The Lakers have reached an agreement on a multiyear extension with general manager and VP of basketball operations Rob Pelinka, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports.
The extension will take Pelinka through the 2025/26 season, Haynes adds, and it means his contract will expire at the same time as new head coach Darvin Ham’s.
Pelinka has been the team’s general manager since 2017 and was promoted to the VP position in 2020. He was responsible for aggressive moves in the early part of his tenure, including the signing of LeBron James in 2018 and the trade for Anthony Davis a year later. Those additions led to a championship in 2020.
Pelinka is trying to bring about a quick turnaround in L.A. after two straight disappointing years, including an 11th-place finish in the West last season. Pelinka fired Frank Vogel as head coach in April, replacing him with Ham, and convinced James to sign a second extension with the team this summer.
O’boy
I am at a loss for words.
Me and Rob Lowe’s doppelganger both got extensions today!!
Hey whatever holds the lakers down works for the rest of us and our favorite teams. Good job lakers at staying as a middle of the road team!
Did LeBron “okay” this?
They keep self destructing. They will waste all their extra money on signing Draymond Green next year and then wonder why everyone is on the bench is street clothes.
Giving Draymond Green a max contract is too risky for teams at this stage of his career. Aside from his injury history, he is getting up there in age and is limited on offense (Not a legit scoring threat or shooter) But he is an elite NBA player who is a star in his role. Lets be real, There is a big difference between being a star player and a player who’s a star in their role.
I’m not over the moon for Rob but he looks like a godsend to me relative to Jeanie, Jimmy Jr, Magic, Kurt, Mrs Rambis, and whoever cuts Mrs. Rambis hair these days making the tough calls –
He’s an La market guy who knows best how to leverage LeBron’s intangibles that he has left. (On and off-court)
Tough job, maybe even one that requires walking uphill at all times but he’s the right guy today for this job. Nobody would be given carte blanche here (w/ Jeanie) so it’s not like a big draw/different direction was ever in-store
I like that they gave Rob Pelinka a extension because I like when the General Manager and the Head Coach contracts are lined up on the same time line. Then he’s done a nice job getting LeBron James in free agency and making the trade to get Anthony Davis.
I think he made a mistake on the Russell Westbrook trade.
The worst move he made was not signing Alex Caruso back.
Talen Horton-Tucker shouldn’t never been prioritized over him.
I think Rob Pelinka overall has done good and currently I will give him a B- grade.
I love the Darvin Ham hire and I love the fact that he haven’t traded the 2027 or 2029 First Round Pick.
If he be patient and keep Austin Reaves on a long term contract then go get Kyrie Irving in free agency next year them are the moves that can get the Los Angeles Lakers some more championships.