Rob Pelinka

Latest Stories

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, center, goes up for a dunk as Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort, left, and guard Ajay Mitchell watch during the second half of Game 4 in a second-round NBA basketball playoffs series Monday, May 11, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Lakers want James to return for another season alongside Doncic

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Southern California's Bronny James (6) brings the ball up the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. It’s unclear where the son of NBA great LeBron James might land in this month’s NBA draft. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) **FILE**

The Lakers have hired Redick and drafted Bronny. They clearly hope to lock down LeBron for good next

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Southern California's Bronny James (6) brings the ball up the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Las Vegas. It’s unclear where the son of NBA great LeBron James might land in this month’s NBA draft. (AP Photo/John Locher, File) **FILE**

Bronny James, son of LeBron, taken by Lakers with 55th pick

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James walks off the court after a loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 4 of the NBA basketball Western Conference Final series Monday, May 22, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Lakers hoping James decides to continue career after playoff elimination

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers coach Frank Vogel walks along the sideline during the second half of the team's NBA basketball game against the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Lakers fire title-winning coach Frank Vogel after three seasons

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook poses for a photo with his jersey at an introductory NBA basketball news conference in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong) **FILE**

Westbrook eager to help James in Lakers homecoming

By Greg Beacham - Associated Press

Pelinka adds VP of operations title to GM role with Lakers

Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers NBA basketball team general manager Rob Pelinka, left, introduces Frank Vogel as the Lakers new head coach at their training facility in El Segundo, Calif., Monday, May 20, 2019. (Scott Varley/The Orange County Register/SCNG via AP)

Vogel introduction caught up in ongoing Lakers drama

By JOE REEDY - Associated Press

Magic Johnson wipes his eyes as he speaks to reporters prior to an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers on Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in Los Angeles. Johnson abruptly quit as the Lakers' president of basketball operations Tuesday night, citing his desire to return to the simpler life he enjoyed as a wealthy businessman and beloved former player before taking charge of the franchise just over two years ago. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) **FILE**

Magic Johnson abruptly resigns as Lakers’ president

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) argues a call with the referee as Lakers forwards Brandon Ingram (14) and Kyle Kuzma (0) talk to each other in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game against the Boston Celtics, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

GM Pelinka: Lakers can bounce back stronger from trade drama

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, June 26, 2018 file photo,Los Angeles Lakers president of basketball operations, Earvin "Magic" Johnson, smiles as he introduces new draft players, Moritz Wagner, originally from Germany, and guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, originally from Ukraine, at the UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo, Calif. (Associated Press)

Magic already excited by LeBron’s offseason impact on Lakers

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka reads a passage from &quot;The Alchemist&quot; by Paulo Coelho as talks about the acquisition of LeBron James and other free agents at a news conference at the NBA basketball team's headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

GM Pelinka: Lakers landing LeBron is “ultimate validation”

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Magic Johnson, left, listens as Rob Pelinka talks during a news conference introducing him as the new general manager for the Los Angeles Lakers, in El Segundo, Calif., Friday, March 10, 2017. The Lakers introduced Pelinka, Kobe Bryant's longtime agent, as their new general manager. Pelinka will work with Johnson to rebuild the 16-time NBA champions from the worst four-year stretch in team history. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

GM Pelinka: Lakers will be ‘greatest sports franchise’ again

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 3, 1993 file photo, Michigan's Chris Webber (4) and Rob Pelinka (3) celebrate in New Orleans as they defeated Kentucky 81-78 in overtime to advance to the NCAA college basketball championship game against North Carolina. Longtime sports agent Rob Pelinka, whose clients included Kobe Bryant, was formally named the Los Angeles Lakers' new general manager Tuesday, March 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

Pelinka’s LA challenge is one that few can truly understand

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

Lakers hire former agent Rob Pelinka as new general manager

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

Waiters says Pelinka to Lakers is ‘a dream come true’

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press