Lakers General Manager: I support Doncic in international competitions, he can achieve his best condition

In the latest article, Dave McMenamin, a well-known American media reporter, talked about the connection between Los Angeles Lakers' basketball operations director Rob Pelinka and the team's backcourt core Luka Doncic this offseason.

Speaking of Doncic's European Championships for Slovenia, Pelinka told McMenamin: Luca was full of affectionate pride and gratitude for his roots and his playing for the country. In our partnership with players, the Lakers want to respect the passion of players and their identity as individuals and fully support these things. So around Luca, it was very easy for us to decide to support him. From a leadership perspective, I am very supportive of the players playing basketball during the offseason. It can be said that to some extent, especially in the United States, the offseason focus is more on personal training. I think this may ignore the importance of the team environment. Speaking about the possibility of injury to players in the European Championships, Pelinka continued: I want to say that everything is risky, and over-personalized training can also wear out muscles or joints, which will also have an impact on the player's body. Luca is an experienced player and he is very smart, and he has great ideas in improving his basketball skills. We can also see from previous cooperation that he can reach his best in the competitive environment, which is the key to stimulating his potential.

In the middle of last season, the Mavericks completed a heavy deal with the Los Angeles Lakers and sent Doncic to the Lakers. After joining the Lakers, Doncic played 28 games for the team in the NBA regular season, averaging 35.1 minutes per game, averaging 28.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 1.6 steals, 0.4 blocks, and 3.7 turnovers and 2.4 fouls. He shot 43.8%, three-point shooting percentage 37.9%, and free throw shooting percentage 79.1%. In the playoffs, Doncic played 5 games in total, with averaging 41.6 minutes per game, averaging 30.2 points, 7 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1 steal, 0.6 blocks, and 4 turnovers and 3.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 45.2%, his three-point shooting percentage was 34.8%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 89.1%. In the previous European Men's Basketball Championship, Doncic played 7 games for Slovenia, averaging 33.3 minutes per game, with averaging 34.7 points, 8.6 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 2.7 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 4.3 turnovers and 3.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 45.8%, three-point shooting percentage was 32.1%, and free throw shooting percentage was 87.8%.

Doncic's performance last season was quite average, and it did have a certain effect. He did perform quite well during the playoffs, but he still couldn't help the team go further during the playoffs. This summer, Doncic completed a maximum salary renewal with the Lakers, and he also confirmed his future, and he also performed quite well in the previous European Championships. I don’t know what kind of performance Doncic, who has completed the weight loss and won the fat contract in the new season, will perform.