Lakers’ Luka Doncic invests in Italian team, hopes to fulfill dream
Luka Doncic of the Lakers has joined an investment group to purchase the Italian basketball club Vanoli Cremona. The team will relocate to Rome, aiming to be part of a new NBA league in Europe. Doncic expressed his long-held dream of owning a team in Europe, where he grew up playing basketball.
- ▪Luka Doncic is part of an investment group that bought Vanoli Cremona.
- ▪The team will relocate to Rome, marking the city's return to top-division basketball.
- ▪The NBA is working on establishing a new league in Europe, with a target launch date of fall 2027.
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NBA Lakers’ Luka Doncic invests in Italian team, hopes to fulfill dream By Khobi Price Published May 29, 2026, 4:19 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Luka Doncic is bringing basketball back to Rome. The Lakers superstar is part of an investment group, which is led by former Mavericks executive Donnie Nelson, that purchased professional basketball club Vanoli Cremona of Italy’s top-division Lega Basket Serie A. The Lakers’ Luka Doncic (77) is part of an investment group that wants to relocate an Italian team to Rome. NBAE via Getty Images As part of the deal, new ownership announced the team will relocate to Rome, with plans to submit a bid to be part of the NBA’s plans to create a league in Europe.
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