06-10-2025, 01:35 PM
LBJ will opt out and sign a 1+1 with LA for max money, or very close to it. Bank on that.
I think Luka waits a year until summer 2026 for new contract, at which time he will opt out and then be a complete UFA who can pick wherever he wants to finish his career. He will then sign a 2+1, with the plan to opt out after 2 seasons and do a max-max-max deal with that same team. It could be LA, but I don't see that outcome as a given because the money isn't hugely different for him, and he has a chance to decide where and with whom he will play for the rest of his career. Full control.
While the idea of LA taking a tank year has some logic, I don't think LBJ or Luka would be happy campers with a game plan to lose lots of games. And what the stars want, the stars get. So imo LA mgmt will have to try to find a way to winning instead.
I think Luka waits a year until summer 2026 for new contract, at which time he will opt out and then be a complete UFA who can pick wherever he wants to finish his career. He will then sign a 2+1, with the plan to opt out after 2 seasons and do a max-max-max deal with that same team. It could be LA, but I don't see that outcome as a given because the money isn't hugely different for him, and he has a chance to decide where and with whom he will play for the rest of his career. Full control.
While the idea of LA taking a tank year has some logic, I don't think LBJ or Luka would be happy campers with a game plan to lose lots of games. And what the stars want, the stars get. So imo LA mgmt will have to try to find a way to winning instead.
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