By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
Luka Doncic organized a team meeting outside of the training camp, after practice on Tuesday, welcoming his Los Angeles Lakers teammates at the Porsche Driving Experience, as reported by ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.
Displaying leadership skills once more, confirming his approach to the 2025-26 NBA Regular Season, the team bonding event allowed each player to choose three different cars to test out on the tracks. The initiative was far from inexpensive, with a 90-minute session costing several hundred US dollars and a four-hour session several thousand US dollars.
After sitting out the first two games of the Preseason 2025 schedule, with the Lakers intending to rest the 26-year-old combo guard following the recent spell with the senior national team of Slovenia in EuroBasket 2025, he is expected to return to action in upcoming exhibition games. The team coached by JJ Redick faces the Golden State Warriors in crypto.com Arena on Sunday, the Phoenix Suns in Mortgage Matchup Center on Tuesday, the Dallas Mavericks in T-Mobile Arena next Wednesday, and the Sacramento Kings in crypto.com Arena next Friday. The regular-season opener is against the Warriors in Los Angeles on October 21.
In his most recent FIBA tournament, the native of Ljubljana tallied 34.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 2.7 steals, and 0.6 blocks per contest over the seven games en route to the All-Star Five. Back in the North American league, the 2025-26 journey will be his first full season with the Lakers and eighth overall since being drafted with the third pick in 2018.