The Lakers‘ roster has undergone significant changes this offseason, with LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Rui Hachimura, and Luke Kennard among the players departing, while the newcomers include Walker Kessler, Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili, and Collin Sexton.

Looking to get a head-start on establishing chemistry with the new-look group, star guard Luka Doncic is hosting the entire roster for a four-day mini-camp in his home country of Slovenia in August, reports Dave McMenamin of ESPN. In addition to several workouts, the trip will feature some golf and sightseeing in Ljubljana, the country’s capital, McMenamin adds.

According to Dan Woike of The Athletic, Doncic – whose new three-year, $165MM contract extension is taking effect in 2026/27 – has offered to cover the travel costs for all of his teammates.

We have more from around the Pacific:

• Draymond Green‘s new one-year, $27.7MM contract with the Warriors won’t just match the player option he declined in June in terms of length and salary — it will also include a 15% trade kicker, like his previous contract did, reports ESPN’s Anthony Slater (Twitter link). Additionally, Green is waiving his implicit no-trade clause for the season, meaning Golden State will be able to trade him without his consent as of December 15. If Green is traded, his new team would only have his Non-Bird rights instead of his full Bird rights next summer, but being limited to a 20% raise presumably wouldn’t be an issue for the veteran forward, given his sizable 2026/27 salary.
• Appearing on Tuesday’s episode of NBA Today (Twitter video link) to break down the Warriors‘ mindset for the 2026/27 season, Slater stated that head coach Steve Kerr told him he never got his hopes up about the possibility of signing LeBron James. “I didn’t even realistically think we were in the running for LeBron,” Kerr reportedly told Slater. “It’s just that everyone kept saying we were. It never seemed serious to me, despite all the reports.”
• Coming off their worst season since 2008/09, the Kings don’t project to be a playoff team in ’26/27, but they have some promising young players – including big men Maxime Raynaud and Dylan Cardwell – who want to become culture-setters in Sacramento, reports Tristi Rodriguez of NBC Sports California. “I think just the way our team is going right now, we had three young guys last year, we have three more young guys this year, that’s almost half of the team already,” Raynaud told Rodriguez. “So, if the young guys who, quote, unquote, will be the ‘future of the team’ later on don’t try to buy in and don’t try to set their own culture, we can’t go far. … Your coaches can only do so much. Your GM can only do so much. We work as a group, and at the end of the day, it’s our responsibility to get it going on the floor, get it going at practice.”