Rob Pelinka Archives

Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Says No One Can Approach Kobe Bryant’s Attention To Detail

The work ethic of former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is the stuff of NBA legend. The future Hall-of-Famer…

Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Compares Lonzo Ball To Steve Jobs And Bill Gates

At the outset of the regular season, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Lonzo Ball came under a lot of scrutiny as he struggled…

Rob Pelinka Believes Lakers Are On The Cusp Of Relevance Again

From the moment that Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka took over as president of basketball operations and general…

Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Says Relationships Between Himself, Jeanie Buss, Magic Johnson And Luke Walton Are ‘Strong’

The Los Angeles Lakers have a relatively new regime running the team, with the group of head coach Luke Walton…

Lakers News: Jeanie Buss Recruited Rob Pelinka Partly Because Jim Buss And Mitch Kupchak Wouldn’t Be Aware

The Los Angeles Lakers made an abrupt shift in leadership last season when owner Jeanie Buss ousted Jim Buss…

Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Describes How Time As Agent Prepared Him For General Manager Position

The Los Angeles Lakers made an abrupt shift in their management regime last season when Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak…

Lakers News: Magic Johnson, Rob Pelinka Met With LaVar Ball And Asked Him To Tone Down Criticism Of Luke Walton

One of the concerns with the Los Angeles Lakers drafting point guard Lonzo Ball with the second overall pick was…

Lakers News: Bill Bertka Explains Why He, Magic Johnson And Rob Pelinka Were So High On Kyle Kuzma

Heading into and immediately after the 2017 NBA Draft, the focus with respect to the Los Angeles Lakers was on…

Lakers News: Rob Pelinka Compares Luke Walton To Phil Jackson

When the Los Angeles Lakers fired former head coach Byron Scott and replaced him with Luke Walton soon after…

Rob Pelinka Aware Lakers Need To Improve 3-Point Shooting

While the Los Angeles Lakers assembled a roster that had the look of a team that would see improvement from last…