LeBron James and Luka Doncic are here to stay. The rest of the Los Angeles Lakers? That much is not as obvious.
Rob Pelinka will eventually need to budge on a trade or two to upgrade the Los Angeles Lakers into the championship contender that will be desired in 2025-26. That will mean threading the needle using the limited asset pool available to him.
There are only a few players on this roster who should be pretty comfortable with their position moving forward.