Luka Donchich thought that he would spend the rest of his career in Dallas Maveriks; This, since he (and we were) was stunned to find out in February, will not happen. What will happen next, now that the Los Angeles Lakes team, which exchanged for the Slovenian superstar, was excluded from the 2025 NBA play -off, this is Donchich, who finds out what plan B will look like his future – a process that begins with some contract decisions.
The 26-year-old five-time selection of All-Star and All-NBA first team, Donchich, next season in Lakers for $ 46 million and has an option of a player of almost $ 49 million for the 2026-27 campaign. And on August 2, six months later, from the date of his trade in the Leyers League, he will receive the right to extend his current contract, which could strengthen it as the next signature superstar to transfer the outstanding NBA franchise to the next decade.
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Дончич, который набрал в среднем 28,2 очка, 8,1 подборов и 7,5 передач за игру в регулярном сезоне в качестве Лейкера и 30,2 очка, 7,0 подборов и 5,8 передачи за игру во время поражения в пять игр в Лос-Лос- новые работодатели.
“I haven’t thought about it yet,” he told reporters after losing the game of 5 wolves. “I was focused on basketball. So, obviously, now it’s time to think about everything. ”
Regardless of whether Donchich thought about this, it is safe to assume that both the agent Donchich, Bill Duffy, and the President of Basketball Operations, Lakers Rob Pelinka thought about it for several months – even before the transaction with the blockbuster would extract him from Dallas. Jovan Bukha and Sam Amik from the “Sports” reported “Donchich’s uncertain long-term status”, was the main reason why the Lakers could avoid the refusal of their first round in 2031 in the transaction, ”which brought him to Los Angeles, and Lakers“ will be lended on by any contract structure of Donchich ”.
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Potentially more than half per billion questions: what structure is this?
We know this for sure: it will not be the forecasting five -year, 345.3 million dollars of a transaction that Donchich could sign in Dallas. The collective agreement on negotiations between the NBA teams and the league players provides for the appointed expansion of veterans (DVPE)-a conversation known as Supermax, can be proposed only to the team that prepared it, or the team that acquired it, while it was still in its contract with a large-scale new one. Since Donchich, the third choice in the NBA draft of 2018, I switched to its initial agreement in 2022, DVPE is going to the table.
What Maybe Be on the table, having stepped on August 2, is an extension that begins with 30% of the salary restriction, with 8% an increase that can begin an additional four years under its existing contract. Due to the fact that current forecasts place the restriction of wages in 2026-27 in the amount of just over 170.1 million dollars. USA, Donchich could earn a maximum of just over 228.6 million dollars. The United States until the end of the NBA season 2029-30 is approximately 38.1 million dollars. The United States is less than he could do in Dallas for these four seasons and almost 117 million dollars.
This is not only The option is available, although.
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Donchich could also play in the next season, to refuse 2026-27. then Sign a new deal with Lakers, which can pay him $ 296 million for a five-year site, ending in 2030-31. This is a terribly hefty piece of change; It is also even lower than what he would have the right to Dallas, and he will have to wait a year to block the day of payment of salaries.
Another option for narrowing the gap in full compensation: Donchich, who had just completed his seventh season, could sign Briefly speakingThe service life of Lakers is now-one, which allows him to plunge into a free agency in the summer of 2028. It is then that he will reach the 10-year service time, which, in accordance with the rules set forth in CBA, forces him to sign a new five-year transaction with the initial salary 35% salaries.
The three-year extension of the Max right now with the player’s version of 2028-29, will exceed a little more than 165.3 million dollars. USA. Given the CAP 2028-29 line, which is currently predicted almost $ 208.4 million. The United States, the subsequent five -year contract by 35% will put Donchich in line as much as possible to earn more than 417.8 million dollars. USA for the next seven seasons.
The main conclusion of all these options? While Donchich will definitely not be tough for cash, regardless of what path he chose, the road will probably lead to the larger amount of the bag accumulation as possible, will sign a three -year transaction, throwing it back when he reached 10 years of service, and then sign a five -year -old maximum maximum.
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Nevertheless: no predicted future contract is never guaranteed until the ink is dry under the contract – even when it comes to the Hollywood bait. (To be able to wit: Dwight Hovard.)
If for some reason Donchich decided that he prefers flexibility in blocking guaranteed money now, he can sit tight, play out the next season and see how he will identify everything before making a choice in his future. And if for some reason the reason is how the events unfold in the next season will force him to choose to leave the moose -angles, he could abandon the summer of 2026 and sign a new deal with another groom up to 30% of the salary restriction. However, the team that signed him could only give Donchich only by 5% compared to last year, and not by 8%, which could offer the current Lakers; This means that the best dollar, which he could receive in another place, will be about 219.4 million dollars. USA until the end of the season 2029-30.
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This scenario is projected very unlikely for several reasons. Firstly, the players gave the opportunity to sign as much money as possible, they rarely say: “No, I think I’ll wait until tomorrow.” For another? Early returns suggest that Luke loves Los -Angels
“It was great, honest. The way the fans accepted me was amazing, ”Donchich told reporters. “I am glad that I am here, I had a great couple of months … Trying to find out about the city, about the team, I’m just trying to process everything.”
To put a thinner point of view on this: Malika Andrews asked from ESPN during a recent seat, if he wants to spend the rest of his career with Lakers, Donchich quickly answered: “Yes”.
It is difficult to put the price for happiness and comfort. This is what Luke is going to think about how to do, although … and what option he will choose, this price tag will be terribly, terribly high.
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