LOS ANGELES -- Having already made a major move 2½ weeks prior to the NBA's trade deadline by acquiring Rui Hachimura from the Washington Wizards on Monday, Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka still stressed urgency in upgrading the roster.
"[We] felt like it was an opportunity for us to strike early and address a need in a market that has proven to be a little bit slow," Pelinka said Tuesday before the Lakers hosted the L.A. Clippers, joining Hachimura for an introductory news conference.