Lakers promote Rob Pelinka, extend contract

EL SEGUNDO — The Lakers announced on Friday they had promoted Rob Pelinka to the organization’s president of basketball operations and extended his contract.
Pelinka joined the Lakers in March 2017 as the general manager, with franchise icon Magic Johnson being hired as president of basketball operations the previous month, a position Johnson stepped down from in April 2019.
Pelinka continued to serve as general manager after Johnson’s departure before adding the title of vice