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Rob Pelinka on the type of players the Lakers will target in free agency

Rob Pelinka says the Lakers will go after free agents that fit a certain identity the team has established over the last four months or so.

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Lakers’ free agency question: Midlevel exception whopper or bargain role players?

LOS ANGELES — The clock eventually will hit 3 p.m. PT Friday and all the back-channel conversations, the prediction models and speculation will converge into action.

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5 possible trade destinations for James Harden, including a Rockets reunion

James Harden is reportedly going to be traded soon from the 76ers.

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Lakers draft picks Jalen Hood-Schifino, Maxwell Lewis channel ‘Mamba Mentality’

LOS ANGELES — It was by all accounts the perfect way for L.A.’s newcomers, Jalen Hood-Schifino and Maxwell Lewis, to ingratiate themselves with Lakers fans when they were introduced to the media Tuesday.

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Lakers GM Rob Pelinka Reveals Team’s Free-Agency Strategy

Pelinka addressed the team’s mindset with free agency getting underway on Friday.

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Rob Pelinka compared Jalen Hood-Schifino to Austin Reaves

There is one quality in particular that caused Rob Pelinka to compare Jalen Hood-Schifino to budding Lakers star Austin Reaves.

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Pelinka’s Intriguing Player Comp for Lakers’ First-Round Pick

He raved about the type of player Los Angeles first-round pick Jalen Hood-Schifino could become.

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Jalen Hood-Schifino says he grew up a fan of Kobe Bryant

Jalen Hood-Schifino, the first player the Lakers took in Thursday's draft, says he's always been a fan the late Kobe Bryant.

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Kobe Bryant made NBA free agency request amid Shaquille O'Neal beef with Los Angeles Lakers

Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal are remembered as one of the greatest duo's before their break up in 2004, but the NBA could have looked very differently if the 'Black Mamba' got his way

Daily Mirror

The LA Lakers have options, but LeBron James may not like them all

The day after the Los Angeles Lakers’ season ended in a sweep, general manager Rob Pelinka told reporters that the team intended to “keep our core of young guys together.”

The Times of India

LA Lakers chiefs respond to LeBron James retirement admission

The basketball legend is thinking about saying farewell to the game after a crushing Conference Finals loss but the franchise hope he laces up for at least another season

Daily Mirror

Rob Pelinka: Keeping Lakers’ core together is a high priority

It sounds like Lakers executive Rob Pelinka would rather keep the team's core together than break it up in pursuit of another star.

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NBA: LeBron James mulling retirement, LA Lakers to hold talks with the legend

Has Los Angeles Lakers' legend LeBron James decided to end his decorated NBA career? The 38-year-old basketball icon stunned everyone on Monday when he commented that he was mulling retirement, following Lakers' 4-0 loss to Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals.

The Times of India

Dylan Hernandez: Here’s the reason LeBron James won’t retire and will return to the Lakers

LOS ANGELES — While LeBron James was sidelined because of a torn tendon in his right foot, some of the medical experts he consulted doubted whether he would play again this season.

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LeBron’s Retirement Leverage Leaves Lakers in a Tricky Position

Los Angeles would obviously like its superstar to return next season. But the cost to build a roster that satisfies him may be too much to stomach.

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Kyle Kuzma Perfectly Trolls Lakers After Rob Pelinka Reveals Offseason Plan

Kuzma jabbed his former team after some a comment from its general manager Tuesday.

Los Angeles Times

GM says LeBron James has earned a right to decide if he has more to give Lakers

LOS ANGELES — Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said Tuesday that LeBron James has earned the right to take some time to consider his options this offseason, including retirement.

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Bill Plaschke: No shame in this sweep. Lakers battle to the buzzer of inspirational season.

LOS ANGELES — LeBron James had the season on his hands, the series in his legs, the beginnings of a miracle within his reach.

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Rob Pelinka Addresses LeBron James’s Postgame Comments About Future

The Lakers general manager weighed in on the four-time NBA champion’s remarks after Monday’s loss.

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D’Angelo Russell: Rob Pelinka ‘got snubbed’ in GM of the year voting

D'Angelo Russell, who arrived in the Russell Westbrook trade, said Lakers GM Rob Pelinka got snubbed in the Executive of the Year voting.

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NBA Twitter reacts to the Lakers eliminating the Warriors from the playoffs

Fans on Twitter were very impressed and excited after the Lakers knocked off the Warriors in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Daily Mirror

LeBron James demand to Tristan Thompson doesn't go as planned in NBA Playoff battle

The former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates are now together again on the Los Angeles Lakers and facing familiar foes the Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs

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Twitter Can’t Get Enough of How Much Rob Pelinka and Rob Lowe Look Alike

TNT puts an end to one of the NBA’s more amusing conspiracy theories.

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Rob Lowe and Lakers GM Rob Pelinka were at Game 1 vs. the Warriors

It has been rumored that Lakers GM Rob Pelinka is actually actor Rob Lowe in disguise, but both were on hand for Game 1 versus the Warriors.

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Doppelgangers Rob Pelinka and Rob Lowe were both at the Lakers game, resulting in all the Spider-Man memes

They look so alike!!!

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