
The Los Angeles Lakers trade for Luka Doncic in February 2025 just for the sake of stunning the basketball world. They did so with the goal of winning an NBA title, which the Slovenian superstar has yet to deliver to Tinseltown.
Still, Doncic fully understands the mission that he seems obsessed with.
“I’m a Laker now. I’m not sure that I ever could have imagined being here and wearing the purple and gold. It’s a wonderful surprise and it feels amazing and now I desperately want what all Lakers want: To win it all. I won’t rest until we win more championships,” Doncic was quoted as saying in an interview, via jdeez on Instagram.
“I used to let my game do most of the talking, but I want Lakers fans to know that I am ready, excited, and eager to deliver. So ready. This is a city that is used to winning and winning big. I am so honored and grateful that I get the chance now to write my own championship chapters.”
Luka Dončić:
— Luka Updates (@LukaUpdates) September 23, 2026
"I’m a Laker now. I’m not sure that I ever could have imagined being here and wearing the purple and gold. It’s a wonderful surprise and it feels amazing and now I desperately want what all Lakers want: To win it all.I won’t rest until we win more championships…
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Lakers fans have very high standards for their superstars and team, as they view every year through the binary lens of championship or bust. Los Angeles has gone to the NBA Playoffs in each of the last four seasons, but the franchise’s last championship was in 2020.
That is six years too long of a drought for Lakers supporters, so perhaps Doncic, in his first year with the Purple & Gold without LeBron James on the team, could lead the team to the top.
Since becoming a Laker, the two-time NBA scoring champion Doncic has averaged 31.9 points, 8.1 assists and 7.8 rebounds in 92 games.
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