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Rob Pelinka

October 20, 2023

Robert Todd Pelinka Jr.[1][2] (born December 23, 1969) is an American basketball executive, lawyer, sports agent, and former college basketball player from Lake Bluff, Illinois in the North Shore of the Chicago metropolitan area.[3] Pelinka is currently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Rob Pelinka
Los Angeles Lakers
PositionVP basketball operations / General manager
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1969-12-23) December 23, 1969 (age 53)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolLake Forest (Lake Forest, Illinois)
CollegeMichigan (1988–1993)
PositionPoint guard
Number25, 3
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As executive:

Before joining the Lakers, he was Kobe Bryant's agent and president and CEO of The Landmark Sports Agency, LLC.[4] Pelinka has represented many players who have been top-14 picks since the 2003 NBA draft, including two at the 2010 NBA draft and second-overall 2011 NBA draft selection Derrick Williams.[5] In the 2012 NBA draft, Pelinka represented Dion Waiters and Andre Drummond, who were selected 4th and 9th overall, respectively. Pelinka was formerly Kevin Durant's agent; he resigned as Carlos Boozer's agent following a controversy in which Boozer signed a contract with the Utah Jazz after allegedly promising to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[6]

Pelinka played basketball for Lake Forest High School, earning All-American honors. As a junior, he led Lake Forest High School to its first conference championship. Entering his senior season, Pelinka was overlooked by many Division I scouts and recruiters. However, his MVP performance in a four-game tournament, where he made all 42 of his free throws, and his impressive season statistics enabled him to become a highly recruited athlete by the end of his senior year. He was selected to several regional all-star lists and to play on several regional all-star teams as a senior.[citation needed]

He was recruited by the University of Michigan, where he has the distinction of being the only person in school history to have been a member of three National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Final Four teams: the 1988–89 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Champion Wolverines basketball team as well as both the 1991–92 and the 1992–93 national championship runners-up, which were best remembered as the Fab Five teams. Pelinka holds a Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School (1996) and Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business (1993). Pelinka was also named the 1993 NCAA Male Walter Byers Scholar Athlete of the Year.[7]

Early life Edit

Pelinka is the son of Robert Todd Pelinka Sr., a former high school basketball coach who taught him the fundamentals of basketball.[1][8]

High school career Edit

Pelinka became a high school All-American basketball player at Lake Forest High School.[3][9] Regarded as one of the best shooters in the Chicago area, alongside teammate Coley Brannon.[10][11] the 6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m) junior led Lake Forest to their first conference championship as an all-conference guard.[12][13] However, the team lost in the first round of postseason play in 1987.[14] Pelinka also played in the Chicago pro-amateur leagues where he played against local stars such as Mark Aguirre, Tim Hardaway, Kevin Duckworth and Kendall Gill.[8]

By his senior season, he was listed at 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m), and moved to the point guard position from the shooting guard position in the absence of Douglass, who had graduated and joined future Big Ten opponent Wisconsin, as a starting point guard.[1][15] As a senior, Pelinka was a preseason selection by the Chicago Sun-Times as one of the top 50 Chicago metropolitan area high school basketball players and top five North Suburban players.[16][17] However, he was not a national preseason top 500 pick by Street & Smith's basketball magazine, which may have been because his senior season marked the first season that the three-point shot was adopted by state high school associations and Pelinka was mainly a shooter.[18] Furthermore, scouts such as Chicago-based David Kaplan, who questioned his true height and dribbling ability, doubted whether he was talented enough to play for either of his targeted colleges (Michigan and Notre Dame) even in late December of his senior year despite his having had multiple 30-point efforts already.[19]

During the four-game December 1987 Elgin tournament, in which he was named MVP, Pelinka made all 41 of his free throws and recorded a tournament record 139 points, including 45 in one game.[20][21] Pelinka's streak of consecutive free throws made ended at 45,[22] but later recounts showed he had 42 free throws in the tournament and 46 consecutive overall, which ranked fourth in Illinois high school basketball history at the time of his graduation.[23] After his tournament performance, Pelinka responded through the press to a scout who felt he might be limited to Division II or mid-major programs such as William & Mary that since he was able to score 45 points against a player committed to play for DePaul, he could succeed at the Division I high-major level.[24] He had only been recruited by William & Mary, Navy, Wisconsin-Green Bay and Ivy League schools before his tournament performance. Afterwards, at least three Big Ten Conference schools showed interest—Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin—although no scouts were allowed to attend any games before February 8.[25]

By the beginning of February of his senior year, Pelinka was listed as one of the top ten Class AA (the larger school class)[26] basketball players in Illinois by Illinois High School Basketball magazine.[27] By the time of the scouting deadline of February 8, when college scouts could start attending his games, Pelinka was averaging 30 points and 10 rebounds per game; Illinois, Michigan, Notre Dame and North Carolina showed interest in him.[28] Even previously doubtful scout Kaplan noted that of the players who waited until the April signing period instead of signing in November, Pelinka was one of the best in the Chicago area.[29][30]

At the conclusion of the season, Pelinka had a 30-point-per-game average that benefited from a 41% three-point shot percentage over the course of 208 attempts.[31] Pelinka was named to the post-(regular) season All-Chicago area top 20 players by the Chicago Sun-Times.[32][33] He was named among the 20 Class AA All-state players in a class that included Eric Anderson, LaPhonso Ellis, Acie Earl, and Deon Thomas.[34] In addition to various all-star lists, Pelinka was selected to play for various regional all-star teams.[35][36][37][38][39] He earned a coveted spot in the Schlitz League, teaming up with Maurice Cheeks for Luster Premium Hair Products.[40]

