{"id":79813,"date":"2025-07-16T07:33:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T07:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=79813"},"modified":"2025-07-17T02:41:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T02:41:04","slug":"update-lakers-are-reportedly-stressed-about-luka-doncics-229-million-contract-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=79813","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Lakers Are Reportedly &#8220;Stressed&#8221; About Luka Doncic&#8217;s $229 Million Contract Situation"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"m-detail-header mm-detail-header--featured mm-detail-header--content-position-above mm-detail-header--image-size-inline mm-detail-header--in-content-well\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--container\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--content\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">NBA Insider Brian Windhorst reveals a tense atmosphere in the Lakers&#8217; front office while figuring out what to do about Luka Doncic&#8217;s potential $229 million contract extension.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"m-social mm-social--open-web mm-social--below-header\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fadeawayworld.net\/.image\/t_share\/MjE0NDc3MTY0NDU4ODEyNDM5\/lakers-guard-luka-doncic-looks-on-against-the-timberwolves-in-the-first-half-during-game-three-of-first-round-for-the-2024-nba-playoffs-at-target-center.jpg\" alt=\"Lakers Are Reportedly &quot;Stressed&quot; About Luka Doncic's $229 Million Contract Situation - Fadeaway World\" \/><\/section>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body\">\n<p>After\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0picked up\u00a0his $52.6 million player option\u00a0this summer, experts believed that the\u00a0most important decision\u00a0for the\u00a0Lakers\u00a0this summer would be figuring out the contract situation with\u00a0Luka Doncic.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic, who was initially eligible for a $345.3 million contract extension with the Mavericks, took a massive hit on his potential paycheck when he was traded to the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>He is now eligible for a four-year, $229 million extension with the Lakers, which is over $100 million less than what he could&#8217;ve earned with the Mavericks.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"is-fallback-player m-in-content-ad\">\n<div id=\"ed2311c9-08e7-4c4a-91f3-d1ff662c7342\" class=\"pbs\" data-exs-config=\"{&quot;reporting&quot;:{&quot;subId&quot;:&quot;fadeawayworld.net&quot;,&quot;subId2&quot;:&quot;tm-ci02f923b220002724&quot;},&quot;customParams&quot;:{&quot;channel&quot;:&quot;fadeawayworld.net&quot;,&quot;author&quot;:&quot;tm-ci02f923b220002724&quot;,&quot;correlator&quot;:4038016688465528,&quot;direct&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;terms&quot;:&quot;Luka Doncic,Los Angeles Lakers Archive&quot;,&quot;pagetype&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;path&quot;:&quot;\/nba-trade-rumors\/los-angeles-lakers\/the-lakers-are-reportedly-stressed-about-luka-doncics-229-million-contract-situation&quot;,&quot;pod&quot;:&quot;2&quot;},&quot;macros&quot;:{&quot;gpid&quot;:&quot;\/88059007\/nba-trade-rumors\/video\/preroll-0&quot;}}\" data-pbs-root=\"true\" data-pbs-position=\"static\" data-pbs-device=\"desktop\" data-pbs-video-title=\"true\">\n<div id=\"exp_2c008fdc-e195-415f-a122-a9adb565552d\" class=\"pbs__player shown\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__wrapper falcon exp-ui__wrapper__clickable\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__title-and-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__animated-title-wrapper exp-ui__state__active\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"exp-ui__animated-title\"><strong>&#8220;Playing With LeBron S**ks&#8221;: Former Cavaliers Teammate On Facing Constant Pressure From LeBron James<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"exp-ui__cta exp-ui__state__shown\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">While sources also claimed he could take a pay cut to give the Lakers more flexibility, NBA Insider Brian Windhorst now\u00a0claims\u00a0that the Lakers&#8217; front office is\u00a0&#8220;stressed out&#8221;\u00a0about his contract situation. He appeared on ESPN&#8217;s NBA Today show to make some revelations about the Lakers&#8217; front office situation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>\u201cWell, there are three max contracts that NBA players, superstars, can sign. One that\u2019s worth 25% of the cap, 30% and 35%, depending on years of service. The first one I like to call the \u2018fun max\u2019, everyone who\u2019s offered it, signs it\u2014like McMahon discussed a minute ago.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThen there\u2019s the stress max, this happens when it\u2019s a player\u2019s second max contract. This is when players sometimes leave, or are not really worth it. This is a stress max right now for Luka. The Lakers are a little bit stressed out about it. Then there\u2019s a legacy max, when you get the 35%, you\u2019re home free, everything is going to be great.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThis is a stress max situation, so if he signs it, relief for the Lakers, they can spend a little time looking at their roster over the next two or three years. Making decisions that are not going to be based upon what\u2019s best for us tomorrow, what are we going to present to Luka in 2026, we can think about what the team looks like in 27-28, etc.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf he doesn\u2019t sign it, he can be a free agent next summer when there\u2019s going to be 10+ teams with cap space. If he does not sign it, we will see teams begin to open up maneuvers to try to chase Luka.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAnd every day will go by where every sort of wobble with the Lakers&#8212; everything will be tied to the Luka contract. Especially with LeBron in the last year of his contract as well. So the Lakers don\u2019t want that in their lives, they want the no-stress max.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI would not expect it to happen that early. He&#8217;s playing for the Slovenian national team. Do not freak out if you do not hear from Luka contractually until September.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Doncic, who has averaged 28.5 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 7.3 assists in the 33 games he has played for the Lakers so far, will be occupied with the Slovenian National Team in the 2025 EuroBasket this summer.<\/p>\n<p>His contract situation could decide the direction the Lakers will take in the next five to ten years, as he is the new face of their franchise.<\/p>\n<p>If he plays his cards right, he could also be looking at a much larger payday; a\u00a0potential $406 million extension\u00a0awaits him.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Doncic will accept the reins in L.A. or will he refuse to negotiate a contract and move to another team in the summer of 2026? Let us know your opinions in the comments section.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBA Insider Brian Windhorst reveals a tense atmosphere in the Lakers&#8217; front office while figuring out what to do about Luka Doncic&#8217;s potential $229 million contract extension&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UPDATE: Lakers Are Reportedly &quot;Stressed&quot; About Luka Doncic&#039;s $229 Million Contract Situation - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=79813\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UPDATE: Lakers Are Reportedly &quot;Stressed&quot; 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