Now that the NBA season has ended, the Los Angeles Lakers’ attention naturally shifts to speculating which players will be on next year’s roster. Conjecture and rumor at this time run rampant. That’s especially true this year because of the possible availability of big names like Damian Lillard, James Harden, Zion Williamson and others.
Ever since he’s been in control, Lakers GM Rob Pelinka has primarily signed players to one-year deals. On the one hand, that provides him with tremendous flexibility each year. But it also requires an annual re-shuffling of the roster, particularly since he hasn’t seemed too inclined to re-sign his own players.