After his great discussion about his physical state, which followed his “shocking” movement to Los Angeles Lakers last February, Luca Doncic is preparing another … surprise this summer.
As the tribute to Men’s Health magazine confirms, the five-star has undergone impressive physical transformation ahead of his first full season with the Lakers jersey. His photos show a clearly weaker Doncic (12kg), with greater muscle lines, especially in the hands.
Although officially recorded at 1.98 m high and 104kg weight, its weight was a point of debate, even if it did not prevent it from scoring 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game.
However, in the winter there were reports that the Mavericks were unhappy with his physical state, which may be linked to the injury to the calf that plagued him before his transfer.
Occasionally, ankle injuries, calf, knee and back have limited Doncic, but until last year he managed to play at least 61 games a season, a number that fell to 50 last year with Mavericks and Lakers together.
This summer, the 26 -year -old Slovenian has radically changed nutrition and training program. Cut the gluten, reduced sugar and increased protein intake, combining weights with intensive parquet exercises. As he states: “My goal is to become my best self, to take care of my body. This year with my team we took a big step. But that’s just the beginning. I must not stop. “
Doncic initially stayed out of the parquet to work in fitness and returned to basketball training in June, in view of his participation with Slovenia at the Eurobasket in August. His presence at the Lakers of the year will be combined with the stay of LeBron James (who exercised the option in his contract), but also with the arrivals of Dendre Aiton, Marcus Smart and Jake Laravia.
“Every summer I try to work on different things. I am very competitive. This summer was a little different. It motivated me to become even better, ”Doncic concluded.