Mark Walter should be looking for his next Andrew Friedman.

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1. LakerTom says

   December 27, 2025 at 7:34 am

   The Lakers have a new owner and no culture worth preserving. They have limitless resources and a very desirable job.

   You can’t tell me that of anyone who’d want to run the Lakers in 2026, Rob Pelinka is the most desirable option when no other team would reach that conclusion. https://t.co/HCYNWXayk4

   — Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) December 26, 2025

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2. LakerTom says

   December 27, 2025 at 7:36 am

   The Lakers are sort of like the Yankees. They both have the history, market and resources to have the absolute best in every non-player position, so it's weird to me that there are fans who would ever want to settle for "eh he's fine, does some things well and somethings badly." https://t.co/fvc1fzXU9Q

   — Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) December 26, 2025

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3. LakerTom says

   December 27, 2025 at 7:36 am

   Forget about his relationship with Kobe. Forget about the 2020 champion Rich Paul built anyway. Forget about the Luka trade because I’m almost positive Rob doesn’t have any more stupid friends to steal from.

   Just ask yourself if he’s truly the best possible GM for the Lakers. https://t.co/6lNSCzY32l

   — Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) December 26, 2025

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4. LakerTom says

   December 27, 2025 at 7:37 am

   I think the answer is no. The Lakers have had the same problems for half a decade. They keep trying to solve them with the same outdated solutions. They need to completely rethink their approach to roster-building. The Dodgers did that and look where it got them. https://t.co/NAl8ZAJ3Lv

   — Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) December 26, 2025

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5. LakerTom says

   December 27, 2025 at 7:38 am

   This isn’t “they need a 3-and-D” or “they need a rim protector.”

   No. They need a wholly different sort of team to support their two best players. They have three FRPs and $55 million in cap space to do that this summer. Is Rob Pelinka really the man you trust to maximize that? https://t.co/teqR8cl3HV

   — Sam Quinn (@SamQuinnCBS) December 26, 2025

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6. Jamie Sweet says

   December 27, 2025 at 8:29 am

   I mean..I stopped believing in Rob Pelinka a long time ago. I don’t go around calling him Master Class for nothing. It’s out of sarcasm. Dude has always been out of his depth. He absolutely lucked into the Luka trade, botched most of his other chances prior to that, and will probably fire another coach that isn’t the real issue, again. At least we got Nate or Scotty waiting in the wings to grab the reigns.

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   • Jamie Sweet says

     December 27, 2025 at 8:32 am

     This is an interesting litmus test for the Mark Williams ownership era. How quickly and decisively he moves will be telling.

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7. LakerTom says

   December 27, 2025 at 8:45 am

   Rob has had Luka for 10 months and hasn’t made a single trade to improve this roster lmao

   Literally got gifted Luka and basically got gifted our best center and best defender from buyouts too

   Mark Walter gotta send him and Jeanie to the unemployment line

   — 🅿️erSources CEO | Adou Thiero FC (@pelinkaburner) December 26, 2025

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