Not too long ago, Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka was a beleaguered man. He had adroitly put together a team that won the 2020 NBA championship, but he dismantled that crew shortly afterward, which led to a few years of purgatory, not to mention many calls from the franchise's fan base for him to be fired.
But he redeemed himself big-time with February's tectonic trade that brought the Lakers Luka Doncic.