Lakers Plan To Be Aggressive in Adding Talent Around Luka Doncic: Report

The Lakers are not going to waste Doncic's prime years in Los Angeles.

Apr 30, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) moves the ball against Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) during the first half in game five of first round for the 2025 NBA Playoffs at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images | Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

The Los Angeles Lakers made the decision to sign Luka Doncic to a contract extension this summer that will lock him in during his prime. Los Angeles wanted to make him the center of their franchise.

Doncic is now the face of the franchise for the Lakers. They have already started bringing him in on personnel decisions to find guys who best fit his skill set.

The Lakers know how special a player he is. They also will not be hesitant to bring in the right talent around him, according to a recent report.

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The Lakers Will Be Aggressive in Bringing in Talent Around Luka Doncic

According to Lakers insider Dan Woike of The Athletic, the Lakers will not be shy when it comes to bringing in talent around Doncic for the next few seasons.

"According to team and league sources, the Lakers’ stance on roster improvements heading into this season has shifted because of the start of this new chapter together. While the Lakers had resisted scenarios in which the team would take on contracts that lasted beyond the 2025-26 season earlier this summer,  Dončić’s multi-year commitment has nudged LA’s priorities in more aggressive directions."

Now that the Lakers have Doncic locked in, they will make sure that they surround him with the right kind of players to help him be the best player he can be. The Lakers want to win a championship by any means necessary.

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The Lakers Won't Quite Have Reckless Abandon When it Comes to Spending

Woike notes that the Lakers will still have some healthy caution when it comes to spending big money for players in free agency.

"It’s still not a given that the Lakers will abandon the caution they’ve used as they built this version of the roster around short-term and expiring deals. However, what they have seen from Dončić over the last month has the organization reassessing things."

Doncic is one of the players in the league that everyone wants to play with. He's one of the best offensive players in the world, but he needs a specific kind of player to be alongside him in the starting lineup.

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