The Los Angeles Lakers know that the LeBron James era has an expiration date. He is entering his age-39 season and will turn 40 before the end of the year. Therefore, it’s wise for the Lakers to have a plan in place for when James eventually calls time on his career.
Near the end of August, The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor reported that the Lakers were eying Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic as the next elite basketball player to don the Purple and Gold. O’Connor’s comments came via an episode of “The Ringer NBA Show.”
“I’ve reported on this podcast and on The Ringer how they have their sights set for Luka in the future,” O’Connor said during a recent episode of The Mismatch. “We’ll see if that works out. Dallas just made a Finals, Dallas is looking better than ever with their supporting cast. That may not work out, but the Lakers by not trading their future picks clearly are still thinking long-term at this point. They’re not going all in like you might expect many teams to do with James.”
