For more than a month, the Los Angeles Lakers stayed quiet after former president of basketball operations Magic Johnson’s sudden resignation.
However, at the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery, general manager Rob Pelinka made his first public appearance as he represented the Lakers in the lottery room while Kyle Kuzma represented them on stage.
After all of the criticism Pelinka and company have received so far, the Lakers defied the odds and landed the No. 4 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. For an organization trying to stabilize themselves, it was unexpected to move up seven spots and Pelinka will explore all options leading up to June 20.