Luca s weight loss returns to Los Angeles, the real test actually starts with the new season

Doncic returned to Los Angeles and spent a 60-day holiday after being eliminated by the Timberwolves on May 1 this year. This time, we mainly conduct the Jordan brand tour contract endorsed by us and related matters related to early renewal with the Lakers.

According to the labor and capital agreement, he will have the right to start an early contract renewal with the team after August 2 this year.

Whether it is 225 million in four years or 160 million in three years (so that he can sign a veteran maximum salary contract in 2029), the Lakers will accept it unconditionally.

Then he will join the Slovenian national team non-stop to participate in the men's basketball European Cup held in August.

He also visited MLB New York Yankee. Now the mortal enemy of the Los Angeles Dodgers under Lakers boss Walter is similar to the relationship between the Lakers and the Celtics, which may make the new boss unhappy.

But it doesn't matter. Now the entire Lakers are surrounding him, as long as he can truly take over the purple gold banner that Magic, Kobe, and LeBron have been holding on for so many years.

But for fans and media, the most important and intuitive impression is that Dongzi lost weight.

Although photo editing and filtering are everywhere, from all perspectives, Doncic is closer to a lighter and more energetic person in terms of body shape and mental state than in the previous two seasons.

What's more interesting is that his interview subject this time was Men's Health magazine, not other professional sports or basketball media in the United States. It seems that he really wants to get rid of his lack of management of his body and lack of self-discipline in life since he entered the league.

He said he had been fasting for 16 hours a day, no junk diet, and strictly consumed 250g of protein per day.

He and trainer Machek insisted on practicing twice a day, which was a training intensity he had never had in his career offseason.

The result is also obvious. Although the lines on Dongzi's body are not as expensive as a muscle brother, they are much better than last season.

But the most gratifying thing is something that has never happened before. This time he mentioned Jordan and Kobe in the interview:

Dirk (Nowitzki) had been training hard when I was 40 years old at that time and was still facing it with an extraordinary attitude.

And MJ (Jordan) and Kobe, you know, they really paid a lot in their careers, sacrificed a lot (to achieve what they are today).

In fact, there is no need for him to recall his predecessors. There is a person around him who has the best body management and self-discipline in the entire NBA history, LeBron James.

I believe that in the past six months of being teammates with LeBron, Dongzi, who was once in a state of affairs, has also seen how truly outstanding NBA players treat their work and bodies.

Under the influence of his eyes, he was as smart as he knew that he could no longer handle things like he did during the Mavericks. In the second half of the regular season last year, Dong Zhan did contribute several games that were full of expectations and imagination after the reunion. But what is embarrassing is that in the cooperation between the two, they are often 26-year-old Doncic as the initiator or setter, while the 41-year-old man charges like a calf and rushes forward to get the "stupid points" in the eyes of black clothes.

This is actually a bit of putting the cart before the horse. If the two new and old generations of stars join forces, it is likely that young people will rush forward and the old people will be planning behind, such as the previous Zhan Mei, Light Bulb, Dingdi combination, etc.

But the Zhan Dong combination still needs the old man to play those physical balls. In addition, Doncic's slowness and relaxation visible to the naked eye on the defensive end last season, it can be said that body shape and physical fitness have become the biggest bottleneck restricting his career further.

If you are still a lone hero, Dongzi can actually be leisurely. The offseason intention made the outside world know that he was losing weight. In the first half of the season, he used the competition instead of weight loss to increase physical fitness, and only started to catch up in the middle and late stages.

Tongzi's seven-year career in NBA, his score (28.1 points) and usage rate (34.6) were the lowest in November (the first full month of the season). He was used to using competitions instead of training at a young age. This was the way the Sharks were lazy after winning the championship.

If it were in Dallas, no one would deliberately criticize him. He has already started five times in one-game and five times in All-Stars, and he has also taken away the active single-game scoring record and the only 60+20+10 god-level performance in history.

If it weren't for the great master Dirk, Dongzi could be said to have become a team history GOAT in six years, and there was indeed capital to do whatever he wanted.

But it's different when it comes to the Lakers.

Here is the most star-studded history in the entire NBA history. Doncic is an incredible talent, but the Lakers have signed Baylor, West, Magic, and later Kobe and LeBron, all of whom are iconic figures in various eras of the NBA.

And except for the magician, they are almost all examples of professionalism and self-discipline among players.

Baylor was able to play ball while serving and worked as a flight throughout the United States for a year in military aircraft. West used his superb skills and personal charm to become the "LOGO man" of the league.

Black Mamba and LeBron are both role models among players. Even if they are the Playboy Magicians, even if they can be passionate one-on-six after the game, he also has a tyrant face before the game.

During the offseason in 1987, he invited the whole team to Hawaii for vacation. His teammates who had just won the championship thought they were having fun, but he organized a Devil's Mini Training Camp.

In the Lakers, the championship is just a ticket to the team's legendary discussion. You can't even become a favorite by just a championship.

At the same time, the high exposure level in Los Angeles and Hollywood will make you bear pressure and attention far beyond other places, and your every move will be placed under the microscope and analyzed and discussed.

If you do not have the determination to achieve success and pursue excellence, you can't withstand the long spears and short cannons here. There are many successful and famous stars here, but there are also too many frustrated people who have achieved nothing in external pressure and internal struggles.

Big brands include Malone, Nash, Payton, Bynum, Howard, and young ones like Schiffino, Horton Tucker, Russell, Randall, etc.

Kobe's words "The real Lakers don't need to be recruited" now seem to be full of value.

The Lakers expressed early on that they would now build a team with Doncic as the core. Many people think this is "unclearing the donkey" for LeBron, but in fact, a lot of pressure will be transferred from the "old lion king" who has regarded the championship as accustomed to the young Doncic for many years.

In fact, the media last season was quite tolerant of Doncic. Even though he was eliminated 4-1 by the Timberwolves in the first round, his greater firepower was poured out on LeBron and Pelinka.

But at the beginning of this season, Doncic has no reason not to stand on the front line.

Introduced Ayton, Smart and Laravia in the offseason, all of which were puzzles found around him when he built a team. One of the first two shared his agent and the other he personally participated in the recruitment.

His current role is the real boss of the Lakers. If he succeeds, he will gain the greatest glory. Once he fails, LeBron can no longer resist the firepower of the media and fans.

For Doncic, the 25-26 season is his first year with the Lakers, and the real test has only begun now.