"I was just really preparing for my flight to Bristol the next morning," Charania said. "About 11:05 [p.m.], I got tipped off that there's something going on with the Lakers and M

The Los Angeles Lakers are looking ahead to a bright future for the franchise with 26-year-old point guard Luka Doncic at the helm. The team acquired him with a shocking midseason trade from the Dallas Mavericks in what was quite a heartbreaking development for the reigning Western Conference Finals MVP.

The Luka Doncic experience has been everything the Los Angeles Lakers could have dreamed of when they shockingly managed to trade for him. Doncic’s arrival has reinvigorated the Lakers franchise because of how his status as a legitimate first option for a championship team and his age.