Luka Dončić Talks New Teammates, Lakers Potential, Takes Blame for Last Season's Injury

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Luka Dončić is a tough nut to crack. He's not a basketball and global celebrity, but even more than a decade into his professional career is uncomfortable with fame. Still, he's the centerpiece of the NBA's crown jewel franchise, which has not been completely turned over to him. Doncic knows he needs to let people in a little, and has spent the offseason doing just that, as Chris Mannix reports for Sports Illustrated in a very good, highly insightful profile. Like his Lakers teammates and coach JJ Redick, Mannix went to see Luka in Slovenia, and profiled him there. That's been the mechanism for letting people in. The story details how Doncic is slow to let his guard down, but beloved once…