What GM Rob Pelinka is finally doing this offseason that the Lakers fans approve

The Los Angeles Lakers have had some difficult years after winning the NBA 2020 championship title, as the GM Rob Pelinka era has been known to be every offseason in a win-now situation but forgetting to build for the future.

While this approach of win-now did work in the 2020 NBA campaign, has been failure after failure since then. Now that the purple and gold had a somewhat successful 2022-23 season by making it to the WCF, despite being swept by the Nuggets there, Pelinka and coach Ham have now bet on continuity by keeping the team core and signing most of their players with three to four years deals.

This offseason has been different for the Lakers, as they have made some smart choices, for starters, they are getting a young core for the future with their two draft picks, Jalen Hood-Schifino and Maxwell Lewis. Pelinka also signed with two-way deals the undrafted rookies Colin Castleton, D'Moi Hodge, and Alex Fudge.

But the most important move that the Lakers fans are raving about is the fact that Rob brought back Austin, D'Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, and Jarred Vanderbilt and not overpaid any of them. The Lakers finally have the continuity fans were hoping to get after the 2020 NBA championship title.

The Lakers' deals to bring back the WCF core

The moves made by Pelinka are impressive. This offseason, the Lakers re-signed Austin Reaves with a four-year 56 million deal, and Rui Hachimura for three years and a 51 million contract. D'Angelo Russell for 37 million and two years. Now, Jarred Vanderbilt was re-signed with a 36 million three-year deal.