It's a pretty nifty narrative. Lakers star Luka Doncic was traded by the team that drafted him, the Mavericks, back in February, and soon after, word leaks out as to why Dallas decided to send away Doncic,

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers as Lakers' Luka Doncic Reportedly Lost Over 30 Pounds This Offseason. Los Angeles Lakers superstar guard Luka Doncic is set to be the face of the team for at least the next three seasons. Many suspect that will be the case for the rest of his career.

Concerns over his conditioning and eating habits reportedly caused Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison to be hesitant to give Doncic a lucrative supermax extension and subsequently trade him to the Lakers in one of the most stunning blockbusters in recent memory.

It’s been quite the offseason for Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic — and for all the right reasons. Doncic’s drastic physical transformation has become one of the biggest storylines in the basketball world.

Luka Doncic, now looking sharper, returned to the court to play for his country. Doncic played his first game since the LA Lakers were knocked out of the playoffs in early June. He spent a month away from basketball,