"Vando and DK and LaRavia Still Here Im So Done": Lakers Fans React as Almost Entire Roster Sets Off For Slovenia Trip to Visit Luka Doncic
Dončić chartered a plane for 14 Lakers players and planned gift bags, fishing and golf to build chemistry before training camp.
- On Wednesday, ESPN's Ramona Shelburne revealed Six-time All-Star Luka Doncic chartered a plane for 14 Lakers players to Slovenia for a five-day team-bonding excursion featuring fishing on Lake Bled, Slovenian gift bags, dining and golf.
- ESPN's Dave McMenamin reported last month that Doncic was preparing the minicamp to help the revamped roster develop chemistry after the Lakers added Walker Kessler on a four-year, $130 million sign-and-trade, plus free agents Sandro Mamukelashvili and Quentin Grimes following LeBron James' departure to Philadelphia.
- NBA insider Marc Stein reported 16 of the Lakers' 17 players committed to the trip, including Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler and Bronny James, with rookie Cameron Carr the lone exception due to mandatory NBA rookie orientation.
- Covering all expenses, Doncic provides his teammates an opportunity to focus exclusively on basketball and teammates away from ongoing ownership disputes, something increasingly difficult to find around the organization.
- If the bonding translates to training camp success, head coach JJ Redick could accelerate roster integration, positioning the Lakers as Western Conference contenders for the 2026-27 season, though Mark Walter's $12.5 billion sale remains subject to NBA approval.
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"Vando and DK and LaRavia Still Here Im So Done": Lakers Fans React as Almost Entire Roster Sets Off For Slovenia Trip to Visit Luka Doncic
With Luka Doncic already in his home country for the offseason, almost the entire LA Lakers roster set off for Slovenia this week to join the face of the franchise amid unfolding ownership drama.
One of the most recognizable basketball teams in the world, the Los Angeles Lakers, landed in Slovenia today. A luxurious private Bombardier Global 8000 plane with approximately 14 basketball players landed at Jože Pučnik Airport shortly before noon, and shortly thereafter the players arrived at a hotel in the center of Ljubljana. The visit, which will last until Monday, August 24, was entirely organized by Slovenian star Luka Dončić. The Sloven…
Los Angeles Lakers basketball players arrived in Ljubljana today, for a four-day gathering organized by their teammate Luka Dončić.
Slovenian basketball player Luka Dončić has organized a four-day camp in Slovenia for his Los Angeles Lakers teammates. The team has already arrived in Brnik.
Slovenian basketball star Luka Dončić will host the Los Angeles Lakers in Slovenia until Monday. The gathering before the start of the new NBA season will be primarily aimed at getting to know and connect with the players, as the team has undergone quite a few changes over the summer.
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