NBA writer Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report predicts Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic is set to have an underwhelming season with the Lakers in 2025-26.<\/p>\n
“Doncic’s outlook is complicated,” Hughes writes. “Should we buy the hype that he’s finally in shape because a calculated PR push and some tasteful airbrushing say we should? Is it possible last year was the catalyst that turns Don\u010di\u0107 into the best version of himself? Perhaps.”<\/p>\n
The Lakers built a dynasty in the 2000s with the efforts of future Hall of Famers Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal, however a member of the Lakerss staff believes the underachieved.<\/p>\n
Former Lakers trainer Gary Vitti believes the Lakers should have won 10 championships with the duo in LA, moving past their issues off the court.<\/p>\n
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