Lakers promise changes

Director General of Los Angeles Lakers in the North American NBA, where Slovenian star also plays Luka Dončić, Rob Pelink, is after downtime in the first round of the playoffs And the end of the season said that the club is preparing for a strenuous summer or a mutual period in which radical changes in the acting staff are promising.

On Thursday, the lakes said goodbye to the home fans after this year’s playoffs after a 96: 103 defeat against Minnesota Timberwolves, which celebrated 4: 1 in wins in the series.

For the second year in a row, Lakers remained in the first round of the playoffs. This year, they came to it as the third Western Conference team after the end of regular work, mainly thanks to the offensive power of the Doncic Trojic, Lebron James and Austin Reaves. But against Minnesota, holes in the head of the head coach showed Jj redick.

Slovenian AS Doncic came to the city of angels in February after a sudden and shocking exchange with Anthony Daviswho then went to Dallas Mavericks. Doncic’s arrival breathed a new life of Los Angeles for a great completion of regular work, which the lakes did not transfer to the playoffs.

Davis’s departure at Los Angeles meant a lack of height and physical power under the baskets at both ends of the field, something that wolves and a tall center Rudy Gobert In the first round of the playoffs, he used.

Director General of Pelinka said that Lakers were forced to improvise in the composition of the team upon arrival of Doncic, and now they intend to approach the game staff during the season. The main priority is to obtain a high player under the basket.

« When you make such extensive exchange at the end of the transfer deadline, it is something like trying to build an aircraft in the sky, » Pelinka told reporters.

“Now we have the opportunity to land, put the aircraft in the hangar and try to find out what we need to update and change what we will do. It is clear that this team needs more size and center. This is a very clear and obvious side effect of changing the potentially best big player in the league in exchange for the organizer of the game, « Pelinka continued.

“Of course, a large hole opens with such a change. However, the transfer deadline for changing and moments before it does not allow enough time to add a high -rise player to our team. We just didn’t have time after changing the port. Now we have one, « the CEO added.

Although the 40-year-old experienced star James did not want to confirm after the match, how long he plans to play in the NBA, Pelinka announced that he expects veteran in addition to Doncic and Rajeves as part of the lake plans in the future.

“I think these three are very promising when they play together. Together, we will make sure that they are surrounded by the right elements for ultimate success. We will strive to win this group. « 

Despite some criticism at the expense of coach Los Angeles Redick through the series against Minnesota, Pelinka confirmed that he continues to trust in a 40-year-old strategist.