Breaking: Luka Doncic Makes Huge Decision on Lakers Future

Luka Doncic has only spent half a season with the Los Angeles Lakers, but it was more than enough to convince him that a longer-term future with the Purple & Gold was in order, as he has agreed to sign a three-year, $165 million max extension. And according to Bobby Marks, his next extension will be a lot more insane than that.

BREAKING: Los Angeles Lakers All-NBA star Luka Doncic has signed a three-year, $165 million maximum contract extension with the franchise, with a player option in 2028, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball told ESPN. pic.twitter.com/oRxAVIm2oD
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 2, 2025

Luka posted the news himself:

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’ve shown so much love since day one. This is just the beginning. 💜💛 pic.twitter.com/PrTfTxxlpU
— Luka Doncic (@luka7doncic) August 2, 2025

I’m really grateful to the Lakers organization, my teammates and the fans for welcoming me and my family with so much support and kindness since day one. This is an amazing organization, and I truly believe in what we’re building together. I’m going to keep working as hard as I can to bring another championship to Los Angeles and to make Laker Nation proud. This is just the beginning. I’m excited for what’s ahead and to keep building something special with this team.

According to HoopsHype, this new deal puts Luka in the Top 25 All-Time in earnings in the NBA. And he's still just 26 years old.

And once this extension is up, he'll be eligible for an even more insane $417 million deal.

BREAKING: Luka Doncic is now eligible for a 5-year, $417M deal with the Lakers once his extension is over, per @BobbyMarks42

INSANE. pic.twitter.com/nL5LCwhwet
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) August 2, 2025

Doncic came to the Lakers in an earth-shaking trade from the Dallas Mavericks back in February. Speculation about his future in LA began almost immediately, and now, for the next three+ years at least, it's coming to fruition.

In his 28 regular season games with the Lakers, he averaged 28.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 8.1 assists.