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Good news for anyone who wants Los Angeles Lakers team president Magic Johnson and general manager Rob Pelinka to be on good terms with LaVar Ball: The Purple and Gold’s executives don’t think their relationship with Lonzo Ball’s father is on rickety footing. Both executives intimated as much during the Lakers’ exit interviews. Here are [...]

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and team president Magic Johnson have a clear goal: Get two superstars to play with their current core. From ESPN.com’s Baxter Holmes: “There’s just a renewed energy around here,” Pelinka said. “We feel it in the offices every day. We felt through this draft process. I think clearly [...]

The Los Angeles Lakers moved swiftly in their decision to higher powerhouse agent Rob Pelinka as general manager following their February front office purge, which claimed the roles of Jim Buss and Mitch Kupchak. And yet, after all that midseason ado, Pelinka’s role was never made official. Until now. The Lakers confirmed the Pelinka hire on [...]