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Robert Todd Pelinka Jr. [1] [2] (born December 23, 1969) is an American basketball executive, lawyer, sports agent, and former college basketball player from Lake Bluff, Illinois in the North Shore of the Chicago metropolitan area. [3] Pelinka is currently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers ...
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Sep 29, 2023 · Magic Johnson ‘just giddy’ that Rob Pelinka has made Lakers a title contender. Magic Johnson says Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka has made the Lakers a championship-caliber team that is the ...
- bill.plaschke@latimes.com
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Oct 9, 2022 · Oct. 8, 2022 6:38 PM PT. The Lakers and Rob Pelinka, the team’s vice president of basketball operations and general manager, have agreed to a four-year contract extension, people who were not ...
- broderick.turner@latimes.com
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Mar 7, 2017 · Rob Pelinka, a former sports agent and University of Michigan alumnus, was named as the new general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers in 2017. He will report to Lakers Governor Jeanie Buss and President of Basketball Operations, Earvin "Magic" Johnson. He brings his knowledge of the league and the business of basketball to the Lakers executive office.
Sep 28, 2023 · LeBron James, right, hugs Magic Johnson after he passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer on Feb. 7. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Pelinka said he stays in ...
- broderick.turner@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Mar 8, 2017 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Longtime agent Rob Pelinka was formally hired as the Los Angeles Lakers’ new general manager on Tuesday. Pelinka got the job shortly after Lakers owner Jeanie Buss fired GM Mitch Kupchak and her brother, Jim, as the club’s top basketball executives last month. The team waited to announce the hiring until Pelinka ...
Oct 8, 2022 · Rob Pelinka, the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, has agreed to a multiyear contract extension through 2026. The move aligns his deal with first-year coach Darvin Ham, who signed a four-year contract, and shows the Lakers' commitment to building around LeBron James and Anthony Davis.