Pelinka's final decision came down to a choice between Illinois and Michigan.[41][42] Pelinka chose Michigan because of its academically stronger law school and business school.[43][44] After selecting Michigan, he had notable performances in his regional all-star games, including a 27-point performance in the annual City-Suburban all-star game.[45][46][47]

In January 2009, Pelinka was one of two players who did not attend the twentieth anniversary reunion of the 1989 championship team.[48] In February, Matt Vogrich broke Pelinka's Lake Forest High School scoring record. Vogrich followed in Pelinka's footsteps, playing as a freshman for the Wolverines basketball team in the 2009–10 season.[49][50][51][52]

College career Edit

Freshman season (1988–1989) Edit

As a guard, Pelinka became the first Michigan Wolverine to reach three NCAA Tournament Final Fours during his Michigan Wolverines career.[53] He played in the 1988–89, 1990–91, 1991–92, and 1992–93 seasons; the team reached the championship game of the Final Four in three out of four of those seasons. As a true freshman member of the 1988–89 National Champions, his teammates included Glen Rice, Terry Mills, Loy Vaught, Rumeal Robinson, Sean Higgins, Demetrius Calip, and Mark Hughes.[54] As a redshirt member of the 1991–92 and 1992–93 national runners-up, his teammates included Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, Ray Jackson (the Fab Five), and Eric Riley. He was one of several upperclassmen on the Fab Five teams and served as co-captain of the 1992–93 team.[55][56] As a scholar, he was noted for having a grade point average that rivaled his scoring average.[8]

During Pelinka's freshman season, Michigan was picked by many to win the Big Ten Conference and was ranked number one in the nation, according to some preseason polls.[57] He was the only true freshman to play in either of the first two games of the season.[58] Pelinka's only start of the season came in the December 12, 1988 game against Holy Cross. This game followed the team's first loss of the season, which had come against Division II Alaska–Anchorage, after an 11–0 start and after which coach Bill Frieder benched three starters.[59] Pelinka posted his season highs in points (8), rebounds (5) and minutes (18) in this game.[60] During a practice, Pelinka was knocked unconscious and lost two teeth.[61] As the team entered the March stretch run, Pelinka and Calip were the only reserve guards backing up Robinson and Higgins.[57][62] The team went on to win the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament against Seton Hall at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington.[63] When the team visited the White House, Pelinka held Rumeal Robinson's suit coat, while Robinson and United States President George H. W. Bush reenacted Robinson's game winning free throws.[64]

Redshirt season (1989–1990) Edit

When tendinitis afflicted his knees,[65] Pelinka redshirted the 1989–90 season.[53] During his redshirt sophomore season, Pelinka was not called on to take many important shots. He did have an opportunity to take a 20-foot shot with five seconds left in what turned out to be a 76–74 loss to Texas on December 29, 1990, but he missed the shot.[66] In this game, he played a season-high twenty-eight minutes in his only start of the season and first of his collegiate career.[67][68] Pelinka was also instrumental in setting up some key shots such as a pass to Calip during a frenetic sequence to tie Minnesota in the waning minutes of the game.[69] The team finished with at 14–15 overall (7–11 Big Ten) record after losing to Colorado in the first round of the NIT.[70][71]

Sophomore season (1990–1991) Edit

During his redshirt junior year, he was joined at Michigan by the Fab Five, who were all true freshmen.[72] He was injured for part of the season.[73] When he was healthy, he was an important reserve player.[74][75] After sitting out the first half, he scored the overtime opening three-point shot and made three of four overtime free throws in an 89–79 road victory against Michigan State at the Breslin Center on January 29, 1992.[76][77] Pelinka had also contributed an earlier three-point shot as Michigan erased a thirteen-point deficit to force the overtime.[78] Pelinka also contributed his season-high nineteen minutes and a second-half career-high eleven points (eclipsed in his senior season) in a March 11, 1992 70–61 victory against Purdue at the Mackey Arena.[79][80] Michigan head coach Steve Fisher credited both of these wins to Pelinka and also noted his two important three-point shots against East Tennessee State.[8] The team lost in the final game of the 1992 NCAA Tournament.[81] After the season, he went with the team on a 9-game 16-day European trip.[82] According to press accounts, the team was homesick during the trip and Pelinka got sick from drinking tap water.[83]

Junior season (1991–1992) Edit

The following season, Michigan returned its top nine scorers and began the season ranked number one in the Associated Press national ranking as Pelinka was part of a quartet of seniors backing up the Fab Five, who had become sophomores.[84] As a 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200-pound (91 kg) fifth-year senior,[85] Pelinka started back-to-back games twice during the season. Early in the season, he started in place of the injured Jackson, but Pelinka came down with the flu after two starts against Kansas and Eastern Michigan on December 30, 1992, and January 2, 1993 respectively.[86][87][88] During his other set of back-to-back starts against Ohio State and Iowa on January 26 and 31, 1993, Pelinka started even though Jackson played.[89][90] Pelinka set several season and career highs, including points (16), in the 72–62 home victory over Ohio State.[91] The sixteen points included six free throws that were among the nine consecutive Michigan made in the final 2:13.[92]

