Helping Doncic lose weight? Lakers recruit chief strength and conditioning trainer: $200,000-$250,000 per year

On May 15, Beijing time, the Lakers issued a recruitment announcement, planning to hire a chief strength and conditioning trainer, with an annual salary of $200,000-$250,000. One of the core objectives is to strengthen player discipline.

According to the job announcement, the coach is required to develop and manage a personalized strength and conditioning program for each player to help them perform at their best and stay healthy. Specific responsibilities include:

Coordinate training arrangements throughout the year, adjust plans as needed to ensure that players maintain motivation and consistency in the strength room;

Lead the warm-up and activation sessions before training, competition and shooting warm-up;

Ability to work in a team, adapt to flexible working hours, and be able to travel with the team for a long time.

Qualifications include: bachelor's degree in sports science, sports medicine, sports science, kinesiology and other related majors (master's degree is preferred); Must have the ability to lift more than 100 pounds and be able to demonstrate training movements.

Foreign media Basketnews reposted the announcement, saying that the purpose of this recruitment may be to help Doncic lose weight in the offseason.After the Lakers were eliminated in the first round, Doncic was named and criticized by the famous Barkley.

"You're a top player, you're about to sign a $300 million to $400 million contract, and you have to match that salary by staying in shape. He couldn't guard anyone," Barkley said on the show at the time, "Luka couldn't even guard a chair." He has to learn to defend and control his body shape – and then he will be able to solve the rest of his problems. ”

Lakers reporter Buha noted that Doncic's fitness condition is seen more as a "minor concern" than a major issue, but it's worth noting that Doncic's size issue is even considered one of the potential reasons for the Mavericks to trade him to the Lakers.

Still, Doncic may have turned criticism into motivation. Many people believe that Doncic will follow the example of LeBron James, who is still in top physical condition at the age of 40, to control his weight and improve his fitness in the offseason.