Windhorst Pelinka sat up there in front of everybody and said we are going to focus on development of young players We're going to focus on our draft picks We're not going to trade our draft picksLakers and LeBron are not really showing the same priorities right now

Lakers GM Rob Pelinka on the trade deadline I would say we were aggressive And one form of being aggressive is saying no thats like being aggressive even though you end up doing nothing because its hard to say no sometimes to getting a good player

Rob Pelinka We're still going through that process of what additions we'll make to our front office There will be some positive changes and we'll build things out led by me and Jeanie and with Mark's support

Windhorst When Luka LeBron and Reaves play together they're just not a good team when it's just Reaves and Luka out there the Lakers are an excellent team When all 3 of them play out there they're not It's actually a 20 point difference

NBA journalist Brian Windhorst claims he wont be talking about tanking anymore because he doesn't want to ruin any relationships

Brian Windhorst When LeBron doesnt play and Austin Reaves and Luka do the Lakers are a better team

Kevin O'Connor Potential changes to the NBA Draft that have generated interest at the ownership level include limiting protections after the top 4 amp freezing the lottery standings on an early date mid-year Nothing is set in stone but changes to limit tanking is a key discussion point