{"id":88521,"date":"2025-08-12T07:53:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88521"},"modified":"2025-08-12T07:53:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:53:10","slug":"breaking-lakers-make-surprising-new-addition-with-luka-doncic-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=88521","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Lakers Make Surprising New Addition With Luka Doncic Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">For those of us old enough, following the\u00a0Lakers\u00a0in the last month or so has been a bit like following Oprah in the 1990s, with the gaining and losing of weight generally being the chief storyline. Of course, it\u2019s the waistline of\u00a0Luka Doncic\u00a0that is attracting most attention in the\u00a0NBA\u00a0these days, especially since he appeared on the cover of Men\u2019s Health magazine looking like a particularly healthy man.<\/p>\n<div class=\"exco-player-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fa091ec0-2e82-447d-aaf3-2ada88fe08e7\" data-exs-config=\"{&quot;customParams&quot;:{&quot;author&quot;:&quot;tm-ci02e7b2fa600024ce&quot;,&quot;channel&quot;:&quot;athlonsports.com&quot;,&quot;correlator&quot;:2128922472838022,&quot;direct&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;initial_correlator&quot;:2128922472838022,&quot;pagetype&quot;:&quot;article&quot;,&quot;path&quot;:&quot;\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/lakers-make-surprising-new-addition-with-luka-doncic-ties&quot;,&quot;pod&quot;:2,&quot;scroll_idx&quot;:0,&quot;terms&quot;:&quot;EuroBasket,Luka Doncic&quot;},&quot;macros&quot;:{&quot;gpid&quot;:&quot;\/88059007\/nba\/video\/preroll-0&quot;},&quot;reporting&quot;:{&quot;subId&quot;:&quot;athlonsports.com&quot;,&quot;subId2&quot;:&quot;tm-ci02e7b2fa600024ce&quot;,&quot;utmContent&quot;:&quot;pxp-2107-2:b|pxp-2158-3:b|pxp-654-aff:a&quot;},&quot;showAds&quot;:true}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/JPtj_mhY0YZruxXQBNj12w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTM2MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_sporting_news_articles_584\/c5cfffb94d1e686ca069ed9aae2996fa\" alt=\"Lakers could trade $109 million father-son duo to Spurs, begin Luka Doncic  era in Los Angeles - Yahoo Sports\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Doncic has reportedly dropped more than 25 pounds since the end of the NBA season, and while many have made hay about the fact that he\u2019s on a new diet and workout regime, Doncic himself has been clear that he is doing much the same thing he\u2019s been doing, he just had more time to dedicate to his conditioning this summer.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">That\u2019s in part because the Lakers were eliminated in the first round of the NBA playoffs, giving Doncic a much longer offseason than in 2024, when he was apparently way out of shape and still led the Mavericks to the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter styles_wrapper__KtICr fade-in-top visible\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=SeanDeveney2035&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1955041641137414298&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnba%2Flos-angeles-lakers%2Flakers-make-surprising-new-addition-with-luka-doncic-ties&amp;sessionId=faa52da83b2c99860b85e69096f9e26e4e3907c2&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1955041641137414298\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"lakers-giving-luka-conditioning-help\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lakers Giving Luka Conditioning Help?<\/h2>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Eventually, the Doncic weight loss story will fade, and as Doncic is preparing to play in this year\u2019s EuroBasket tournament with the Slovenian national team, that fade could come soon. But the Lakers are intent on making sure his conditioning keeps up.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">To that end, as veteran reporter Marc Stein wrote on Twitter\/X, the Lakers are making a new hire: former Mavericks athletic performance director Jeremy Holsopple.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Stein wrote: \u201cThe Lakers are hiring Jeremy Holsopple as their new head strength and conditioning coach,\u00a0@TheSteinLine\u00a0has learned.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">As Dallas\u2019 athletic performance director, Holsopple was named as the NBA\u2019s top strength and conditioning coach in March 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Holsopple was caught up in the internal Mavericks drama that saw general manager Nico Harrison replace well-respected trainer Casey Smith in 2023. Harrison brought in a new crew of training staff for last season, which turned into a disaster on the health front, as the Mavs struggled with injuries and finished 39-43.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">The Lakers were not expected to make new moves to their training staff, but the addition of Holsopple appears to be a nod to Doncic.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Holsopple had worked with Doncic in Dallas, and a report in ESPN aired his annoyance with the organization for firing Holsopple and other trainers. \u201cThey get rid of everybody I like,\u201d Doncic told an ESPN source,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/43676830\/how-stunning-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade-came-together-los-angeles-lakers-dallas-mavericks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">per the report<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those of us old enough, following the\u00a0Lakers\u00a0in the last month or so has been a bit like following Oprah in the 1990s, with the gaining and&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88523,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88521","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 - 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