Lakers Superstar Luka Dončić Seeks 18th NBA Title in 2025-26 Season

As of August 2, 2025, Luka Dončić, the Lakers' 5-time All-NBA First Team selection, is set to enter his first full season with the team in the 2025-26 season. The 26-year-old superstar is determined to secure the franchise's 18th NBA title as soon as possible.

Dončić has already played a major role in securing two of the Lakers' most important free agent acquisitions this summer, with the additions of Marcus Smart and Deandre Ayton. As his influence within the organization continues to grow, it could only be a matter of time before the team's general manager, Rob Pelinka, decides to explore the trade market with the goal of appeasing his superstar.

If the Lakers are serious about exhausting all possibilities to build a juggernaut around Dončić, one NBA writer suggests that the team's versatile guard, Austin Reaves, should be placed on the trade block. Reaves, who authored his best season yet, remains a potential trade candidate due to his play-style, which could be seen as redundant with Dončić's on-court presence. The Lakers' undrafted guard has risen to a fringe All-Star level, and he could certainly make the All-Star team one day if he were to run his own operation on a new squad.