Luka Doncic is here to stay, and his $165 million extension is proof of his loyalty to an iconic NBA team. Just last month, the 5-time All-Star and 5-time All-NBA First Team guard re-signed a three-year contract with the Lakers, thus averting becoming an unrestricted free agent in the next offseason. And of course, his love for the worldwide acclaimed team is an inevitable reason to stay. In his own words, “Being a Laker is an honor, and I wanted to be here.” The re-signing definitely calls for a celebration, right? Which Doncic did, a tad too lavishly, by splurging on his newly acquired $25 million house in Manhattan Beach, which once belonged to none other than five-time slam queen, Maria Sharapova .
Doncic and Slovenia were recently ousted in the EuroBasket 2025 during the QF st