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Lakers GM Rob Pelinka Reveals Team’s Free-Agency Strategy

Pelinka addressed the team’s mindset with free agency getting underway on Friday.

Sports Illustrated

Rob Pelinka compared Jalen Hood-Schifino to Austin Reaves

There is one quality in particular that caused Rob Pelinka to compare Jalen Hood-Schifino to budding Lakers star Austin Reaves.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Pelinka’s Intriguing Player Comp for Lakers’ First-Round Pick

He raved about the type of player Los Angeles first-round pick Jalen Hood-Schifino could become.

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Jalen Hood-Schifino says he grew up a fan of Kobe Bryant

Jalen Hood-Schifino, the first player the Lakers took in Thursday's draft, says he's always been a fan the late Kobe Bryant.

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Kobe Bryant made NBA free agency request amid Shaquille O'Neal beef with Los Angeles Lakers

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal are remembered as one of the greatest duo's before their break up in 2004, but the NBA could have looked very differently if the 'Black Mamba' got his way

Daily Mirror

LA Lakers chiefs respond to LeBron James retirement admission

The basketball legend is thinking about saying farewell to the game after a crushing Conference Finals loss but the franchise hope he laces up for at least another season

Daily Mirror

Rob Pelinka: Keeping Lakers’ core together is a high priority

It sounds like Lakers executive Rob Pelinka would rather keep the team's core together than break it up in pursuit of another star.

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Dylan Hernandez: Here’s the reason LeBron James won’t retire and will return to the Lakers

LOS ANGELES — While LeBron James was sidelined because of a torn tendon in his right foot, some of the medical experts he consulted doubted whether he would play again this season.

Los Angeles Times

LeBron’s Retirement Leverage Leaves Lakers in a Tricky Position

Los Angeles would obviously like its superstar to return next season. But the cost to build a roster that satisfies him may be too much to stomach.

Sports Illustrated

Kyle Kuzma Perfectly Trolls Lakers After Rob Pelinka Reveals Offseason Plan

Kuzma jabbed his former team after some a comment from its general manager Tuesday.

Sports Illustrated

GM says LeBron James has earned a right to decide if he has more to give Lakers

LOS ANGELES — Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said Tuesday that LeBron James has earned the right to take some time to consider his options this offseason, including retirement.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: No shame in this sweep. Lakers battle to the buzzer of inspirational season.

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James had the season on his hands, the series in his legs, the beginnings of a miracle within his reach.

Los Angeles Times

Rob Pelinka Addresses LeBron James’s Postgame Comments About Future

The Lakers general manager weighed in on the four-time NBA champion’s remarks after Monday’s loss.

Sports Illustrated

D’Angelo Russell: Rob Pelinka ‘got snubbed’ in GM of the year voting

D'Angelo Russell, who arrived in the Russell Westbrook trade, said Lakers GM Rob Pelinka got snubbed in the Executive of the Year voting.

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NBA Twitter reacts to the Lakers eliminating the Warriors from the playoffs

Fans on Twitter were very impressed and excited after the Lakers knocked off the Warriors in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Daily Mirror

LeBron James demand to Tristan Thompson doesn't go as planned in NBA Playoff battle

The former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates are now together again on the Los Angeles Lakers and facing familiar foes the Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs

Sports Illustrated

Twitter Can’t Get Enough of How Much Rob Pelinka and Rob Lowe Look Alike

TNT puts an end to one of the NBA’s more amusing conspiracy theories.

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Rob Lowe and Lakers GM Rob Pelinka were at Game 1 vs. the Warriors

It has been rumored that Lakers GM Rob Pelinka is actually actor Rob Lowe in disguise, but both were on hand for Game 1 versus the Warriors.

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Doppelgangers Rob Pelinka and Rob Lowe were both at the Lakers game, resulting in all the Spider-Man memes

They look so alike!!!

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Lakers are reportedly ‘disinterested in pursuing’ Kyrie Irving

The Lakers may no longer be enamored with the idea of landing Kyrie Irving.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Austin Reaves and Lakers have mutual desire in getting new contract done

Austin Reaves wants to stay with the Lakers if the price is right, and executive Rob Pelinka wants to keep Reaves in the fold.

The Guardian - US

From 2-10 to contenders: how the LA Lakers turned around a hellish season

A Lakers team left for dead only a few months ago has the look of a contender in a wide-open Western Conference after their first-round upset of Memphis

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Lakers earn a 'hell of an opportunity' with play-in shot at playoffs

The crowd at Crypto.com Arena stood as one and roared while the clock ticked off the final seconds of a Lakers season that began with doubt and despair and ended with an invigorated team that earned more wins than anyone would have dared to guess.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jeff Van Gundy: Rob Pelinka deserves lots of credit for saving the Lakers’ season

Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka has turned heads around the NBA as a result of his blockbuster Russell Westbrook trade in February.

Daily Mirror

Russell Westbrook joins Los Angeles Clippers in revenge move after brutal Lakers exit

Russell Westbrook - the nine-time All-Star and former MVP - has agreed to join the Los Angeles Clippers shortly after leaving the Los Angeles Lakers ahead of the NBA Trade Deadline

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