27 Jan 2022 16:24:25
And it appears that there was a lot of truth to those rumors. According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka was ready to pull the trigger on the move to bring Buddy Hield to the Lakers. But the Lakers’ superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis convinced Pelinka to bring in Russell Westbrook instead.
"Rob Pelinka wanted to and planned to trade for Buddy Hield but James and Davis encouraged him to go after Westbrook. "
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27 Jan 2022 16:44:21
Yeah. Terrible decision.
27 Jan 2022 19:41:07
That's why you don't let players be GM's. What a disaster.