The GM makes it clear they will use any chip at their disposal to improve the roster around James, who agreed to a two-year, $97.1 million contract extension through the 2024-25 season this summer.
For a man who recently signed a contract extension that will pay him more than $97 millioThe 37-year-old forward – who can remain a Laker until he’s 40 – was asked what moved him to sign on for more years with the franchise that won the 2020 championship with him at the helm but has struggled since.
“We will do everything we can, picks included, to make deals to give us a chance to help LeBron get to the end,” Pelinka said. “He committed to our organization. That’s gotta be a bilateral commitment, and it’s there.” While Pelinka and Darvin Ham both expressed confidence in their roster, it is widely acknowledged to have significant holes on paper. The Lakers are noticeably thin at the wing and power forward spots, with limited depth behind James and Anthony Davis . Wenyen Gabriel, Troy Brown Jr., Juan Toscano-Anderson and Austin Reaves fill out the spots at forward.
“We’ve gotta get enough reps day in and day out from the 3-point line, once we come out and develop and establish our spacing and our running habits,” he said. “Those things are gonna open up. And we have very confident players from that range that are gonna be able to get stuff from the perimeter.”, he said his focus is being more available and avoiding injury.
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