Senior season (1992–1993) Edit

During his senior season, Pelinka was an important role player for the team who drew the most charges on the team and contributed important defensive minutes as the sixth man.[53][93] During the 1992–93 season, he led all reserves in minutes and assists and was second in points and rebounds (to Eric Riley). Pelinka was also instrumental as a leader during the run to the Final Four. Having been the only member of the team in Seattle for the 1989 championship, when the 1993 team played its regional championship games in Seattle, Pelinka was able to show Webber the spot in the locker room where Rice had taken his pre-game nap.[94] During the Final Four weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana, Chris Webber wore Pelinka's 1989 Championship ring, which only fit on Webber's pinky finger,[95] and slept with it under his pillow.[96] During the national semifinal 81–78 overtime victory against the Kentucky Wildcats, Pelinka played in the clinching overtime period after King fouled out.[97] Nonetheless, despite a pair of early three-point shots by Pelinka after Jackson got two early personal fouls,[98][99] the team lost in the final game of the 1993 NCAA Tournament against North Carolina.[100] When the team returned to Ann Arbor, Michigan for a rally at Crisler Arena the following day, Pelinka was one of only two Wolverines to speak to the crowd.[101] After his senior season, he played in an NBA Summer Camp in Long Beach, California and considered offers to play professionally in Europe.[102] At this time, he first met sports agent Arn Tellem and decided not to play basketball.[102] As of 2004 he remained in 15th place on the all-time Michigan games played list.[9] Pelinka won the 1993 NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship award (NCAA Male Scholar Athlete of the Year).[3]

Sports agent career Edit

After passing the Illinois bar examination and receiving his license to practice in 1996,[2] Pelinka joined Mayer Brown.[3] After two years at Mayer Brown,[102] Arn Tellem convinced Pelinka to become a lawyer for SFX management,[3] and after two years at SFX, he became an agent.[9] While with SFX, he worked with Tellem who represented Eddy Curry, Kwame Brown, Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady, all of whom went directly from high school to the National Basketball Association.[103] Pelinka had become Bryant's agent by the time of the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case.[104] While at SFX, he also became the agent for several of his current clients.[105][106][107] While at SFX in 2004, he was living in Santa Monica, California and dating a pediatrician.[9] NBA agents earn about 4% of the salary and bonus that they negotiate for their clients.[108]

 
Kobe Bryant shoots a free throw.

Pelinka then branched out on his own and founded The Landmark Sports Agency. Recently, he has represented several first-round lottery picks: sixth overall 2003 NBA draft selection, Chris Kaman,[109][110] ninth overall 2004 NBA draft selection, Andre Iguodala,[111] eighth overall 2005 NBA draft selection, Channing Frye,[112] thirteenth overall 2007 NBA draft selection, Julian Wright,[113][114] seventh overall 2008 NBA draft selection, Eric Gordon,[115][116] and third overall 2009 NBA draft selection, James Harden,[117] 4th and 13th overall 2010 NBA draft selections, Wesley Johnson and Ed Davis,[118] 2nd overall 2011 NBA draft selection Derrick Williams,[119] and Buddy Hield, the sixth overall pick in 2016.[120]

Among the players he has formerly represented are DeShawn Stevenson and Fred Hoiberg.[9] A Los Angeles resident who was raised in Illinois, Pelinka represents two players who, like him, played high school basketball in the Chicago area (Corey Maggette and Julian Wright) and a third who had been a high school star in Springfield, Illinois (Iguodala).[121] He has represented several Arizona Wildcats players including Andre Iguodala and Channing Frye.[112][122] Pelinka is regarded as one of the world's leading sports agents according to Business Insider, who ranked him 5th in 2010.[123]

Pelinka is well known as the agent of Kobe Bryant, who retired at the end of the 2015–16 season after 20 seasons as a perennial All-Star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. In fact, some of his other clients have hired him because of this.[124] During the 2003 sexual assault case against Bryant, Pelinka spent a considerable amount of time with his client. He accompanied him on trips to Eagle, Colorado.[125] It was Pelinka who confirmed the news of Bryant's second child.[126] In 2004, when Bryant was a free agent, Pelinka confirmed Bryant would remain in Los Angeles with either the Lakers or the Los Angeles Clippers while rumors were flying that he was going to sign with the Chicago Bulls.[127] Subsequently, when Rudy Tomjanovich was hired to be the Lakers' head coach, he sent free agent Bryant and Pelinka a video package describing the things he has done for players at Bryant's position.[128] A few days later, Pelinka negotiated a contract for Bryant to remain with the Lakers for $136.4 million over seven years.[129] When Bryant demanded to be traded during the 2007 offseason, Pelinka confirmed that "Kobe would like to be moved."[130] He was also the godfather of Kobe's daughter, Gianna Bryant.[131]

