What is Luka Doncic’s official new weight? Lakers star’s transformation result revealed ahead of regular season

Luka Doncic reported to Lakers training camp at 242 pounds, two fewer than a year ago, according to Jovan Buha of The Athletic. The number lands at an awkward time. NBA general managers gave Doncic zero MVP votes in a new preseason survey, and Los Angeles opens against Golden State on Oct. 21. LeBron James has left for Philadelphia. A fresh group of role players has arrived. A hamstring strain wiped out the Lakers star’s playoffs last spring, and the 27-year-old now heads into a ninth NBA season with plenty to prove.What is Luka Doncic’s current weight?Luka Doncic is officially listed at 242 pounds. Buha reported the figure this week, and it is a modest drop from the 244 pounds Doncic carried into last year’s camp. Small number, long project. The guard has been working on his conditioning since the summer of 2025 and even appeared on the cover of Men’s Health last year. An earlier offseason report said the six-time All-Star is about as lean as in the early years of an NBA career. With James gone, Doncic is the clear lead in Los Angeles, so the work matters. Doncic led the league with 33.5 points per game, a second scoring title, yet played only 64 regular season games. The hamstring strain from early April then cost the Slovenian every playoff game.Insider drops big news on Luka Doncic’s LakersThe Lakers are optimistic, but not all of it rests on firm ground. Golliver pointed to last season’s sweep in the conference semifinals, the surprise ownership change in August and two open spots in the starting lineup at the start of camp. On continuity, he wrote, the Lakers “clearly trail behind most of the leading title favorites.” Still, he sees a resemblance to the 2023-24 Mavericks now that center Walker Kessler is in place. Doncic led that Dallas team to 50 wins and a trip to the Finals. Those Mavs began the year with the 11th-shortest title odds, then added Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington in midseason trades.JJ Redick responds to Doncic’s MVP snubJJ Redick did not take the bait when asked about the survey. Victor Wembanyama led the voting at 77%, with Nikola Jokic at 10% and Anthony Edwards at 7%. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jayson Tatum also drew votes. Doncic drew none, though the GMs did name him the league’s best small forward at 37%.Last season Doncic averaged 7.7 rebounds and 8.3 assists on top of the scoring title, then finished fourth in the final MVP rankings behind Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Wembanyama. The injury drove that slide. The Lakers coach kept the answer short. “I keep the same rule that I kept when I worked for media,” Redick said. “I don’t want to talk about MVP until at least 50 games into the season.” This season, Doncic may finally grab his deserved MVP title.Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.