Lakers Press Conference: Rob Pelinka & JJ Redick
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38:22 Can't believe he said they will resign Lebron for 1 million, sign Giannis, Kyrie, Ad, Durant and Jokic. This would be huge news back in the day, now its just glazed over
First father and son to get swept.
Nice job rob Lowe.
No confidence in Rob. Hopefully, the Dodger brass brings in competent basketball minds to help him put a better team together.
Amazing work ethic from both these guys. Solid, inspirational and epic!
Was a pleasure to see this team find its identity after the Allstar break and go down swinging against all odds
Another failed season!!! The Luka and Austin drama needs to end already
Rob can have a great off season with all of the new ownership additions and if he can land some key discounts.
Bru Jj is trash lmao yall gon regret this bs.. I pray LeBron leaves cuz I can’t watch another year of lakers games
I watched JJ start his podcast career years ago and even wrote a college paper on it.
Fanboy'd out when he launched Mind The Game with LeBron.
And, now he's my coach and doing incredible.
All of this when his house and neighborhood burned down too.
Proud of that man.
Based on this interview, I think we will see mostly the same core next season. Luka, LeBron, AR and Rui (provided LeBron willing to take a huge pay cut)
Break up the starting backcourt of Luka/Reaves. It’s the first move to making a serious playoff run.
Lakers can’t have opposing teams continue to attack our backcourt at will. How many more first and second round exits do we need to figure this out?
THEY CANT WIN MAN. HOW WILL YOU BEAT OKC, SPURS,TIMBER? JESUS THEY ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THERE IS NO COMPELLING CENTER AND CANT REBOUND. THEY ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE LIKE THIS.
Why didn't you develop a deep bench this year? Because you don't play and develop the young guys like OKC does. Wasted the whole year for Knecht and Thiero. They were supposed to be contributors. Giving LeBron another 50 million dollar contract would be insane when you could go for Giannis and trade some of the youngsters you don't use or develop so they can get minutes somewhere else. The goal is to compete with OKC & San Antonio and the Lakers got dismantled every time they played them this season. The roster is a failure unless you wanna saw beating Houston was your whole goal.
Move on from JJ and james family
Lefraud is gone this a great day lakers nation
Has anyone heard Rob mention anything about winning a championship?
That’s what the Lakers brass is all about!
Same old Rob..blah blah blah blah blah, same exact speech for 5 straight years. Come on New Ownership. Get us back to the Real Lakers
Time to spend every penny on building around Luka and move forward.
Dragging a 42 year old back is not building for the future.
Lakers need Bob Myers to be the GM
Hopefully bron comes back 1 more time but if he goes to the East it will seem like he ran from the Thunder
Softest team in the league. You guys play like there's nothing to play for.
Word Salad Rob, after 5 years no longer impressed. Action Required
What observations are after this season:
1. Deandre Ayton is not the long‑term answer
Ayton has the tools — size, touch, mobility — but he’s never consistently shown the motor or physicality needed to anchor a championship defense.
The Lakers need a center who can:
Protect the rim
Rebound at a high level
Punish switches
Run the floor
He’s not a natural rim deterrent
Rebounding effort fluctuates
Offense is finesse‑heavy, not force‑heavy
the center needs to be a tone‑setter, not a passenger.
2. Laravia being below average
He’s a situational player — can shoot, can move the ball, but doesn’t tilt the floor.
Not a plus defender
Not a movement shooter
Not a creator
He’s a roster filler unless he takes a leap.
3. Rui Hachimura showing real value
Rui’s value skyrockets when:
He’s aggressive as a scorer
He’s used as a mismatch forward
He’s one of the few Lakers who can create his own shot without a screen. That matters in the playoffs.
4. Addou looking like a real future piece
His flashes — length, defensive instincts, slashing — look like a modern wing archetype.
If he develops a reliable jumper, he becomes a real two‑way asset.
Rob Pelinka’s time is running out. He’s built a roster full of one-way players while allocating a third of the salary cap to a 41-year-old, and the team still sits somewhere between the third and fifth best in the West.
As currently constructed, they have almost no chance of getting past teams like the Thunder or the Spurs.
Mark Walter waited two and a half years after taking over the Dodgers before replacing the GM. It may not happen overnight, but change is coming and eventually, this team will have new leadership.
Rob can go