Former Laker doubts team will run it back
1 min readRob Pelinka says the Lakers want to stick with their new young players. One former Laker has his doubts.
At the team’s exit interviews Tuesday, Pelinka told reporters, « I would say this resoundingly clear: Our intentions are to keep our core of young guys together. »
Many of the young players who helped the Lakers reverse a disappointing season and make it to the conference finals have unresolved contract situations this summer, whether it’s free agency or non-guaranteed contracts. The Lakers can bring them back, try to package players to trade for a veteran star or create salary cap space to sign one.
Former Laker Kyle Kuzma thinks he knows which direction they’ll go.