​With the LeBron James era of the Los Angeles Lakers officially over and the Luka Doncic era officially underway, the team is undergoing a “full rebuild and retool” this offseason.The team has made changes both to the front office and the roster, perhaps most notably grabbing big man Walker Kessler to play alongside Doncic, fulfilling a request he’s had since he joined the team via trade in February 2025. View this post on Instagram A post shared by LA Sports Report (@lasportsreport)With Austin Reaves returning and a new supporting cast in place, the pressure is now on Doncic to deliver next season, and one former Laker had some words of warning about what can happen if Doncic fails.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThough DeMarcus Cousins never officially played a game for the Lakers, he was on the team in 2019-20, the pandemic-altered season that resulted in the Lakers taking the championship in the bubble.Despite missing the season after tearing his ACL, Cousins told “The Road Trippin’ Show” that Doncic needs to be aware of the nature of Lakers fans, which he said he learned by watching Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.“I mean, one thing that I witnessed—and obviously, Luka is on a way another level than these guys—but you know, I was in LA, and I was there with Kyle Kuzma. I was there with KCP, and one thing I did realize is if you have a bad stretch, they turn on you quick,” he explained.Jan 1, 2020; Los Angeles, California, USA; Pierre Rondo, son of Los Angeles Lakers guard Rajon Rondo (9), has a shooting contest with center DeMarcus Cousins (15) on the court before the game against the Phoenix Suns at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images“I’m not comparing Luka to these guys, but—and I don’t think he’ll ever have a bad stretch as far as numbers-wise or anything like that, I think he’s just a natural-born scorer—but as far as delivering the ultimate prize, which is championships in LA, that’s their standard, which is deservingly so.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I just feel like if he does come short, I think we’re going to see another side of that fanbase. Like I said, I’ve seen it before, and this was a year they won a championship, and I watched them s— on Kyle Kuzma. I watched them s— on KCP. So, I don’t know. It’ll be interesting to see that fanbase.“I mean, s—, I remember when [Andre] Drummond went there and had a bad stretch.”As Boogie explained, Doncic is very unlikely to face the performance questions Kuzma and KCP did during their time in purple and gold.That said, a championship is the standard, and Doncic will have some tough questions of his own to face if he fails to deliver.The post Former Laker Has Warning for Luka Amid Roster Rebuild appeared first on LA Sports Report.