Luka Dončić has signed a 3-year, $165 million max contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers

BREAKING: Luka Dončić has signed a 3-year, $165 million max contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Shams Charania. https://youtu.be/mFZTwWfwQO4?si=NYUuJ_pFUDsEb87q

Luka Dončić has officially committed to his new team after a blockbuster trade last season.

Dončić inked a three-year, $165 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, agent Bill Duffy told ESPN's Shams Charania.

Dončić was eligible for a four-year, $229 million extension this offseason. Had he waited until next summer, he would have been eligible for a five-year, $296 million deal.

While Dončić ultimately agreed to an extension, the Lakers reportedly were "a little bit stressed out about" whether he would sign, according to ESPN's Brian Windhorst.

However, Dončić gave the team a good indication that he was ready to commit to the Lakers when he helped recruit a handful of players to Los Angeles in July.

Dallas stunned the NBA world in February by sending Dončić to Los Angeles in return for Anthony Davis in one of the biggest trades in league history last season. Dončić was already the face of the franchise and took them to the NBA Finals a year ago.

Dončić's new contract is plenty lucrative, but it's not quite as much as he could've made as a member of the Mavericks. ESPN's Bobby Marks reported after the trade that Dončić was no longer eligible for the super-max extension this summer that would have paid him a whopping $345 million over five years.

Dončić would have been more than deserving of that deal, but it ultimately wasn't his decision.

The 26-year-old averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game across his time in Dallas and Los Angeles during the 2024-25 season.

The Lakers had a late-season surge upon Dončić's arrival and ended up earning the No. 3 seed in the playoffs, but they failed to meet the lofty expectations set for them heading into the postseason. Los Angeles fell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in five games in the first round.

On the surface, it was a disappointing result considering Dončić is one of the best players in the league and was playing alongside an all-time great in LeBron James, but Los Angeles' roster was built around a team that had a star big man in Davis rather than a star point guard like Dončić.

The Lakers have tweaked their roster some this offseason to better complement Dončić, and they should be in a position to compete for a title this year.

While Dončić didn't get the super-max extension he could have landed in Dallas, he's now with a franchise with deep pockets and could eventually be due for an even bigger payday. For now, he'll look to deliver the Lakers their 18th championship.

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