Thanks in no small part to their lack of a center, the Los Angeles Lakers got upset in the first round of the NBA playoffs. They didn't really make it close aga

According to NBA insiders Jake Fischer and Marc Stein, the Lakers are projecting nothing but confidence about signing Doncic to an extension. Doncic, who was traded by the Dallas Mavericks to the Lakers in February, has some options at his disposal contract-wise.

After a wild NBA season that saw the Los Angeles Lakers start slow, add Luka Dončić and eventually surge to 50 wins and the West's third seed, they were eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. Behind a monster 27-point, 24-rebound performance from Rudy Gobert, Minnesota won 103-96 on the road to end the series in just five games.