How Luka Dončić Changes the Future for the Lakers (Mark Walter Helps, Too)

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Sep 18, 2025 · 34m

ESPN's annual Future Rankings had been a sad place for Lakers fans over the last few years, even when things were going well for the team.

The Lakers may have had potential in the present, but down the road, things were a lot trickier. Building around LeBron James and Anthony Davis, for a variety of reasons, came with ... complexities.

Now, however, things are looking bright. Why? Because a team that has Luka Dončić not only gets a top 5 (at worst) talent, they get him ENTERING HIS PRIME. This is critical not just because it means the Lakers have one of those dudes on the team for a while…