Lakers give Rob Pelinka a contract extension and new title

Rob Pelinka watches as new head coach JJ Redick talks with the media during his introductory news conference last summer. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)The Lakers have given Rob Pelinka a contract extension and a new title: president of basketball operations. Terms of the deal were not announced Friday.Pelinka, who has been the storied franchise's general manager since 2017, had been vice president of basketball operations since 2020.He pulled off the stunning deal to acquire Luka Do