Rob Pelinka says that he plans to the continuity of the team and they plan to keep the big list of prospective free agents in-house.
“I would say this resounding clear: Our intention is to keep our core of young guys together,” Pelinka said.
“… We have a lot of great young players. We want to do our best to fit the puzzle together. There’s, as you guys know, a new collective bargaining agreement now that has different components to it. We want to fit the puzzle together in a way that’ll help us compete for championships.”
Going forward, it looks like James and Anthony Davis will remain at the center of the despite any plans on James’ side to retire after their thorough humiliation by the Denver Nuggets.
“Again, [we] want to respect LeBron’s time and space to continue to process what he needs to process. But LeBron and AD as two pillars is, to us, an unmatched combination that we’ll continue to lean into and build around,” Pelinka said.
“Both incredibly high-character players that want to win and play the game the right way. We’re proud of that combination of superstars and want to continue to invest in that and invest in advancing the growth we had this year into next season.”
Pelinka said that he and Darwin Ham would soon be in talks with James. Should Pelinka’s plans come through, it looks like the Lakers will be Western Conference runner-ups once again.