Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka, left, speaks as new head coach JJ Redick listens during Redick’s introductory press conference on Monday at UCLA Health Training Center in El Segundo. Pelinka’s first chance to reshape the team’s roster for his new coach comes with the first round of the NBA draft on Wednesday.
Pelinka added: “Part of the road to a really good team, and you can look around the landscape of the league right now with many young teams playing really well, is going to be lean hard into that player development piece. And of course, part of that is, is drafting the right way. ” Most of the external dialogue surrounding the Lakers entering this week has been whether they’ll use any of the first-round draft picks at their disposal in a trade for a veteran player who could upgrade the roster; and whether they’ll draft USC guard Bronny James, the son of Lakers star LeBron James.
“We’re gonna look for ways to upgrade our team there,” Pelinka said at the time. “But in terms of what was available at the trade deadline, we had one first-round draft pick. It was our only sort of hook to fish with. And this summer in June, we, at the time of the draft, we’ll have three first-round draft picks to look for deals, which I think will really unlock an access to potentially a greater or bigger swing.
“We’ve had a great track record here of drafting good players and developing them. And we’re going to continue on that path as well. That’s not a yes or a no. If the perfect trade comes along, we can use picks to make it and win a championship, yeah, we’ll do it. Is that trade going to be there? I don’t know. It’s harder in this system to find perfect trades.”
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