Lakers Regroup In Slovenia As LeBron Era Officially Ends In LA

Back in LA, the vibe is less championship-or-bust and more group trip. Luka Doncic, now the unquestioned face of the franchise, is reportedly hosting the entire Lakers roster in Slovenia for a 4-day minicamp built around workouts, golf and local tourism — the kind of proactive team-building that wasn't really necessary when LeBron was the gravitational center of the locker room.

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Luka Doncic is hosting the entire Lakers team in Slovenia for a four-day minicamp, filled with workouts, golf, and some Slovenian tourism

It's a fitting image for where both franchises stand right now. Philly's spending its summer arguing about a 41-year-old's zip code and whether anything short of a title makes this a disaster, while the Lakers are quietly letting Luka run his own version of training camp an ocean away. Even the Bronny subplot has cooled off for now, with the noise around his role reportedly set aside as the team focuses on the bigger transition. Two very different ways of handling the same seismic offseason move — and neither team gets to find out if it worked until the games actually start.