NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Pelicans, Derik Queen, Mavericks

Lakers Luka Doncic needed only one word to describe the Lakers’ revamped roster: “Happy.” As Ryan Ward of Lakers On SI relayed, Doncic offered that assessment after organizing and funding a team minicamp in his native Slovenia. Now, “happy” won’t necessarily help the Lakers defend a pick-and-roll. But the trip represented another meaningful step for Doncic as the face of the franchise. Newcomers Collin Sexton, Walker Kessler and Sandro Mamukelashvili were among those who got an early opportunity to build chemistry away from Los Angeles. Doncic also said he would be a golfer if he weren’t playing basketball, and that…