{"id":453988,"date":"2025-08-02T19:20:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=453988"},"modified":"2025-08-02T19:20:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T17:20:34","slug":"luka-doncic-announces-contract-extension-with-the-lakers-this-is-just-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/luka-doncic-announces-contract-extension-with-the-lakers-this-is-just-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Doncic Announces Contract Extension with the Lakers: &#8220;This is just the beginning&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luka Doncic has officially announced via his social media channels that he has signed a contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>The new deal is a three-year agreement worth approximately $165 million, including a player option for the final season.<\/p>\n<p>This structure will allow the Slovenian superstar to become eligible for the 35% max cap threshold once he reaches 10 years of NBA service.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic\u2019s message: &#8220;I just signed my extension with the Lakers. Excited to keep working to bring championships to LA and make Laker Nation proud. Grateful to the Lakers, my teammates and all the fans who\u2019ve shown so much love since day one. <strong>This is just the beginning<\/strong>. Today I\u2019m also committing $5 million to help 77 young athletes around the world chase their dreams, just like I did. Basketball gave me everything, and I\u2019m lucky to be able to give back and help the next generation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I just signed my extension with the Lakers. Excited to keep working to bring championships to LA and make Laker Nation proud. Grateful to the Lakers, my teammates and all the fans who\u2019ve shown so much love since day one. This is just the beginning. \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc9b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PrTfTxxlpU\">pic.twitter.com\/PrTfTxxlpU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/luka7doncic\/status\/1951679249490026636?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doncic\u2019s message: &#8220;I just signed my extension with the Lakers. Excited to keep working to bring championships to LA and make Laker Nation proud. 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