On December 24, Beijing time, Lakers vice president of basketball operations Rob Pelinka ushered in his 52nd birthday, the Lakers official tweeted for its birthday celebration, photos and tweets wrote: Happy Birthday! Rob Pelinka!
Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa also congratulated Pei Zong on social media, Vanessa posted a group photo of the two, with the text writing: Happy birthday, we all love you, big brother!
The relationship between Pelinka and kobe's family is extraordinary, Kobe Bryant once said that Pelinka is the godfather of his daughter and a member of his family; before becoming the general manager of the Lakers, Pelinka was a well-known agent in the league, Kobe bryant was his client, Harden, Durant, Iguodala and other players were also his customers.
Pelinka began to serve as the general manager of the Lakers in February 2017, and was promoted to vice president of basketball operations in 2020; in 4 years, Pelinka completed a number of key signings for the Lakers, james for the Lakers in 2018, thick eyebrows in the operation of the big deal in 2019, the Lakers created a Combination of Zhan Mei, and the two giants won the championship in the first season of cooperation.
In this offseason, Pelinka recruited a number of Lakers veterans, and through a big deal from the Wizards to recruit Wei Shao, to create a combination of James + Westbrook + thick eyebrows; however, the Lakers led by the Lakers' big three did not meet expectations, 16 wins and 16 losses ranked 6th in the West, which has a lot to do with the lineup has been incomplete, looking forward to the full body of the Lakers online.