Luka Dončić offers to fly Lakers teammates out to Slovenia for minicamp: Source

Luka Dončić invited his Los Angeles Lakers teammates to his home country of Slovenia for a minicamp in August and offered to pay for their intercontinental travel, according to a league source who was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.

Dončić, who didn’t participate in the Lakers’ veteran camp in Las Vegas earlier in July, has been in Europe since the offseason began, fully recovering from the hamstring strain that ended his season before the playoffs and spending time with his two young daughters.

The Lakers underwent a significant roster overhaul this summer, building their future around Dončić and Austin Reaves with the additions of Walker Kessler via trade and the signings of Quentin Grimes, Sandro Mamukelashvili and Collin Sexton on the first day of free agency.

The Lakers have since added backup center Kevon Looney, wings Zaire Williams and Matisse Thybulle, and guard Jaden Hardy. They also traded up to select rookie Cameron Carr and promoted Arthur Kaluma to a two-way contract after a strong summer league performance.

This fall will be the first time since 2017 the Lakers will open a season without LeBron James, who signed with the Philadelphia 76ers as an unrestricted free agent last week. Rui Hachimura, Marcus Smart, Luke Kennard and Jaxson Hayes signed with other teams in free agency, while Deandre Ayton was traded to the Washington Wizards.

The Lakers, despite having 16 players on guaranteed contracts, remain interested in unrestricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga and in bolstering their depth at center.