The Los Angeles Lakers are unquestionably Luka Doncic\u2019s team. The franchise rebuilt their roster around Doncic in the offseason, letting several long-term Lakers walk in the process, to move the team over to Doncic\u2019s leadership. One of those signings was Collin Sexton, a point guard with a hard-playing mentality and a complete offensive skillset. <\/p>\n
Sexton, like all but one of the team\u2019s rostered players, joined Doncic on a trip to Slovenia for a team minicamp. Doncic hosted and covered the entirety of the trip in what was his first real move as the leader of the Lakers. Sexton spoke about the trip and what went well from a team perspective. <\/p>\n
\u201cI would say it was one of those trips where it was more like team-building for us,\u201d Sexton said on ESPN LA<\/a> \u201cIt was for us to gel and work out, not just in the States, but away. And also just the culture, for Luka (Doncic) to do that, it just shows a true leader, and that\u2019s the role that he wants to fall into this season and be the one to lead us.\u201d <\/p>\n The Lakers guard then focused on Slovenia itself and what he loved about being in Ljubljana. <\/p>\n \u201cIt was amazing. It was cool,\u201d he said. \u201cIt definitely was one of those experiences that I definitely would love to go back. It was something that you never expect to go to, and it was amazing. One of my favorite parts was getting out there, riding bikes and seeing everything up close and personal.\u201d <\/p>\n One of the team-building exercises that the Lakers did was team rowing, something that Sexton thought wouldn\u2019t be such a challenge at first. <\/p>\n \u201cFor sure, it definitely was. It wasn\u2019t the easiest,\u201d Sexton admitted. \u201cWhen you see it on TV, everyone\u2019s in sync and I think I got caught under a few times struggling. We had a great time, and it was one of those events where it was just fun. It didn\u2019t feel like it was forced, everything flowed and our days were packed with a bunch of different things\u201d <\/p>\n By all accounts, it seemed that the Lakers had a fantastic time on this trip and got a great first experience as teammates, thanks to the leadership of Doncic. It\u2019s those types of early experiences that a team can lean on when the eventual speed bumps occur during an 82-game regular season. <\/p>\n ESPN projects Lakers as most likely team to disappoint <\/p>\n The general consensus around the Lakers, at least in ESPN\u2019s Summer Forecast, is that their team does not have what it takes to even repeat last season\u2019s performance. They were named as the most likely team to disappoint<\/a> after their offseason roster overhaul. <\/p>\n