Luka Dončić's physical transformation was a process in the works even before the Dallas Mavericks decided to trade him to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Luka Doncic decided to use the offseason to focus on his health. To maintain a leaner physique, he had to do something that initially seemed impossible.

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Luka Doncic apparently took all the mocking and criticism about his weight personally. How much the 26-year-old Slovenian weighed when he was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Lakers back in early February was a hotly debated issue on nearly every sports talk show.