Rob Pelinka Discussion: President Of BBall Ops + GM + Extension

Since when have any of the Lakers beat writers and podcasters been insiders in terms of player personnel decisions? Have any of them ever been the first to break a big trade or signing? This isn't meant as a slight. I listen to the TLN pod and I'm a big fan of Trevor, but he doesn't have that type of access. They're just reporting what they are hearing, but there's a lot of speculation out there with little evidence to show for it. The FO is a small, tight-knit group that never leaks what they're actually doing.

Let's use the idea that we were going to use most of the MLE on Lopez. Who reported that? We had Jake Fischer, Irwin went on his pod to say it's what he's hearing, then other say it's what they're hearing. Is it possible they're all just hearing the same things from each other? I get the frustration, as I noted in the Laravia thread, I was worried about the signing if it meant we don't have enough for Ayton. Otherwise, it's perfectly fine.

What realistic targets have we missed out on that are worth committing 3 or more years to? Capela? The simple, less click bait answer is the most likely: there's nobody in our range that was worth giving more than 2 years to without an overpay. For example, I'd rather give Lopez $10M for 1 year than Kornet the same salary for 4 years. That being said, if they don't land Ayton then the only viable option at center would have to be a trade where we lose multiple assets. If that happens, then hand me a pitchfork!

 

Yeah, this is podcasters silly season. They all want to build views and clicks, it's their job, I get it. And that means pretending they have connections and create discourse so they build their engagement, regardless of if it is true or not. It happens every year. Because if they were lying, everyone just moves on so they have nothing to lose.
Trevor, Irwin, Jovan, Kam Brothers, etc none of them have connections to the FO. Kam Brothers are cool because they don't play the reporting game, they just comment on the rumours like a fan, and that's the content I want.