The Los Angeles Lakers are already making ready for the post-LeBron James period.
The veteran celebrity will flip 40 throughout the upcoming season and is clearly within the ultimate years of his profession. As such, Rob Pelinka and the Lakers entrance workplace have had conversations on tips on how to pivot when he finally calls time on his historic profession.
In response to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, Luka Doncic is the person the Lakers envision main their group sooner or later. The previous third general decide within the 2018 NBA Draft is barely 25 years previous and will probably be the Lakers star participant for the subsequent decade.
“I’ve reported on this podcast and on The Ringer how they’ve their sights set for Luka sooner or later,” O’Connor mentioned throughout a current episode of The Mismatch. “We’ll see if that works out. Dallas simply made a Finals, Dallas is wanting higher than ever with their supporting forged. That will not work out, however the Lakers by not buying and selling their future picks clearly are nonetheless considering long-term at this level. They don’t seem to be going all in such as you would possibly anticipate many groups to do with James.”