On February 12, Beijing time, on this year's trading deadline, the Lakers did not have any operation. And Lakers general manager Pelinka said, "The transaction can't be forced to buy and sell, but we talked with James and the thick eyebrow brother and agreed, just like in the past, this is the most important." However, Pelinka's words were directly criticized by a Lakers reporter as lying.
Lakers reporter Dave McMenamin spoke about Pelinka's remarks on a show, saying that Pelinka did not have any communication with James and Thick Brow brothers at the deadline.
Pelinka said that he considered the team's short-term and long-term goals, and finally refused to trade with the Rockets, did not make a three-way deal with the Knicks and Raptors, and said that he and James and Davis agreed. But interestingly, I was told by sources close to the two core players that it was a complete lie and that On Friday (the trade deadline) Pelinka had no communication with them. ”
"So now the Lakers' problem is not just on the court, the problem off the court is more serious, and this problem is between Pelinka and the two leading players of the team." The reporter said.
From the current situation, in the first season of the appointment, Pelinka exchanged for the thick eyebrow brother, but in the middle of the season trade was also cut off by the Clippers many times, fortunately in the end the Lakers won the championship, when the thick eyebrow brother also supported him as the best general manager. However, in the past two seasons, Pelinka's trade and signing have fallen out of sight, especially last year's offseason trade for Westbrook, which is currently being questioned. And whether he has communicated with Zhan Mei or not, if the future is still this level of operation, I am afraid it will be difficult for him to sit firmly in the position of general manager.