Los Angeles Lakers

Luka Doncic believes Lakers are title contenders

Published

August 3, 2025

Apr 3, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) plays for the ball against the Golden State Warriors during the second half at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Luka Doncic has been having a fantastic summer. He’s possibly in the best shape of his life, and he just signed a three-year, $165 million contract extension.

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The Los Angeles Lakers failed to make noise in the 2025 postseason, losing in five games to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round. Despite this loss, Doncic is confident his squad is a title contender heading into the 2025-26 season.

“I think we have a great team. We have what we need to compete for the championship,” Doncic said. “I’ll try to win every game no matter what, and we’ve got some new great guys on the team, so you know we’re going to go for it.

“To build a team to win a championship. I think we added two great guys,” Doncic continued. “I played against them before but never with them, so I’m happy they’re on my team.”

Luka Doncic on the #Lakers roster:

"Honestly, I think we have a great team. We have what we need to win a championship."

— Daniel Starkand (@DStarkand) August 2, 2025

The Lakers easily could make some real noise in the upcoming season. With Doncic and LeBron James on your roster, you’ll always be a title contender.

About the Author Published Aug 3, 2025

TITAN FREY

Titan Frey is a dedicated father to three wonderful children, whom he takes immense pride in. His passions include reading, writing, basketball, both playing and watching, and playing chess. Titan spent five years working as a journalist for the basketball website fadeawayworld.net, where he served as editor-in-chief for four and a half years. One of his most notable achievements was interviewing Chuck Cooper III, the son of Chuck Cooper, the first African American ever drafted by an NBA team, and writing a biography that has been praised as the most definitive article about Cooper’s legacy. Titan is the author of more than ten novels and the screenwriter of three produced short films. His newest young adult novel, Echoes of the Hardwood: Braxton Foxworthy’s Time‑Travelling Book Report, blends basketball history with heartfelt storytelling and is now available. Order here: https://a.co/d/bo7BYz1