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A new video of Luka Doncic at Los Angeles Lakers practice has fans speculating that the star forward has shed tons of weight since being traded to Tinseltown. Doncic’s conditioning was speculated as being one of the reasons Dallas decided to part ways with him.
Despite his weight, Luka Doncic has been one of the best players in the NBA since being drafted in 2018, as he’s been named to five All-Pro first-teams, thus making his trade one of the most shocking in NBA history.
If Doncic’s weight did influence the Dallas Mavericks’ decision to trade, it certainly looks like he’s taken it to heart as a new viral video on social media — taken at Lakers’ practice ahead of their matchup against the Mavs on Tuesday, February 25 — sees the 25-year-old All-Star looking quite trim.
Luka Doncic is in high spirits for his first game vs The Mavericks pic.twitter.com/YSC942bCo2
— Jordan Richard (@JordanRichardSC) February 24, 2025
Getting slimmer and slimmer each video i see him in lmao https://t.co/TZv66NKrxv
— Wizely 🫥🌙 (@Wizelycook) February 24, 2025
“’270 lbs’ ain’t no way what Nico [Harrison, Mavs GM] smoking?” reads the top reply to the tweet.
“He’s on that James Harden just got traded diet,” replied another.
“Pushing 270 btw, that was a real report by a real Mavs insider,” an aghast NBA fan pointed out.
“3 weeks on LeFitnessPlan and already dropped 20 pounds,” joked another.
Doncic is just coming back from an injury that kept him out for about six weeks, which could explain the weight gain and subsequent loss. Doncic’s physique has been a topic of conversation since he entered the league, however, exacerbated by
As of Tuesday, February 24, Doncic has played in four games as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and is averaging 19 points, 7.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game.