Windhorst The most important thing in the NBA this Summer is Luka Doncic whether he extends or not That frames so much of what the Lakers and frankly the whole league will do

Tim Legler says Luka Doncic is the MVP Ive got him as the favorite It's 574 points per game direct offense from Luka scoring or assisting That is the most by any player in the history of this league He is basically responsible for half of the points the Lakers score This is historic stuff

Dirk on Luka amp the Lakers Luka has been playing incredible basketball averaging almost 40 He has his step back working and when the step back works he's basically unarguable Is that a team you really want to see in the playoffs with 3 guys that can take over down the stretch I've been impressed

Tim Legler says Luka Doncic is the MVP Ive got him as the favorite It's 574 points per game direct offense from Luka scoring or assisting That is the most by any player in the history of this league He is basically responsible for half of the points they score This is historic stuff

The Ringer Bill Simmons and Chuck Klosterman talk about Luka Doncics complaining

NBA Today The sense around the Lakers is that Austin Reaves is actually the one that's further along than Luka Doncic in their respective rehab processes I am told Austin Reaves has started 1 on 1 on court work The Lakers are not expecting Luka Doncic to be back in this series

Sam Amick on Run It Back discussing the 65-game rule Adam Silver's tone has been borderline defiant They could make an exception for Luka Doncic but bigger picture I think they're sticking to their guns