstone star.
However till Flag is prepared, the Mavericks might want to win an NBA championship with Davis to save lots of the face after a surprising cope with Luka, who’s already shifting from the crew.
