{"id":385291,"date":"2026-07-03T19:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/385291\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T19:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T19:41:12","slug":"luka-doncics-1-word-message-on-los-angeles-lakers-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/385291\/","title":{"rendered":"Luka Don\u010di\u0107’s 1-word message on Los Angeles Lakers offseason"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Lakers haven\u2019t let LeBron James\u2019 exit<\/a> keep them from adding players to their roster, as they\u2019ve re-signed star guard Austin Reaves<\/a> to a four-year, $185 million deal and agreed to a blockbuster trade with the Utah Jazz that\u2019ll\u00a0bring 7-foot-2 center Walker Kessler<\/a> to LA. <\/p>\n

But many feel like this isn\u2019t enough to atone for James\u2019 absence, as the Lakers have received a lot of criticism in recent days by those who believe they need to build a better roster around star guard Luka Don\u010di\u0107<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Luka Don\u010di\u0107 listens to a question when speaking with the media after a Los Angeles Lakers game. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Despite any external criticism Los Angeles has received, Don\u010di\u0107 approves the moves the Lakers have made up to this point, as he was quoted saying he was \u201cexcited\u201d about the Lakers\u2019 signings in a July 2 article from Dan Woike of The Athletic<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not surprising to hear Don\u010di\u0107 share this sentiment. For one, he\u2019s a low-maintenance star who probably wouldn\u2019t voice his displeasure in public, even if he felt like the Lakers hadn\u2019t built enough around him yet.<\/p>\n

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Don\u010di\u0107 dribbles during a Lakers game. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Lakers have received a lot of criticism in recent days by those who believe they need to build a better roster around the star guard. JASON SZENES\/ NY POST<\/p>\n

Plus, bringing Reaves back and adding Kessler are objectively solid moves that put the Lakers in a solid position to start the offseason, which Don\u010di\u0107 is right to feel excited about.<\/p>\n

Now the question becomes whether these moves are enough to make the Lakers a true championship contender, or whether they\u2019re an acquisition or two away from cementing themselves as Western Conference contenders in their first season after the James era.<\/p>\n

If the Lakers do manage to secure one more star, Don\u010di\u0107\u2019s opinion will be even more earned, and LA fans will feel more at ease without James being on their roster as the 2026-27 season approaches.<\/p>\n

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