Being in charge of leading the Los Angeles Lakers back to prominence is a role that general manager Rob Pelinka may have been perfectly cast for. He has no qualms with giving media and journalists in Los Angeles a quote worth transcribing and tweeting on the spot, has an esoteric vibe to him, and seems to exhale the lore of the franchise between each and every breath.
Pelinka was officially hired on Mar. 7, 2017 to replace Mitch Kupchak, but his name was leaked almost immediately after Magic Johnson was named president of basketball operations. He sat down with Spectrum SportsNet for a new episode of Connected With.