The Los Angeles Lakers’ star player, Luka Dončić has showed great effort on the courts after his trade from the Dallas Mavericks and with his drive and consistency in his player performance, we are only expecting more record-breaking moments from the player. With basketball court moments being amazing to witness from Luka Dončić, there is so much greatness that exists beyond the court, flowing to his net worth, his career and stats in the Lakers. All-to-know details about the star’s journey and affiliates from his basketball career.
Luka Dončić’s basketball journey: where it all started
His “EuroBasket Champion with Slovenia” award, in 2017, is the launch of what becomes an amazing basketball career. Starting his basketball journey with Real Madrid as a shooting guard in the EuroLeague at 16 years old, Dončić land the EuroLeague Champion, MVP, and Final Four and the Liga ACB MVP in 2018, before joining the NBA the following year.
Being a certified shooting guard in his own right, Dončić was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in 2028, third overall. Dončić was traded to the Dallas Mavericks and that was not his only trade. February 2025 marks a moment in the NBA season that portrays one of the worst trade-offs. While this is not the same for Dončić, the star joined the Lakers to later become a formidable unit with legend, LeBron James.
Luka Dončić introduced his time with the Los Angeles Lakers by winning the NBA rookie of the year in 2019, further being a five-time NBA All-Star and five-time All-NBA First Team from 2020-2024. The highly acclaimed shooting guard, Dončić was awarded the NBA Scoring Champion in the 2023-24 NBA season, succeeding the two-time winner in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 NBA season, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers.
Dončić’s heavy stats on court
The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers received great stats on court from shooting guard, Luka Dončić. With averages from 50 regular season games played for the teams, Dončić has an average of 28.2 points per game, 8.2 rebounds, 7.7 assists and a great 45% field goal percentage. Great percentages come flying through the roof with a 36.8 three-point percentage and 78.2 free throw percentage.
The NBA was witnessed outstanding points from Doncic throughout his whole career. Having played 450 games from 2018, Dončić averages 28.6 points per game, 8.6 rebounds, 8.2 assists and a 47.8% field goal percentage. While the Lakers are not doing quite well in the playoffs, Dončić is putting in all his effort with these scores: Game 1 scoring 37 points, Game 2 coming at 31 points, the weakest Game 3 with 17 points and finally Game 4, Doncic scored 21 points.
Is Dončić making bank: Lakers’ star net worth
Great performances, setting and breaking records, and amazing stats, does Luka Dončić’s net worth equate to his career? With contracts in the NBA, interests from brands and investments, Dončić’s estimated net worth is $75 million. Signing a 5-year contract worth $215 million, Doncic’s 2025 NBA season salary was $43,031,940.
Attracting brands for endorsements, the player has caught the eye of major deals such as the Nike/Jordan brand, signing a lucrative deal in 2019 to be one of the faces of the Jordan brand. Dončić furthers his collaboration with Nike with a signature shoe line called the Jordan Luka series. The sports trading card company found interest in Dončić with an exclusive deal proposed to Dončić for autographed cards and limited-edition collectibles.
Other huge brands include NBA 2K, with Dončić featured as a cover athlete for NBA 2K22, showing face in the events. Continuing to show face, Doncic’s commercial brand deal with Bose aimed at the promotion of their noise-cancelling headphones. The player’s net worth also stems from brands such as BioSteel and Nerf. Real Estate is another interest of the star, with multiple properties owned in Dallas, Texas and investments in sport-related businesses.
The basketball careers of outstanding players in the NBA takes form on court and expands to other areas of the players’ lives. With the journey of the Lakers’ player, Luka Dončić from college days, the growth in skills, fame and net worth is to show the hard work Dončić has put in his player skills and networking abilities, with real estate and investments. Drafted, to then immediately traded to the Dallas Mavericks, then traded again to his current team, Lakers, brands have acknowledged the influence Dončić potentially has for the growth of their brand.
