The Lakers made their biggest splash this decade during the 2024-25 season: Luka Doncic in Purple and Gold. The franchise centerpiece has been secured for the next three years, a move that finally pushed the LeBron-era Lakers into something resembling a new identity. But the question now is whether they know how to build around him.

On the other side of the world, an old teammate just handed out the cheat sheet. Slovenian guard Klemen Prepelič, speaking candidly about his national team, drew up the recipe that makes Doncic unstoppable. And if the Lakers aren’t paying attention, they might already be failing the test.

“ To be honest with Luka, you need one athletic big ,” Prepelic said. “ You need a stretch four. You have [Vlatko] Cancar, which is a great four, and then you need 2–3

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