Examining The Lakers Present and Future (Is "2027" Really the Plan?)

Locked On Lakers - Daily Podcast On The Los Angeles Lakers · Jul 28, 2025 · 36m

The Lakers' offseason has been, relative to realistic expectations (and frankly, most observers' lack of confidence in Lakers' President of Basketball Operations/GM Rob Pelinka), pretty successful. Upgrades have been made. Assets have been retained. Options remain fairly narrow, but still far from exhausted. But at minimum, the roster is better than it left off after getting eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the opening round of the playoffs, and that's a solid foundation for a 50-win team to build on, even if front-running contention status remains a ways off.

So why does it seem…