The Lakers have signed second-year head coach to a contract extension, Lakers executive Rob Pelinka announced on Thursday ahead of the start of training camp.
"I feel like from a roster standpoint, we were able to address some goals," Pelinka began. "Getting a starting center, which was something we felt like was very important. Adding a couple of really good wings in terms of three-and-d wings in Jake LaRavia and Marcus Smart. Clearly, getting an extension done with Luka, in addition to having LeBron choose another year with the Lakers as opposed to entering free agency are all productive things for us as a basketball team. In addition to that too, recently extending JJ's contract just to make it clear that he's the basketball leader in terms of our coaching and on-court performance."
