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.

Brandon Miller, who has been out since January, is almost 100% back from his season-ending wrist surgery. This is significant news for the Charlotte Hornets, who visibly missed his contributions on the court.

In his season season with the organization, Miller took the next step in his professional basketball career by posting 21.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists.

According to the man himself, he is about “90-95%” healthy. Reports are speculating that he will be ready for the start of preseason.

“It’s probably around 90-95% now,” said Miller. “I started contact (drills). I’ll be ready the first day the season starts and I’m just excited to get back out on the court with my guys.”

“Recently,” said Miller. “When I started shooting and it doesn’t hurt? Yeah, recently. It’s all part of the process. Not everything’s going to be a smooth route. You’re going to have ups and downs, a lot of bumps and curves.”

According to Marc Stein, the Phoenix Suns preferred not bringing back Chris Paul due to his leadership and methods of speaking to the locker room and coaching staff.

Phoenix feared new head coach Jordan Ott wouldn’t mesh well with the veteran point guard. At one point, they wanted Marcus Smart over Paul.

Obviously, Phoenix did not land either player and decided to sign players like Jordan Goodwin and Jared Butler to fill their roster.

Despite Devin Booker wanting the 40-year-old to come back to the organization, the Suns had no intentions of fulfilling his wish. It appears Mat Ishbia and others wanted to do what was best for the coaching staff, not Booker.

Both Booker and Paul took the Suns to the NBA Finals back in 2021, which was the first time they saw success in decades. Then they shortly traded him away for Bradley Beal, who is no longer with the organization.

In the end, Paul signed a one-year deal to return home to the Los Angeles Clippers. He hasn’t been on that team in eight years.