In most circumstances, a general manager making an all-or-nothing move that ends up with the latter of those two options would lead to him losing his job. And saying that Rob Pelinka pushed all of his chips to the middle of the table and turned over a 2 and 3 is a pretty good summation of how the Lakers’ 2021-22 season played out.
But instead of busting and being forced to leave the proverbial poker table, Pelinka had another stack of chips slid his way by Jeanie Buss. The Lakers owner was already reportedly backing Pelinka, but she removed any doubt about that on Monday when she spoke about him to Bill Plaschke of The Los Angeles Times:
“In terms of basketball decisions, I have complete confidence in our front office, which is headed by Rob Pelinka,” she said.