Lakers Urged to Trade for Center Luka Doncic Would 'Thrive' With originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Los Angeles Lakers acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks in February in one of the most shocking trades in sports history.

With that in mind, the 26-year-old superstar has received a powerful message from a Lakers legend. Magic Johnson appeared on "Get Up" and spoke out about many different topics. One of them was sending a message to Doncic about what Los Angeles expects from a superstar player. That expectation is to bring a championship to the Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson called out Luka Doncic for his conditioning and said this year is important for the team.