The Los Angeles Lakers agreed to a three-year, $165 million contract extension with star point guard Luka Doncic on Saturday. The deal includes a player option for 2028, positioning Doncic to potentially sign another max contract before he turns 30,

Luka Dončić's max extension with the Los Angeles Lakers makes him the new front-facing star of the team -- not LeBron James, an aging superstar playing the final years of a future Hall of Fame career. Still, James remains "supportive" of the franchise's move to lock in Dončić at three years and $165 million, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

LeBron James congratulated Luka Doncic on his new three-year, $165 million contract extension via a FaceTime call on Saturday, sources confirmed to ESPN.