Thunder team talks about Doncic s contract renewal: Purple and Gold Army will threaten the Thunder s dream of a long-term Thunder championship

According to famous reporter Shams, Doncic signed a three-year, 165 million contract renewal contract with the Lakers, with the third year being the player option. In this way, he will not enter the free market next summer, but will continue to play for the Purple and Gold Legion, and will be eligible to sign a five-year, super maximum salary of 417 million in 2028. Subsequently, Thunder reporter Clemente Almanza posted a message to talk about the impact of Doncic's contract renewal on the confrontation between the Thunder and the Lakers.

Almanza said that as Doncic's contract renewal is settled, the Lakers will undoubtedly become a force that cannot be underestimated. Doncic always seems to be able to suppress the Thunder: he led the Mavericks to eliminate the Thunder in the second round of the playoffs last year; he performed well in two games in the last April of the regular season, nearly leading the Lakers to beat the final championship team twice in a row.

Almanza also wrote: "In basketball, a player can completely change the development trajectory of an NBA team. In Oxford City, you have witnessed Alexander growing into a superstar in an unconventional way; now, you will see how the Lakers and Doncic transform their originally unclear long-term prospects into teams that have the strength to compete for the championship all year round in the next decade."

"If recent history can foreshadow the future, the matchup between the Thunder and the Lakers will stage many highly spectacular games, hoping that several classic playoff series will be interspersed with. There has never been much sympathy between Doncic and Oxford City. Although the Lakers were swept by gentlemen in the first round of the playoffs, they are still generally optimistic about the outside world and are expected to eventually defeat the Thunder in the West."

" Of course , this scene did not happen in the end. The Thunder won the championship all the way, and the promotion in the Western Conference was relatively easy. But that discussion was not without basis. Now, Doncic's new contract created the possibility for the two teams to finally meet in the playoffs and end this potential grudge. NBA superstar of his level, leading the team to 50 wins is the basic guarantee. Even in a poor season, he led the team to the third place in the Western Conference after only two months of joining the Lakers. "

" Obviously, Doncic has made a lot of efforts in body management. The Lakers made the right operation this offseason to build a lineup around this pair of All-Stars. The Lakers are now ready to become an existence that threatens the Thunder's championship ambitions in the new season, and this threat will continue in the next few years."