Rob Pelinka will remain the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, according to new president of operations Lon Rosen.
Rosen added that Pelinka will receive additional input from Dodgers executives Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi.
“I just run the business side, Rob has the authority to do what he does,” Rosen said Tuesday. “Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi, they’re involved in helping Rob. It gives you a deeper foundation, and I think Rob appreciates that. And it’s unique. But they have a set of skills that they can partially transfer here.”
Rosen, previously the Dodgers’ executive vice president and chief marketing officer, was hired for his new position last week.
Rosen said most of his time will be spent with the Lakers, although he still has some responsibilities with the Dodgers.
Rosen then added that Luka Doncic could potentially have a similar impact for the Lakers as Shohei Ohtani did for the Dodgers from a global business perspective.
“We signed Shohei Ohtani and the world kind of settled on a business model,” Rosen said. “I think there’s huge growth potential for the Lakers internationally… and having Luka Doncic doesn’t hurt at all. I mean, he’s one of the most popular players in the world and we want to jump on his shoulders and see what we can achieve there.”
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