On Aug. 2, Luka Dončić will become eligible to sign a four-year, $228.6 million contract extension with the Lakers. Despite all signs pointing to him remaining in Los Angeles , there’s no guarantee that he’ll actually sign such a deal, though.

Had he not gotten shipped to L.A. ahead of this year’s trade deadline, Dončić would have been eligible to sign a five-year, $345.3 million supermax extension with the Dallas Mavericks since he made an All-NBA team both in 2022-23 and 2023-24. He might look to recoup some of that lost earning potential by signing a shorter extension with the Lakers this summer that allows him to test free agency again sooner.

There’s also no guarantee that he signs an extension at all. He might prefer to see how the Lakers round out the roster around him this of

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