Earlier this month, the Los Angeles Lakers landed Luka Doncic in a blockbuster trade with the Dallas Mavericks. After the deal, ESPN's Dave McMenamin reported

Who will fill the role of the star player for the Los Angeles Lakers alongside Luka Doncic after LeBron James retires? Here are three possibilities.

The Slovenian superstar played in both of the Lakers’ final two games before the All-Star break, but he logged only 47 total minutes while the Lakers eased him back into competition. Doncic then got several days of recovery while the rest of the NBA’s top players convened in San Francisco for the All-Star Game.