Draft success and controversy (2008–2009) Edit

Eric Gordon was drafted seventh overall in the 2008 NBA draft.[116] Sasha Vujačić, a 2008 restricted free agent, left his agent, Bill Duffy, and hired Pelinka to be his new agent in July 2008.[132] He had previously left Pelinka for Duffy.[133] Maggette signed on July 10 with the Golden State Warriors for $50 million over five years.[134] On July 21, Dooling was traded to the New Jersey Nets from the Orlando Magic in what was described as a sign and trade deal with no terms of the signing revealed.[135] Dooling's 2008–09 cap hold (salary cap allocation) with the Magic was $7,192,000.[136] On July 25, Vujačić, who had rejected a 3-year $12 million offer after receiving a qualifying offer of $2.6 million and had planned to accept an offer to play in Europe, signed a 3-year $15 million offer to return to the Lakers.[137][138] However, after signing, some sources listed Vujačić as unaffiliated with any sports agent.[139]

 
 
Left: Eric Gordon, 2007 Indiana Mr. Basketball, playing for North Central High School; Right: James Harden as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder

The Philadelphia 76ers made Iguodala a qualifying offer of $3,800,625 for the 2008–09 season.[115] This gave the 76ers the right to match any superior offer sheet signed by Iguodala and gave Iguodala the option to play under the terms of the qualifying offer for one season in order to be an unrestricted free agent afterwards. In 2007, Iguodala rejected a $57 million contract extension.[140] Iguodala had a 2008–09 cap hold of $11,401,875.[141] On August 12, the 76ers and Iguodala agreed to a six-year $80 million contract.[142]

Gordon withdrew from NBA Summer League play with a strained left hamstring in mid July 2008.[143] However, rookie first round draft picks are on a strict two-year pay scale with team options for the third and fourth year, according to the collective bargaining agreement. Gordon had signed a three-year $8.4 million contract with the Clippers in early July. The contract has a fourth year qualifying option.[144]

Pelinka's clients made news off the court as Boozer filed for divorce and Bryant's former housekeeper filed suit against him in March.[145][146]

At the 2009 NBA draft, he represented third overall selection James Harden.[117] Having represented Wright at the 2007 NBA draft and Gordon at the 2008 draft,[147] this marked the third consecutive year that Pelinka represented a high first round client. Harden signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder, but terms were not disclosed.[148] For the 2009–10 NBA season, Wright's contract is at a team option of $2,000,040, Bryant and Boozer have player's options of $23,034,375 and $12,323,900 respectively and Frye's qualifying offer amount was $4,264,760.[115] Prior to the June 30 decision deadline, Bryant elected not to opt out of his contract and was expected to sign a new three-year extension.[149] Also prior to the deadline, Boozer decided to exercise the final year of his contract with the Jazz.[150] The New Orleans Hornets exercised their team option on Wright.[151] The Portland Trail Blazers decided not to make Frye a qualifying offer, which made him an unrestricted free agent, and prevented the Blazers from having the right to match the two-year offer he agreed to with the Phoenix Suns.[152][153]

Large contracts (2010–2011) Edit

 
 
Wesley Johnson (left) and Ed Davis (shooting right) were Pelinka clients in the 2010 NBA draft.

Toward the end of the 2009–10 NBA season Pelinka negotiated a three-year extension for Bryant, committing him to the Lakers through the 2013–14 season.[159] Boozer becomes an unrestricted free agent when the 2009–10 season ends.[160] Fisher is also unsigned.[161] Pelinka has signed both Johnson and Davis who were chosen 4th and 13th respectively in the 2010 NBA draft.[118] On July 14, the Lakers announced that they resigned Fisher to what was reported to be a 3-year $10.5 million contract according to ESPN.[162] NBA.com reported that Boozer signed a 5-year $75 million contract with the Chicago Bulls.[163]

In addition to 2011 NBA Draft prospect Williams, Pelinka had to represent unsigned Peterson and Vujacic; team option players Gordon and Harden and qualifying option player Wright following the 2010–11 NBA season.[164] Williams was selected 2nd overall.[119] O. J. Mayo signed with Pelinka in the offseason,[165] bringing Pelinka's client list up to 18 NBA players.[166] On June 28, the Oklahoma City Thunder exercised team options on several players including Harden.[167]

At the beginning of the 2011 NBA lockout, Pelinka, who represented 18 NBA players at the time, was considering putting together a touring team to play exhibition games in China.[166][168] During the lockout Bryant received offers to play for Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna that Pelinka negotiated.[169] Although there were difficulties signing Bryant to play in October to due scheduling conflicts, Virtus made an offer worth over $3 million for Bryant to play in 10 games starting in November.[170][171]

Vujacic signed a one-year deal to play with the Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League. His contract did not have an out clause if the NBA lockout was resolved early enough to salvage the 2011–12 NBA season.[172] On December 13, Williams signed with the Timberwolves.[173] 4-year veteran Wright and 11-year veteran Peterson did not sign with NBA teams.

In February, Durant left long-time agent Aaron Goodwin.[174] The following month he signed with Pelinka who represented his teammate Harden.[175] Pelinka signed Dion Waiters.[176] At the NBA Draft Combine, Pelinka had Waiters stop his workouts and skip the interview portions of the combine. There was speculation that he had a high draft position promise.[177][178] Pelinka also signed Andre Drummond.[179] Waiters was selected fourth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Drummond was selected ninth overall by the Detroit Pistons.[154] At the end of the 2011–12 NBA season, Kaman,[180] Wallace,[181] Fisher[182] and Dooling[183] were unsigned. The New Jersey Nets had Bird rights to Wallace.[184] Mayo, Gordon, Johnson and newly signed Austin Daye all had options.

