Luka Doncic is trying his best to have the Los Angeles Lakers bond before the 2026-27 NBA season.
Doncic is hosting his teammates for a four-day minicamp in his home country of Slovenia. The minicamp will include workouts, tours and golf.
So far, 16 of 17 Lakers players are planning to attend, including Walker Kessler, who came to LA via a sign-and-trade this summer. The one player who won’t attend is rookie Cameron Carr, the team’s first-round pick, due to other NBA obligations, according to NBA insider Marc Stein.
“I’m told that 16 of the 17 players on the Lakers’ roster not named Doncic — from Austin Reaves to Walker Kessler to Bronny James to two-way signees Arthur Kaluma, Chris Mañon and AK Okereke –have all committed to attend,” Stein wrote. “League sources say it would have been 17 of 17 if just-drafted swingman Cameron Carr wasn’t required to participate in an official NBA rookie orientation that conflicts with what Doncic is calling a “team bonding trip.”
The bonding trip is scheduled for August 20–24, and Carr is set to be a part of the NBA’s Rookie Transition Program, which goes over several things to get them ready for the jump to the NBA.
Carr played for the Tennessee Volunteers before finishing his college career with the Baylor Bears, and he was selected by the Lakers at No. 24 overall in the most recent NBA draft.
