EL SEGUNDO << With all the unanswered questions and scenarios surrounding the Lakers going into the offseason, General Manager Rob Pelinka likened the process to trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube puzzle.
“There’s a thousand different ways to turn the cube to get it and it all lines up,” Pelinka said. “You’ll eventually do it.”
The Lakers eventually want to rejoin the league’s title contenders, but no matter how Pelinka and Lakers president of basketball operations Magic Johnson try to assemble a roster capable of that, Pelinka sounds certain of one thing. He does not believe he will have to choose between keeping the Lakers’ young core intact or making trades.