{"id":903974,"date":"2026-09-24T17:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/903974\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T17:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T17:28:16","slug":"lakers-share-striking-luka-doncic-photos-before-new-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/903974\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers share striking Luka Doncic photos before new season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Luka Doncic appears to be entering Lakers training camp in excellent shape after a summer focused on injury recovery and conditioning, with his weight reportedly around 105 kilograms.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/teams\/357-los-angeles-lakers.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/18340-luka-doncic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luka Doncic<\/a> appears to be entering the 2026-27 season in strong physical condition, with the team sharing new photos of him working on both basketball and strength training.<\/p>\n<p>        <a class=\"article-widget__photo\" href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/players\/18340-luka-doncic.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790270894_933_image-455489-plsm.jpg\" alt=\"Luka  Doncic\"\/><br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                Position<br \/>\n                PG, SG\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Age<br \/>\n                27\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Height<br \/>\n                203 cm\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Weight<br \/>\n                104 kg\n            <\/p>\n<p>\n                Birth place<br \/>\n                Ljubljana, Slovenia\n            <\/p>\n<p>The images offer another encouraging sign for Lakers fans after a summer focused on conditioning and recovery.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/news-255496-luka-doncic-new-weight-revealed-after-longest-break-of-his-career.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As previously reported by SportKlub.si<\/a>, Luka is already believed to weigh around 105 kilograms (231 pounds), nearly matching his listed playing weight of 104 kilograms (230 pounds) from last season.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also reported that the 27-year-old has not been this physically prepared in a long time.<\/p>\n<p>His offseason program initially focused on fully recovering from last season&#8217;s injuries before shifting toward conditioning work.<\/p>\n<p>Doncic had suffered a Grade 2 left hamstring strain late last season, which ended his year and forced him to miss the Lakers&#8217; entire playoff run.<\/p>\n<p>He is now approaching the end of the longest basketball break of his career, with 203 days set to pass between his final game of last season and his first competitive appearance of the 2026-27 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/a\/status\/2102903775501713566\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">  Doncic spent offseason working in Slovenia <\/p>\n<p>Luka did not play for Slovenia this summer after deciding to prioritize time with his two daughters.<\/p>\n<p>Even so, he remained active on the court, continuing his individual preparation and organizing a Lakers minicamp in Slovenia.<\/p>\n<p>Much of his training has taken place with his personal staff in a smaller basketball hall located inside Ljubljana&#8217;s new swimming pool complex.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime personal trainer Anze Macek has again played a central role in Doncic&#8217;s preparation.<\/p>\n<p>Macek worked with him during his tenure with the Dallas Mavericks and continued the partnership after Luka moved to Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The Lakers are now only days away from beginning their official preseason preparations.<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles will hold its traditional media day on Sept. 28, before opening training camp for the 2026-27 season on Sept. 29.<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/basketnews.com\/plus?utm_source=basketnews_com&amp;utm_medium=bn_plus&amp;utm_id=UA-259273-31&amp;utm_campaign=banners_free_content_for_not_members_bottom_3\" class=\"banners_paid_content_info_block_white banners-paid-content-info-block-white\" data-google-interstitial=\"false\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bn-plus-img img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790270896_761_bn-plus.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                            Support BasketNews so we could make even better content.<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                If you like our content, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=basketnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> and add us as your preferred source. 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