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Rob Pelinka compared Lakers trade rumors to a pastor and his fiancé riding a trolley car, but it’s not the craziest analogy he’s ever made

After an NBA trade deadline filled with Lakers trade rumors, general manager Rob Pelinka hopped on a conference call with reporters to discuss everything going on with the team, from the trades they made, to Luke Walton’s performance and more.

None of that is what I’m here to talk about. I’m here to talk about the latest in a long line of Pelinkanalogies™, a triumph that Pelinka would probably compare to a biblical tale if he were the one writing this article.

I’m here to talk about trolley cars:

The pastor and his fiancee decided they could let all the new people get between them, or they could hold each other closer so the people pushed them together.