The Los Angeles Lakers have 13 players currently under contract, with two spots they can potentially fill before the start of the 2021-22 NBA season. Flexibility seems to be the angle for general manager Rob Pelinka and the front office, but signing a 14th player appears to be in the works.
On Thursday, Pelinka had an unexpected press conference for the media ahead of Media Day, which will take place next week on Sept. 28. He fielded all sorts of questions, including what the team intends to do with their open roster spots.
“I think we do have two open roster spots, 14 and 15,” Pelinka said.