2026 has been anything but a quiet summer for the Los Angeles Lakers. The bigger story here may be what all of things maneuvers can add up to, and that is a Luka Doncic contract extension. Lakers' offseason moves should help convince Luka Doncic to stay in LAThe extension Doncic signed in August of 2025 is set to kick in during the 2026-27 season. After this upcoming season, Doncic will only have two more years left on his deal. As long as the Lakers have Doncic under contract, they can keep searching for paths to get them closer to a championship.