Lakers Fans Wake Up To Terrible Luka Doncic News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers are operating like a team that's ready to move on from LeBron James and transition into the Luka Doncic era. That makes perfect sense, given his youth, potential, and what they had to give up to get him.

The tone of Sunday's messaging was such that it’s fair to wonder how the LeBron-Lakers partnership will go from here.

Joining forces with Doncic and LeBron James could be exactly what Ayton needs to take the next step and play up to his full potential. Following his decision to sign with Los Angeles, Ayton spoke out boldly about Doncic.