Waiters signed a $16.7 million four-year contract (two years, plus two team options) that was based on the rookie wage scales determined by the collective bargaining agreement.[185] Drummond also signed a multi-year contract.[186] Kaman signed a one-year $8 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks.[187] Wallace re-signed with the Nets for 4 years and $40 million.[188] The Memphis Grizzlies did not make Mayo a $7.2 million qualifying offer, thus allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent. He subsequently signed with the Mavericks for two years (with a player option in the second year).[189] The New Orleans Hornets matched the Phoenix Suns' 4-year $58 million contract for Gordon.[190]

Later agent years (2013–2016) Edit

In April 2013, Pelinka was inducted into his high school's wall of fame.[191] Durant left Pelinka in the offseason.[192] Iguodala declined a one-year $16 million contract from the Denver Nuggets and met with a half dozen teams when the free agency period opened.[193] He then signed a four-year $48 million contract with the Golden State Warriors.[194] Mayo was also an unrestricted free agent.[195] Pelinka's 2010 fourth overall draftee Johnson signed a one-year deal with the Lakers for the 4th year veteran's minimum salary of $916,099 after, teaming with Pelinka clients Bryant as well as Kaman,[196][197] who signed with the Lakers the prior week.[198] Trevor Ariza switched agents to sign with Pelinka one year before his contract with the Washington Wizards was due to expire.[199] On November 25, Bryant signed a two-year contract extension with the Lakers at an estimated value of $48.5 million that made him the first NBA player to play 20 years with the same franchise.[200] He remained the league's highest-paid player, despite accepting the discounted deal; he had been eligible to receive an extension starting at $32 million per year.[201]

Pelinka signed Dante Exum, who was selected by the Utah Jazz[155] with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft[202] on June 26, 2014. On July 11, 2014, Exum signed with the Jazz.[203] Pelinka also represented Shabazz Napier,[204] chosen 24th overall in the 2014 draft by the Charlotte Hornets, who was later traded to the Miami Heat on draft night.[156][205]

In the 2014 free agency period, Pelinka represented unsigned players Kaman, Fisher, Ariza, and Johnson; team option Drummond and Williams; qualifying offer player Davis.[206] Kaman signed a two-year $9.8 million contract to play for the Portland Trail Blazers.[207] Fisher signed a 5-year $25 million contract to be head coach for the New York Knicks.[208] Ariza agreed to a 4-year $32 million contract to play for the Houston Rockets.[209] Late in the year, Drummond left Pelinka for Jeff Schwartz.[210]

Pelinka was rumored to be in the running to represent Stanley Johnson,[211] but ultimately lost to Bill Duffy.[212] In May 2015, Pelinka signed Shabazz Muhammad.[213] He represented Tyus Jones at the June 25, 2015 NBA draft, where he was selected 24th by the Cleveland Cavaliers, who then traded him to his hometown Minnesota Timberwolves.[157] Pelinka negotiated Harden a $200 million contract with Adidas that Nike opted not to match in August.[214]

In January 2016, Avery Bradley left Mitchell Butler to sign with Pelinka after being disappointed with the results of a contract extension.[215] During the lead-up to the 2016 NBA draft, Buddy Hield, the consensus college player of the year in 2015–16, signed with Pelinka.[120] Marquese Chriss also signed with Pelinka.[216] Hield was drafted 6th and Chriss was selected 8th.[158]

Executive career Edit

Los Angeles Lakers (2017–present) Edit

On February 21, 2017, media sources reported that the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) were set to hire Pelinka to serve as general manager as part of a management shakeup that included the hiring of Magic Johnson as executive vice president of basketball operations in place of Jim Buss and dismissing former GM Mitch Kupchak.[217] On March 7, Pelinka signed a five-year deal to be the general manager of the Lakers.[218] After he quit the Lakers, Johnson in an interview on ESPN's First Take on May 20, 2019, stated that Pelinka wanted his position and "backstabbed" him.[219] Pelinka has been criticized for his penchant for "storytelling", in other words embellishing or even totally misrepresenting the truth at times throughout his tenure with the Lakers. According to sources, in March 2018, as Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson addressed the players on the roster as part of a "Genius Talks" series, Pelinka told a story about his former client Kobe Bryant.[220] In the story, Pelinka stated that after Bryant had seen the Heath Ledger film The Dark Knight, he requested Pelinka set him up with a dinner appointment with Ledger to see how Ledger pushed himself to focus and lock into the role of the Joker. According to Pelinka, Bryant "had dinner with Heath, and he talked about how he locks in for a role... and Kobe used some of that in his game against the Knicks."[220] However, the Dark Knight film was released 6 months after Ledger's death, and a source close to the situation denied that such a dinner had ever taken place.[220] In the words of a 2019 Lakers coaching staff member, "We think, more often than not, he's not being truthful. That goes throughout the organization."[220]

On January 10, 2020, Pelinka was promoted to vice president of basketball operations while also maintaining his role as GM.[221]

In 2020, Pelinka finished in 7th place for the Executive of the Year Award.[222]

College statistics Edit

The following are Pelinka's career statistics at the University of Michigan:[223]

Season GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG STL BLK PPG
1988–89 24 1 4.5 .360 .286 0.7 0.6 0.4 3 2 1.2
1990–91 29 1 8 .288 .290 0.583 1.1 0.4 5 0 1.7
1991–92 28 0 9.1 .404 .320 0.871 1.6 0.7 3 0 2.8
1992–93 36 4 15.9 .417 .400 0.762 2.1 1 6 1 4.3
Total 117 6 10 .379 .346 0.768 1.4 0.6 17 3 2.7

