After the blockbuster February trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, the All-NBA guard wasted no time in shaping his vision for the team. According to ESPN's Dave McMenamin, Doncic met with GM Rob Pelinka shortly after arriving in L.

It's not that their first-round loss to the sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves was super surprising—Minnesota had a much better net rating this season—it's that the series loss exposed some of the bigger issues with the rest of the roster.

The Los Angeles Lakers made the biggest trade a team could possibly make ahead of the 2025 NBA trade deadline. That was, of course, the blockbuster deal for Luka Doncic. The team shipped out Anthony Davis,