A five-year super contract of 400 million? Doncic is dedicated to the Lakers! The three plans to stay in the team are exposed!

On May 7, the NBA playoffs continued to fight fiercely. The players confronted fiercely on the court, but there were also many hot news worth paying attention to off the court.

Recently, ESPN famous reporter Tim McMahon broke the news: Luca Doncic is now in the Lakers, and has completely devoted himself to this team and set the goal of bringing back the championship for the Lakers. Although it sounds a bit sudden, all signs indicate that it is only a matter of time before the Lakers and Doncic renew their contract.

What's more interesting is that there are currently three renewal plans on the table, and the Lakers are even more generous: We will cooperate as we choose Doncic.

On the ESPN program, McMahon said:

"If Doncic did not renew his contract this summer, I would definitely be very surprised. There are many factors behind this decision. I won't talk about the complicated terms of labor-management agreements, which sounds too big. Although I haven't talked to Luca in person, by contacting the people around him, I know that he is now completely immersed in the Lakers culture. Although he was indeed a little heartbroken when he was traded, he has come out and his current goal is to take the Lakers to compete for the championship."

These words are still very important. McMahon has always been famous for his accurate news in the NBA news industry.

After McMahon's speech, in the analysis of salary expert Poppy Marx, Doncic's contract renewal plan has been listed in detail, with a total of three plans, and each one is not cheap, and every choice is enough to make Lakers fans' heartbeat.

Plan 1:

This choice is more traditional and the safest way: Doncic first plays the 2025-26 season (annual salary of $45.99 million), and then refuses to execute the 2026-27 season player option ($48.96 million), and signs a five-year, $296 million new maximum salary contract with the Lakers in the summer of 2026.

This method is equivalent to enduring the last moment before returning to a real big contract, which is a matter of seeking victory in stability for Doncic. The second option is to make an early decision. Starting from August 3, 2025, he can directly sign a four-year maximum salary contract of $219.4 million with the Lakers. The contract structure is roughly as follows:

2026-27 season: 51 million US dollars

2027-28 season: 55.1 million US dollars

2028-29 season: 59.2 million US dollars

2029-30 season: 63.3 million US dollars

Early renewal means that Doncic can lock in high income as soon as possible, and the Lakers can also build a team around him with confidence, and both of them can determine their follow-up plans in advance. The third option of the

The third option is a bit flexible, a 2+1 short-term maximum salary: the contracts in the first two years were 51 million and 55.1 million respectively, and the third year was a player option worth $59.2 million. By the summer of 2028, Doncic will be able to break out of the contract and sign another super maximum salary of up to $418 million in five years.

Compared with this, the third choice is to be favored by many industry insiders. It can not only protect current returns, but also make a big profit by taking advantage of the future salary cap rise. This is also the choice that is most in line with Doncic's personal interests.

However, Doncic has not yet made clear what he will choose, but the Lakers have already made it clear that no matter how Doncic chooses, the team will fully support and cooperate fully.

Of course, what determines Doncic's stay and stay is not only money, but also player emotions and team prospects. This season, he played 50 regular season games for the Lakers, and delivered comprehensive data averaging 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists per game. In the playoffs, his personal performance was still strong, averaging 30.2 points, 7 rebounds, and 5.8 assists per game, but unfortunately, the Lakers lost to the Timberwolves 1-4 in the first round and were eliminated early.

Judging from the results of this season, Doncic obviously did not achieve his highest goal in the Lakers stage. As a superstar in the new era, what he wants is not just the accumulation of personal data, but the hope of leading this Purple and Gold Legion back to the highest peak. From the current perspective, Doncic's future is basically no longer suspense, and the subsequent issue is just a question of how to renew the contract. From the perspective of Lakers fans, as long as he can stay, everything is possible for the Lakers.

From the perspective of fans, which solution do you think is the most suitable for Doncic?