We’ve heard multiple reports now that Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka’s job is safe even as the purple and gold rapidly spiral towards another lost season, and it’s become clear that the same goes for the team’s official senior basketball advisor and unofficial Shadow GM, Kurt Rambis.
Not only did Marc Stein report in his Substack a week ago that Kurt, his wife Linda, and Pelinka were all “firmly entrenched as a pillar of the club’s four-pronged brain trust alongside (Jeanie) Buss,” but now Bill Oram and Sam Amick of The Athletic confirmed on Monday morning that the Rambii are still “incredibly influential” (emphasis mine):
Then there are the Rambises.