Personal life Edit

Pelinka entered the Bachelor of Business Administration program at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business where he accumulated a 3.9/4.0 grade point average.[224] During his time at Michigan, he developed a close relationship with University of Michigan tax law professor Doug Kahn and his wife.[102] In January 1993, Pelinka announced he was accepted to the University of Michigan Law School and the Northwestern University School of Law and stated that he hoped to become a professional sports agent after his athletic and academic careers were complete.[225] After Michigan won the 1993 NCAA West Regional Final, Pelinka, who was one of six finalists,[226] flew to St. Louis, Missouri for a final interview for the Walter Byers Scholarship.[227] Later that week, Pelinka was honored with the 1993 Walter Byers Scholar Award as the NCAA's top male scholar athlete.[53][224] Pelinka earned a variety of other scholar athlete awards.[228][229]

Instead of playing basketball in Europe, Pelinka chose to attend Michigan Law School after graduation and became a top law student. During his first year of law school, several of his former teammates appeared in Blue Chips: Billy Douglass (Lake Forest), Eric Anderson (Chicago All-star), and Demitrius Calip (Michigan).[230] While in law school, he took several classes from Kahn.[102] During his second year in law school, he became the home game color analyst for Wolverines basketball play-by-play announcer Chuck Swirsky on a 16-station broadcast network that originated from WJR-AM,[231] and he debuted on December 22, 1994, during a game against Jackson State University.[232] While in law school, he interned for Winston & Strawn LLP.[231] Pelinka earned his Juris Doctor cum laude in 1996.[2]

