LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Don č i ć has agreed to a three-year, $165 million maximum contract extension, with a player option in 2028, agent Bill Duffy of WME Basketball told ESPN.

The critical new deal keeps Don č i ć out of free agency next summer, eliminating his 2026-27 player option in place of the new contract.

Don č i ć could opt out in 2028 and sign a new deal for 35% of the salary cap, which projects to five years and $417 million.

In doing so, Don č i ć would recoup all the money lost when he was traded by Dallas Mavericks, with whom he had been eligible to sign a five-year, $315 million supermax extension this summer.

The Lakers announced Saturday that they had signed Don č i ć to an extension but did not disclose terms.

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