Why Luka Doncic is ready to be the Lakers’ next torch bearer

In a little over a month, the Lakers’ torch will officially be passed to Luka Doncic. It’s impossibly heavy, bearing the weight of 17 championships. It’s impossibly unforgiving, putting its holder under an unforgiving microscope.It’s impossibly fickle, transforming whomever’s carrying it into a hero or a failure with every polarizing dribble or shot they take. The good news?Doncic is ready. Luka Doncic (77) of the Los Angeles Laker