It's going to be a very interesting offseason for the Los Angeles Lakers. On Thursday, the defending champs saw their season come to an abrupt end after bowing out to the Phoenix Suns in Game 6 of their first-round matchup.
There's no denying that this was an utterly disappointing campaign for the Lakers, and at this point, everyone expects them to make some big moves in the coming weeks.
Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka has spoken out about his team's plans over the next few months. While he did not provide a detailed roadmap of the Lakers' offseason plans, the high-ranking team executive did hint at the direction they intend to move towards:
“In terms of free agency, we feel we have a core group of players that can do special things … the goal is to try and keep that core group together,” Pelinka said, via Mike Trudell of Spectrum SN.
Pelinka's message was cryptic, but it doesn't take a genius to make out what he's saying here. It looks like the Lakers will stick to its “core group” of players, which presumably revolves around LeBron James and Anthony Davis. You could argue that there are maybe two or three more guys on the squad that could be considered as part of this core group, but at this point, it feels like anyone not named LeBron or AD is going to be dispensable.
Whatever the case may be, Pelinka made it abundantly clear that the Lakers remain steadfast in terms of its ultimate objectives:
“We have an insatiable desire to bring banner No. 18 here,” he added.
The same can be said for the Lakers faithful, who are now still ruing what was nothing short of a catastrophic season for their Purple & Gold.
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