Luka Dončić Promises Lakers Championship Run in Full-Page Ad
The star player addresses the city in a Los Angeles Times advertisement, pledging to lead the franchise to its first title since LeBron James departed.
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Price data
| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 2% |
| 21 Oct, 17:27 UTC | 3% |
| 21 Oct, 12:56 UTC | 2% |
| 21 Oct, 10:03 UTC | 2% |
| 21 Oct, 09:05 UTC | 2% |
| 21 Oct, 08:24 UTC | 2% |
| 21 Oct, 07:29 UTC | 2% |
| 21 Oct, 06:09 UTC | 2% |
| 21 Oct, 05:41 UTC | 3% |
| 21 Oct, 05:13 UTC | 2% |
| 21 Oct, 04:52 UTC | 2% |
| 21 Oct, 03:29 UTC | 3% |
| 21 Oct, 02:55 UTC | 3% |
| 21 Oct, 01:38 UTC | 3% |
| 21 Oct, 01:10 UTC | 3% |
| 21 Oct, 00:56 UTC | 3% |
| 21 Oct, 00:29 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 21:20 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 18:31 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 18:24 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 17:24 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 16:41 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 16:06 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 15:51 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 15:16 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 14:47 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 12:16 UTC | 3% |
| 20 Oct, 10:56 UTC | 3% |
| 18 Oct, 10:08 UTC | 3% |
| 18 Oct, 09:47 UTC | 3% |
| 18 Oct, 09:26 UTC | 3% |
| 18 Oct, 08:14 UTC | 2% |
| 17 Oct, 23:10 UTC | 3% |
| 17 Oct, 20:25 UTC | 3% |
| 17 Oct, 18:50 UTC | 3% |
| 17 Oct, 15:22 UTC | 3% |
| 17 Oct, 11:06 UTC | 3% |
| 17 Oct, 07:54 UTC | 3% |
| 17 Oct, 07:27 UTC | 3% |
| 17 Oct, 06:47 UTC | 4% |
| 17 Oct, 06:14 UTC | 4% |
| 17 Oct, 05:42 UTC | 4% |
| 17 Oct, 05:15 UTC | 4% |
| 17 Oct, 04:43 UTC | 4% |
| 17 Oct, 04:23 UTC | 4% |
| 16 Oct, 05:14 UTC | 3% |
| 16 Oct, 04:29 UTC | 2% |
The story so far
2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 21 Oct 2026. feeds.bleacherreport.com published first, on 21 October at 15:27 UTC; www.espn.com followed 1h 02m later. The most recent article, from www.espn.com, appeared on 21 October at 16:29 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), feeds.bleacherreport.com.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- Will Los Angeles Lakers win the 2027 NBA Finals? — the market puts it at 2%, with $24k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 1 Jul 2027. The Yes outcome occurs if the Los Angeles Lakers are officially named the champion of the 2026-27 NBA season. The No outcome applies if any other team wins, if the Lakers are eliminated from contention, or if the event is cancelled or delayed past June 30, 2027, at 11:59 PM ET.
- Luka Doncic — the market puts it at 13%, with $25k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 30 Jun 2028. The market resolves to Yes if Luka Doncic is officially named the NBA Most Valuable Player for the 2026-27 season. It resolves to No if he does not receive this award. Readers often mistake the linked headline about a Lakers championship ad as relevant, but only the MVP award matters.
- Luka Dončić — the market puts it at 41%, with $457 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 8 Jul 2027. The outcome is Yes if Luka Dončić finishes the 2026-27 NBA regular season with the highest points per game average among all players. The outcome is No if he does not lead the league in this statistic. Readers often mistake the linked article about a championship promise for the actual resolution criteria, which depends solely on regular-season scoring stats.
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- Polymarket Will Los Angeles Lakers win the 2027 NBA Finals? 2% −1
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- Kalshi Luka Doncic 13%
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- Kalshi Luka Dončić 41% −8
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In this story
- Luka Dončić
- Los Angeles Lakers
- LeBron James