See also Edit

Notes Edit

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  4. ^ "Landmark Sports Agency". from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved June 27, 2008.
  5. ^ "Derrick Williams Picks Rob Pelinka Of Landmark Sports Agency". Business Insider. April 26, 2011. from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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  7. ^ "Final Four Notebook; Cheaney On Verge Of a Sweep". The New York Times. April 3, 1993. from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d Kornacki, Steve (March 26, 1992). "Pelinka No U-M Palooka Link To '89 Title Makes Big Shots". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
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pelinka, robert, todd, pelinka, born, december, 1969, american, basketball, executive, lawyer, sports, agent, former, college, basketball, player, from, lake, bluff, illinois, north, shore, chicago, metropolitan, area, pelinka, currently, vice, president, bask. Robert Todd Pelinka Jr 1 2 born December 23 1969 is an American basketball executive lawyer sports agent and former college basketball player from Lake Bluff Illinois in the North Shore of the Chicago metropolitan area 3 Pelinka is currently the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association NBA Rob PelinkaLos Angeles LakersPositionVP basketball operations General managerLeagueNBAPersonal informationBorn 1969 12 23 December 23 1969 age 53 Chicago Illinois U S Listed height6 ft 6 in 1 98 m Listed weight200 lb 91 kg Career informationHigh schoolLake Forest Lake Forest Illinois CollegeMichigan 1988 1993 PositionPoint guardNumber25 3Career highlights and awardsAs player NCAA champion 1989 NCAA Male Scholar Athlete of the Year 1993 As executive NBA champion 2020 Before joining the Lakers he was Kobe Bryant s agent and president and CEO of The Landmark Sports Agency LLC 4 Pelinka has represented many players who have been top 14 picks since the 2003 NBA draft including two at the 2010 NBA draft and second overall 2011 NBA draft selection Derrick Williams 5 In the 2012 NBA draft Pelinka represented Dion Waiters and Andre Drummond who were selected 4th and 9th overall respectively Pelinka was formerly Kevin Durant s agent he resigned as Carlos Boozer s agent following a controversy in which Boozer signed a contract with the Utah Jazz after allegedly promising to re sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers 6 Pelinka played basketball for Lake Forest High School earning All American honors As a junior he led Lake Forest High School to its first conference championship Entering his senior season Pelinka was overlooked by many Division I scouts and recruiters However his MVP performance in a four game tournament where he made all 42 of his free throws and his impressive season statistics enabled him to become a highly recruited athlete by the end of his senior year He was selected to several regional all star lists and to play on several regional all star teams as a senior citation needed He was recruited by the University of Michigan where he has the distinction of being the only person in school history to have been a member of three National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Final Four teams the 1988 89 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Champion Wolverines basketball team as well as both the 1991 92 and the 1992 93 national championship runners up which were best remembered as the Fab Five teams Pelinka holds a Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School 1996 and Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business 1993 Pelinka was also named the 1993 NCAA Male Walter Byers Scholar Athlete of the Year 7 Contents 1 Early life 2 High school career 3 College career 3 1 Freshman season 1988 1989 3 2 Redshirt season 1989 1990 3 3 Sophomore season 1990 1991 3 4 Junior season 1991 1992 3 5 Senior season 1992 1993 4 Sports agent career 4 1 Draft success and controversy 2008 2009 4 2 Large contracts 2010 2011 4 3 Later agent years 2013 2016 5 Executive career 5 1 Los Angeles Lakers 2017 present 6 College statistics 7 Personal life 8 See also 9 Notes 10 External linksEarly life EditPelinka is the son of Robert Todd Pelinka Sr a former high school basketball coach who taught him the fundamentals of basketball 1 8 High school career EditPelinka became a high school All American basketball player at Lake Forest High School 3 9 Regarded as one of the best shooters in the Chicago area alongside teammate Coley Brannon 10 11 the 6 ft 3 5 in 1 92 m junior led Lake Forest to their first conference championship as an all conference guard 12 13 However the team lost in the first round of postseason play in 1987 14 Pelinka also played in the Chicago pro amateur leagues where he played against local stars such as Mark Aguirre Tim Hardaway Kevin Duckworth and Kendall Gill 8 By his senior season he was listed at 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m and moved to the point guard position from the shooting guard position in the absence of Douglass who had graduated and joined future Big Ten opponent Wisconsin as a starting point guard 1 15 As a senior Pelinka was a preseason selection by the Chicago Sun Times as one of the top 50 Chicago metropolitan area high school basketball players and top five North Suburban players 16 17 However he was not a national preseason top 500 pick by Street amp Smith s basketball magazine which may have been because his senior season marked the first season that the three point shot was adopted by state high school associations and Pelinka was mainly a shooter 18 Furthermore scouts such as Chicago based David Kaplan who questioned his true height and dribbling ability doubted whether he was talented enough to play for either of his targeted colleges Michigan and Notre Dame even in late December of his senior year despite his having had multiple 30 point efforts already 19 During the four game December 1987 Elgin tournament in which he was named MVP Pelinka made all 41 of his free throws and recorded a tournament record 139 points including 45 in one game 20 21 Pelinka s streak of consecutive free throws made ended at 45 22 but later recounts showed he had 42 free throws in the tournament and 46 consecutive overall which ranked fourth in Illinois high school basketball history at the time of his graduation 23 After his tournament performance Pelinka responded through the press to a scout who felt he might be limited to Division II or mid major programs such as William amp Mary that since he was able to score 45 points against a player committed to play for DePaul he could succeed at the Division I high major level 24 He had only been recruited by William amp Mary Navy Wisconsin Green Bay and Ivy League schools before his tournament performance Afterwards at least three Big Ten Conference schools showed interest Illinois Minnesota and Wisconsin although no scouts were allowed to attend any games before February 8 25 By the beginning of February of his senior year Pelinka was listed as one of the top ten Class AA the larger school class 26 basketball players in Illinois by Illinois High School Basketball magazine 27 By the time of the scouting deadline of February 8 when college scouts could start attending his games Pelinka was averaging 30 points and 10 rebounds per game Illinois Michigan Notre Dame and North Carolina showed interest in him 28 Even previously doubtful scout Kaplan noted that of the players who waited until the April signing period instead of signing in November Pelinka was one of the best in the Chicago area 29 30 At the conclusion of the season Pelinka had a 30 point per game average that benefited from a 41 three point shot percentage over the course of 208 attempts 31 Pelinka was named to the post regular season All Chicago area top 20 players by the Chicago Sun Times 32 33 He was named among the 20 Class AA All state players in a class that included Eric Anderson LaPhonso Ellis Acie Earl and Deon Thomas 34 In addition to various all star lists Pelinka was selected to play for various regional all star teams 35 36 37 38 39 He earned a coveted spot in the Schlitz League teaming up with Maurice Cheeks for Luster Premium Hair Products 40 Pelinka s final decision came down to a choice between Illinois and Michigan 41 42 Pelinka chose Michigan because of its academically stronger law school and