Overview

• Dončić finalized a three-year extension with the Lakers in late July and has received unfettered support to join Slovenia’s EuroBasket preparations.
• The All-NBA guard completed a rigorous offseason conditioning program, shedding weight and arriving in arguably the best shape of his career.
• He has finished two five-on-five scrimmages at Stožice Arena but is managing jet lag and undetermined minutes ahead of Friday’s warm-up match against Germany.
• While the Lakers raised no objections to his national team participation, clubs have blocked fellow Slovenians Vlatko Čančar and Josh Nebo from joining the camp.
• Slovenia enters the tournament with a shared leadership model led by Dončić and a clear objective of securing a EuroBasket medal.