Luka Doncic expressed both shock and excitement about his move to the Los Angeles Lakers, calling it a 'big shock' and 'hard moments' initially. Despite acknowledging the emotional difficulty of the trade, he is now thrilled to join 'the greatest club in the world' and embark on this new journey.
The superstar scorer has begun to recover from the move after his first two days in LA, and he's already excited about a new chapter with
Doncic officially joined the Lakers on Tuesday, just over two days after the Mavericks sent him to Los Angeles in that seismic trade.in a three-team deal to acquire Doncic, who won his first scoring title last season before leading the Mavs to the NBA Finals. Doncic is a five-time All-NBA selection. “Honestly, it was hard at first,” Doncic said. “That first day was really hard. I felt like these last 48 hours was one month. Emotionally, it was really hard, but today was much better. I’m just very happy to be here for this opportunity. This is the Lakers. It’s one of the best clubs in history, so I’m excited to be here."
“We have one of the game’s biggest superstars and an international player coming to join the Lakers,” Pelinka said. “I think it’s going to be something incredibly special that the NBA and basketball has never seen before.”
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