As the Los Angeles Lakers continue an exhilarating week, fans are ready to see their new star in Luka Doncic take the floor for the purple and gold.

Doncic has been out with a calf injury that he suffered in December, but it appears that he's working his way to a return. The Lakers have a February 8 matchup against the Indiana Pacers, where Doncic could be available, per ESPN's Shams Charania.

“There is optimism that Luka Doncic will be making his Lakers debut as soon as Saturday at home, against your Indiana Pacers,” Charania said Tuesday on the Pat McAfee Show.

The Dallas Mavericks made one of the most shocking moves in NBA history last weekend, giving up on their franchise player in Doncic because of the 25-year-old's health and conditioning issues. Doncic was once destined to spend his career in Dallas, but a lack of trust from the front office has abruptly changed everything.

Luka Doncic set to make huge statement in Lakers debut

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While the February 25 meeting between the Lakers and the Mavericks is the one that folks have highlighted on their calendars, Doncic's impending Lakers debut against the Pacers on Saturday is bound to be special.

“For the first time, I took my time to get it to heal 100%,” Doncic said, per Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times. “Other times I think I just wanted to go back on the court playing basketball and not really be healthy 100%. So this time, I just took my time, which was a normal amount of time to get back to 100%.”

Next up, Doncic will take the court for the first time alongside LeBron James in a Lakers uniform. As fans continue to ponder how this newfound partnership is going to take shape, the franchise player of Los Angeles' future has big plans as he opens his new chapter.