Doncic + Jokic! 2028! The Lakers are playing a big game?

Everyone knows that Doncic has renewed his contract with the Lakers.

After Doncic officially renewed the contract with the Lakers for 165 million in three years, the well-known sports media ClutchPoints Social Media and talked about the comments about the contract renewal. My views can only be said to be very interesting.

ClutchPoints wrote: "The history of the Lakers has always been a magnet for the historical duo, and they are all dominant inside players with a top backcourt, including Jerry West + Chamberlain, Magic + Jabbar, Kobe + O'Neal, James + Dark Brow. Now, another set of fantasy combinations are one step closer to reality - Doncic + Jokic.

After Doncic reaches a three-year, 165 million contract renewal, he can jump out of the contract to become a free agent in 2028, and then sign a five-year, 417 million super contract with the Lakers.

Coincidentally, Jokic can also become a free agent in 2028, and Jokic also refused the Nuggets' early contract renewal this summer, even though the Nuggets have made a lot of active fucks during the offseason.

Then, if Doncic and Jokic decide to join forces in the summer of 2028, the most expensive duo in NBA history is about to be born.

Of course, it is not easy to complete this feat. It requires magic and sacrifices of salary cap operations, and the discount of two top basketball IQ players' good brothers (referring to salary cuts). Since the Lakers can get Doncic in February, why do you have to doubt them? "

It is reasonable, and there are indeed possibilities. After all, a year ago, when Doncic just returned from the Finals, if someone said that the Lakers could get Doncic in a few months, everyone would laugh and say nothing, but who would have thought that Doncic was really here and had renewed his contract with the Lakers - this deal tells everyone that everything is possible in the NBA.

And what ClutchPoints said is indeed reasonable. The Lakers' history is good at forming a duo of internal and external superstars. So who is the best inside player in the league today? I think the answer is without suspense, it is Jokic.

However, there are many problems in forming this dream duo.

First of all, let’s talk about Jokic’s refusal to renew his contract. This decision is more related to money, because Jokic can only get 212 million yuan for three years this summer, but can get 380 million yuan for five years next year. This later plan can maximize benefits, similar to Doncic’s choice to renew his contract for three years instead of four years this summer.

So, refusing to renew the contract does not mean that Jokic wants to leave, but Nuggets boss Kroenke did say something incredible during the offseason. When talking about the second rich line, Kroenke said: If the wrong person is injured, the Nuggets may fall into a situation that they will never want to consider, that is, trading No. 15 (Jokic).

What Kroenke wants to express is that the second rich line makes it difficult for the team, but in any context, it is still incredible that "trading Jokic" can be said from him - does this mean that if Jokic suffers a major injury in the future, the Nuggets will consider trading him? At least that's the case literally.

Back to Jokic, in fact, the best time to pursue Jokic is not in 2028, but in 2027, because even if Jokic does not renew his contract next season (the possibility is low), he will definitely jump out of the contract in 2027. This is also an important reason why teams such as the Lakers, Clippers and other teams are actively preparing for the summer of 2027.

It should be noted that there are really many big-name free agents in 2027. In addition to Jokic, there are also Antetokounmpo, Curry, Davis, Towns, Leonard, Mitchell, Irving, Trae Young and others.

Pure personal opinion, with Jokic's personality and Nuggets' operating style, he is extremely likely to leave Denver. After all, Jokic has played in Denver for a full 11 years. If it is really because of the team's poor signings and dissatisfied with the team's record, then Jokic has applied for a deal in 2021, 2022, 2024 and even this year.

Now, Jokic is developing in the direction of one person and one city, so unless the Nuggets management transforms into Harrison, it is almost impossible for Doncic and Jokic to join forces in the Lakers.

However, the Lakers can indeed consider another possibility - Antetokounmpo.

After buying out Lillard, the Bucks have done a lot of active operations this summer, with only one purpose, which is to leave Antetokounmpo.

However, to be honest, after completing those operations, the Bucks are still not strong enough to break out of the East, and the Bucks still face the problem of not having draft picks and lack of competitiveness in the future, so it is still hard to say whether Antetokounmpo is willing to stay or not.

Latest news, famous reporter Shams reported: It is not yet determined whether Antetokounmpo will stay in the Bucks. He is still evaluating his future. Many teams are waiting for Antetokounmpo's decision at this moment.

Note that Antetokounmpo is not Jokic. Over the past years, he has publicly stated that he might leave many times. After seeing Doncic go to Los Angeles in February this year, Antetokounmpo bluntly said that he hopes that all European stars can develop in big cities - Antetokounmpo is already loyal enough to Milwaukee, but I think fans can see his yearning for big cities.

Then, if Antetokounmpo really waits to become a free agent in 2027, or applies for a deal in 2026, as one of the most likely destinations for the league superstars and a team with Doncic, the Lakers will definitely actively go out.

To be honest, Antetokounmpo's chances of joining the Lakers are much more likely than Jokic, and the adaptability of Doncic + Antetokounmpo seems to be better than Doncic + Jokic.

Finally, I couldn't help but sigh that being in the big football market is indeed good. The Lakers often "intentionally" various stars, which is also partly because of their brilliant history (trading big-name stars) and their backing to Los Angeles. Since Chamberlain, Jabbar, O'Neal, and Doncic can come, then Antetokounmpo (Jokic?), what if.