Rob Pelinka helped pair LeBron James with Anthony Davis this season for the Los Angeles Lakers. That alone makes the Lakers a championship contender. He also seems to have filled out the roster with high-upside players like Dwight Howard and Alex Caruso, while also finding solid starters like Danny Green to surround his two superstars.
For that effort, Pelinka was promoted to vice president of basketball operations for the Los Angeles Lakers this weekend. Upon news of the promotion, LeBron was quick to cosign the deal with a congratulatory message on Twitter. While quote tweeting an update from SLAM, James offered the following.
“Yes he ABSOLUTELY has Earned it!! Congrats RP!”
The Lakers own the best record in the Western Conference heading into their matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. At 31-7, they are 4.5 games up on Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. They are also 4.5 games up on Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. The only team with a better record than the one Pelinka helped construct is the Milwaukee Bucks who currently lead the Eastern Conference and NBA at 34-6.
