Luka Doncic Trade to Lakers Carries Major Contract Implications

NBA and international superstar Luka Dončić is heading to the West Coast.

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The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks completed one of the most mind-boggling and biggest trades we will ever see in our lifetime.

Dončić is now a Laker, and Anthony Davis is now a Maverick.

It’s still hard to comprehend, as we never thought a trade like this could materialize for either side at this point in time.

Nonetheless, what is done is done, and both teams appear to have won the trade as things stand. A lot will change for Dončić, not only on the court but off the court.

Because of this trade, Dončić is no longer eligible for the super-max extension this summer that would have paid him $345 million over five years.

The 25-year-old superstar was deemed eligible for the supermax extension during the upcoming offseason after he was named to the All-NBA team last season.

In each of the past five seasons, Dončić has made First-team All-NBA.

A few minutes after the trade news broke, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst appeared on SportsCenter and said that ESPN’s Tim McMahon received information that believed that the Mavericks didn’t view Dončić as worth investing in.

“If you have a 25-year-old, who you can get under contract for five years at $350 million who’s been first-team All-NBA five times, that’s typically in the history of the NBA a no-brainer situation. There’s not a stress there,” Windhorst explained. “What McMahon is reporting in talking to the Mavericks tonight is that they weren’t sure that was a good investment. That is a stunning stunning statement. That they weren’t sure getting Luka Dončić under contract for five years was a smart thing for their franchise.”

“If I am Luka, this is the ultimate rebuke. This is the ultimate insult.” Windhorst said. “There’s no way that anybody is turning down $350 million. So what they’re basically saying is ‘We don’t think you’re worth the money.’ It’s SHOCKING.”

The biggest contract the Dončić can get from L.A. now is five years, $229 million, meaning he loses out on $116 million.

The fact that the Mavericks completely gave up on a player like Dončić is shocking.

The Mavericks organization was viewed as a place where they took care of their players but after one of the biggest moves in arguably all sports, that has all been thrown out the window.

No one is safe in the NBA, and there has and will never be loyalty in this sport.

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