When Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said, following the trade deadline, that Anthony Davis and LeBron James — and thusly Klutch Sports — were aligned with the team’s mindset to stand pat, it’s becoming rather clear that was somewhere between an exaggeration and a flat-out lie.
As James and Klutch Sports have begun making it readily apparent they did not sign off on the Lakers not making a trade with James going as far as to begin planning his exit from the franchise, the fallout from the deadline is painting a pretty grim picture between the team and the agency employing their two star players.