{"id":61669,"date":"2025-08-11T14:49:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/61669\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T14:49:07","slug":"luka-doncics-slovenian-teammate-announces-shocking-details-following-31-pound-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/61669\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Don\u010di\u0107’s Slovenian teammate announces shocking details following 31-pound transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2024, the NBA had 125 international players from 43 different countries, a true sign that the game has gone global.<\/p>\n

One of the league’s best foreign players is Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Don\u010di\u0107.<\/p>\n

Don\u010di\u0107 has had quite the offseason, highlighted by his body transformation. According to Slovenian POP TV<\/a>, he has lost 31 pounds.<\/p>\n

On top of that, one of Luka\u2019s teammates on the Slovenian team, Klemen Prepeli\u010d, has some positive thoughts<\/a> correlating to Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s transformation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI noticed it already at the first training. He talks much more than in the past,\u201d Prepeli\u010d told SportKlub\u00a0last Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s embracing the challenge of being the face of a franchise \u2014 in the NBA and here. His words carry weight.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fans and media of basketball have been quick to judge Don\u010di\u0107 on his body, especially after his performance in the 2024 NBA finals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Although his reported top weight was once 270 pounds, he has since made significant changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His weight has never seemed to stop him from becoming an incredible player. He is a career 28-point-per-game scorer and still fills out the rest of the stat sheet.<\/p>\n

He also made comments revealing that he credits this transformation to having a lot more time, noting that last year it was difficult because of his schedule.<\/p>\n

Going straight from the NBA finals to the Olympics, to training camp, he was always focused on basketball rather than his body.<\/p>\n

Now he seems to have embraced the changes and accepted the criticism, which should excite basketball fans everywhere.<\/p>\n

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