They got Shaq and Kobe, and then when Shaq left for Miami, they finagled Pau Gasol from Memphis in a trade so lopsided that Gregg Popovich called for an investigation. After Kobe, they got LeBron. Now,

Lakers executive Rob Pelinka knows that even after landing Luka Doncic, there is still work to do, especially in terms of getting a legitimate center.

Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison almost certainly agree on a key fact: their mutual late friend Kobe Bryant would’ve wanted Luka Doncic in L.A. So they pulled the strings to get him there.