According to Marc Stein, by 2028, Luka Doncic will be considered to have played four years with the Los Angeles Lakers and will allow him to have a full no-trade clause for his next deal included.

This past Saturday saw Doncic sign a three-year, $165 million contract extension with the Lakers. The deal does include a player option.

By him signing the three-year deal now, this will open him up for a five-year supermax bubbling over $400 million. Plus, in addition to the massive payday, including the potential no-trade clause.

Right now in the National Basketball Association, only two players have a no-trade clause: LeBron James and Damian Lillard. Bradley Beal used to have a no-trade until buying out his contract with the Phoenix Suns to join the Los Angeles Clippers.

Los Angeles has fully committed to Doncic being their franchise player and their post-LeBron answer.

According to multiple reports, spearheaded by ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Los Angeles Lakers and Luka Doncic have come together on a contract extension.

The official terms of the deal is set to be a three-year, $165 million extension that sees Doncic secure a player option for the year 2028.

This contract comes after Doncic did the heavy-lifting of recruiting Marcus Smart and Deandre Ayton to Los Angeles.

“I’m really grateful to the Lakers organization, my teammates and the fans for welcoming me and my family with so much support and kindness since day one,” said Doncic in a statement. “This is an amazing organization, and I truly believe in what we’re building together. I’m going to keep working as hard as I can to bring another championship to Los Angeles and to make Laker Nation proud.”

When the 28-year-old is set to become a free agent in 2028, he will be eligible to sign a five-year, $417 million deal.

When superstar Luka Doncic found out he was traded, he was immediately sadden and incredibly. In fact, the rage he felt made him throw his phone across the room.

With his TV not working, he laid in bed watching a movie. Everything was peaceful, until it wasn’t. While on his iPad, he had discovered he’d been traded.

“I was actually in the bed,” Doncic said. “My TV wasn’t working so I was on my iPad watching a movie about to go to sleep. First thing I said, probably three times, was, ‘Is this [an] April 1st [joke]?'”

While trying to process the entirety of this situation, the prominent emotion he felt was sadness.

“Sadness, mostly,” Doncic said. “I was still in shock. Like, crazy shock. I felt like my heart was broken, honestly.”

His plan was to pull a “Dirk Nowitzki” and remain loyal to the Dallas Mavericks for his entire career. This is the team that traded for him in the 2018 NBA Draft – a significant moment for both the franchise and one of the world’s best players.

Doncic now plays for the Los Angeles Lakers, with LeBron James, in hopes of reaching the NBA Finals. A spot he was originally in last postseason.