Luka Doncic’s physical transformation this summer, which he captured in a report for Men’s Health magazine, is still making headlines.
Slovenian media and Sports Illustrated have revealed the exact weight that Doncic, who has just extended his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for 3 years and $165 million, has lost since the end of the NBA season: 14.06 kilos (31 pounds).
“Doncic has lost more than 13 kilos since last summer,” an NBA source told ‘DallasHoopsJournal.com’.
Luka Doncic looks incredible. He’s faster and more explosive. He imposes himself more easily
Luka Doncic’s official weight in the NBA was 230 pounds, although in the United States it was reported that last season the former Real Madrid player could have reached 270 pounds.
“Luka Doncic has a mission: he wants to get back at Dallas for embarrassing him over his weight”
An NBA scout who is following Doncic’s work with Slovenia described the new Luka after his physical change: “He looks incredible. He’s faster and more explosive. He imposes himself more easily.”
I think Luka Doncic will win MVP and the scoring title next NBA season
The same scout pointed out in ‘DallasHoopsJournal.com’ that “Luka Doncic is on a mission. I think he will win MVP and the NBA scoring title next season. He wants to get back at Dallas for embarrassing him about his weight.”
During the past season, the Mavericks created a conspiracy theory against Luka Doncic based on his supposed lack of work.
Doncic explains the reason for his new body after his physical mutation: “I needed a fresh start”
Luka Doncic shared with the world his weight loss process in a report for ‘Men’s Health’ magazine and explained the methodology of the double 90-minute training sessions to which he underwent in Croatia with his personal trainer Anze Macek.
“If I stop now it will have been in vain. Every summer I try my best to work on different things,” he said. “Obviously, I’m very competitive. This summer was a little bit different, you know? It motivated me to be even better. It was a now or never,” the Slovenian explained.
Doncic said that “it’s not all about jumping high” and stressed that “I think I’m very athletic in other things: in balance, in body control, in what I do when I brake, in deceleration”.
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