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Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

Why It's "The Beginning" for Luka Dončić With the Lakers. Plus... Kevin Love?

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers

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4.61.6K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

On Tuesday's show, we talked about how in many ways, the Luka Dončić Era, while technically starting when he was actually traded to the Lakers, really started Saturday when Luka signed his extension. Turns out, in a lot of ways, Team Dončić agrees. Via Dan Woike's story about the epic week Luka had leading up to last weekend's contract party, the contract was presented to Dončić "in custom purple-and-black folders with his name and the Lakers’ logo in opposite corners, with a phrase his management team had chosen on a video screen behind him — “The Beginning.”" Additionally, Luka's manager Lara Beth Seager had this to say. "He’s only looking forward. And he’s here. He wants to get the best players here. He wants to win, and he knows it starts with him,” Seager said. “And I think that’s what he proved this offseason. ‘OK, everyone wants to say or people think that they know me or I’m not a leader or I’m this way, or I’m that way, I don’t care. They can think and say whatever they want. I'm gonna show them who I am." Meaning Dončić now has a massive chip on his shoulder. Not surprising, since pro athletes famously find ways to put them there for invented slights. Actual ones work even better, and no question, Luka has reason to feel disrespected by the Mavs, and anyone who was willing to entertain their party line. Meanwhile, we answer a viewer question --- How many MVPs will Luka win with the Lakers? Multiple? Just one? None? And finally, Kevin Love apparently wants to play in LA this year (as opposed to Utah). Would the Lakers be a fit? HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: Why it's "the beginning" for Luka. SEGMENT 2: Multiple MVPs for Luka in LA? SEGMENT 3: Kevin Love? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! 5-Hour ENERGYTime to fuel up and turn it up with 5-hour ENERGY®️ Transfusion! Go to https://5hourenergy.com today and use my promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order.This offer is only valid until September 30th on one order and cannot be used with other promotions. The code is not good on subscription orders. OpenPhoneStreamline and scale your customer communications with OpenPhone. Get 20% off your first 6 months at www.openphone.com/lockedonnba Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNBA at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnba for 50% off your first year GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuelRight now, new customers can get ONE HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS when your first FIVE DOLLAR BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started. Bet with FanDuel—Official Partner of the NBA. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone, welcome to Lockdown Lakers for Wednesday.

0:03.1

Brian Komeneski, Andy Komeneski, as Luca Donchich heads back to Slovenia.

0:07.1

He's doing it with a big old chip on his shoulder.

0:09.9

That's a good thing for the Lakers.

0:11.3

That's next.

0:22.8

You are Locked on Lakers.

0:30.8

Your daily Los Angeles Lakers podcast, part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.

0:36.6

Thanks to everybody for making Locked on Lakers first listen to every day Monday through Friday,

0:40.6

no matter how where you get your podcast, this one's always free, never be behind to pay while locked on lakers on youtube is where you can hang out with over 36,000 subscribers to the channel andy all

0:45.8

of whom are still basking in the glow of a great weekend for the lakers as luka extends in los Angeles. We'll talk a little about a couple more

0:57.5

things that popped up in a great feature from Dan Wojki on kind of recapping that whole week

1:04.4

for Luca and where his head is at, where his team's head is at, what it meant for the Lakers

1:10.2

and all that stuff.

1:11.0

We'll talk about a rumor that was out there today that Kevin Love, the veteran and former

1:15.6

teammate of LeBron James, is interested in finishing things in L.A. Didn't get more specific

1:21.3

than that, but only leaves really two options. So a couple of things there, but first I do

1:26.3

want to let people know that today's episode is brought to you by

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