It happens that failures are inversely proportional to expectations. And in this case, the premature goodbye of the Lakers In the first round against the Minnesota Timberwolves It hurts especially for ring illusions proclaimed by Luka Doncicexcited before the formidable final stretch of the regular season of an Angelino set that ended third and its chemical snapshot with LeBron James.
However, the goal was not realistic in advance. The Slovenian barely arrived in early February playing only 13 games with LeBron and, as he recognized JJ Redick citing Doncic’s example with Irving in Dallas, that two stars of this caliber are adjusted requires time.
LeBron and Doncic, a duo that the Lakers expect them to take to the ringMark J. Terrill / Ap-LaPresse
Apart, the Lakers did not make a roster designed to adapt to the former of the Real Madrid To surround him in the best way, because neither Luka nor absolutely no one expected the most shocking transfer in history.
So the general manager of the Angelina franchise, Rob Pelinka, He had to remember the difficulty of the company, ensuring at the seasonal press conference that winning just after a transfer like Doncic’s was “something like trying to build a plane in the sky.”
The Executive recognized the lack of a pivot as a big problem with the void that was left with the march to Dallas of Anthony Davis, main currency for the Slovenian.
Rob Pelinka, Luka Doncic and JJ Redick in the presentation of the Slovenian
“I think that when making a great transfer on the deadline in which you cross your title pivot by a base, it will create of course significant problems in the roster, and we saw some of them. We know that this summer one of our main objectives will be to add size in our inner game in the pivot position,” Pelinka acknowledged.
The Lakers were completely surpassed in the elimination party by a pivot of the offensive limitations of Rudy Gobert and during the series they saw themselves unprotected against the penetrations of Anthony Edwards. His coach, rookie Jj Redick, tried to bet on him small-ball With several alignments without a pure pivot, giving a marginal prominence during the tie to his ‘5’ headline after the departure of Davis, Jaxson Hayes.
The Purple and Gold incorporated into the pivot of the Hornets Mark Williams Before the closing of the transfer market but they sent it back to Charlotte by not exceeding medical review. Williams laughed at the Lakers after his elimination in his Instagram account with a funeral meme. The Angelino team signed Alex Len as the last bullet but without result.
Rob Pelinka, who did not want to touch the issue of the interior of the Hornets, stressed the lack of time to adjust the roster after the arrival of Luka Doncic.
“The deadline of the transfers and the short time does not give you the necessary time to explore every detail to add a big to our roster. We simply did not have time after Luka’s transfer, but now we have it,” added General Manager of the Lakers, With many duties to do this summer.