business school 43 44 After selecting Michigan he had notable performances in his regional all star games including a 27 point performance in the annual City Suburban all star game 45 46 47 In January 2009 Pelinka was one of two players who did not attend the twentieth anniversary reunion of the 1989 championship team 48 In February Matt Vogrich broke Pelinka s Lake Forest High School scoring record Vogrich followed in Pelinka s footsteps playing as a freshman for the Wolverines basketball team in the 2009 10 season 49 50 51 52 College career EditFreshman season 1988 1989 Edit As a guard Pelinka became the first Michigan Wolverine to reach three NCAA Tournament Final Fours during his Michigan Wolverines career 53 He played in the 1988 89 1990 91 1991 92 and 1992 93 seasons the team reached the championship game of the Final Four in three out of four of those seasons As a true freshman member of the 1988 89 National Champions his teammates included Glen Rice Terry Mills Loy Vaught Rumeal Robinson Sean Higgins Demetrius Calip and Mark Hughes 54 As a redshirt member of the 1991 92 and 1992 93 national runners up his teammates included Chris Webber Juwan Howard Jalen Rose Jimmy King Ray Jackson the Fab Five and Eric Riley He was one of several upperclassmen on the Fab Five teams and served as co captain of the 1992 93 team 55 56 As a scholar he was noted for having a grade point average that rivaled his scoring average 8 During Pelinka s freshman season Michigan was picked by many to win the Big Ten Conference and was ranked number one in the nation according to some preseason polls 57 He was the only true freshman to play in either of the first two games of the season 58 Pelinka s only start of the season came in the December 12 1988 game against Holy Cross This game followed the team s first loss of the season which had come against Division II Alaska Anchorage after an 11 0 start and after which coach Bill Frieder benched three starters 59 Pelinka posted his season highs in points 8 rebounds 5 and minutes 18 in this game 60 During a practice Pelinka was knocked unconscious and lost two teeth 61 As the team entered the March stretch run Pelinka and Calip were the only reserve guards backing up Robinson and Higgins 57 62 The team went on to win the 1989 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament against Seton Hall at the Kingdome in Seattle Washington 63 When the team visited the White House Pelinka held Rumeal Robinson s suit coat while Robinson and United States President George H W Bush reenacted Robinson s game winning free throws 64 Redshirt season 1989 1990 Edit When tendinitis afflicted his knees 65 Pelinka redshirted the 1989 90 season 53 During his redshirt sophomore season Pelinka was not called on to take many important shots He did have an opportunity to take a 20 foot shot with five seconds left in what turned out to be a 76 74 loss to Texas on December 29 1990 but he missed the shot 66 In this game he played a season high twenty eight minutes in his only start of the season and first of his collegiate career 67 68 Pelinka was also instrumental in setting up some key shots such as a pass to Calip during a frenetic sequence to tie Minnesota in the waning minutes of the game 69 The team finished with at 14 15 overall 7 11 Big Ten record after losing to Colorado in the first round of the NIT 70 71 Sophomore season 1990 1991 Edit During his redshirt junior year he was joined at Michigan by the Fab Five who were all true freshmen 72 He was injured for part of the season 73 When he was healthy he was an important reserve player 74 75 After sitting out the first half he scored the overtime opening three point shot and made three of four overtime free throws in an 89 79 road victory against Michigan State at the Breslin Center on January 29 1992 76 77 Pelinka had also contributed an earlier three point shot as Michigan erased a thirteen point deficit to force the overtime 78 Pelinka also contributed his season high nineteen minutes and a second half career high eleven points eclipsed in his senior season in a March 11 1992 70 61 victory against Purdue at the Mackey Arena 79 80 Michigan head coach Steve Fisher credited both of these wins to Pelinka and also noted his two important three point shots against East Tennessee State 8 The team lost in the final game of the 1992 NCAA Tournament 81 After the season he went with the team on a 9 game 16 day European trip 82 According to press accounts the team was homesick during the trip and Pelinka got sick from drinking tap water 83 Junior season 1991 1992 Edit The following season Michigan returned its top nine scorers and began the season ranked number one in the Associated Press national ranking as Pelinka was part of a quartet of seniors backing up the Fab Five who had become sophomores 84 As a 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 200 pound 91 kg fifth year senior 85 Pelinka started back to back games twice during the season Early in the season he started in place of the injured Jackson but Pelinka came down with the flu after two starts against Kansas and Eastern Michigan on December 30 1992 and January 2 1993 respectively 86 87 88 During his other set of back to back starts against Ohio State and Iowa on January 26 and 31 1993 Pelinka started even though Jackson played 89 90 Pelinka set several season and career highs including points 16 in the 72 62 home victory over Ohio State 91 The sixteen points included six free throws that were among the nine consecutive Michigan made in the final 2 13 92 Senior season 1992 1993 Edit During his senior season Pelinka was an important role player for the team who drew the most charges on the team and contributed important defensive minutes as the sixth man 53 93 During the 1992 93 season he led all reserves in minutes and assists and was second in points and rebounds to Eric Riley Pelinka was also instrumental as a leader during the run to the Final Four Having been the only member of the team in Seattle for the 1989 championship when the 1993 team played its regional championship games in Seattle Pelinka was able to show Webber the spot in the locker room where Rice had taken his pre game nap 94 During the Final Four weekend in New Orleans Louisiana Chris Webber wore Pelinka s 1989 Championship ring which only fit on Webber s pinky finger 95 and slept with it under his pillow 96 During the national semifinal 81 78 overtime victory against the Kentucky Wildcats Pelinka played in the clinching overtime period after King fouled out 97 Nonetheless despite a pair of early three point shots by Pelinka after Jackson got two early personal fouls 98 99 the team lost in the final game of the 1993 NCAA Tournament against North Carolina 100 When the team returned to Ann Arbor Michigan for a rally at Crisler Arena the following day Pelinka was one of only two Wolverines to speak to the crowd 101 After his senior season he played in an NBA Summer Camp in Long Beach California and considered offers to play professionally in Europe 102 At this time he first met sports agent Arn Tellem and decided not to play basketball 102 As of 2004 update he remained in 15th place on the all time Michigan games played list 9 Pelinka won the 1993 NCAA Walter Byers Postgraduate Scholarship award NCAA Male Scholar Athlete of the Year 3 Sports agent career EditAfter passing the Illinois bar examination and receiving his license to practice in 1996 2 Pelinka joined Mayer Brown 3 After two years at Mayer Brown 102 Arn Tellem convinced Pelinka to become a lawyer for SFX management 3 and after two years at SFX he became an agent 9 While with SFX he worked with Tellem who represented Eddy Curry Kwame Brown Kobe Bryant and Tracy McGrady all of whom went directly from high school to the National Basketball Association 103 Pelinka had become Bryant s agent by the time of the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case 104 While at SFX he also became the agent for several of his current clients 105 106 107 While at SFX in 2004 he was living in Santa Monica California and dating a pediatrician 9 NBA agents earn about 4 of the salary and bonus that they negotiate for their clients 108 nbsp Kobe Bryant shoots a free throw Pelinka then branched out on his own and founded The Landmark Sports Agency Recently he has represented several first round lottery picks sixth overall 2003 NBA draft selection Chris Kaman 109 110 ninth overall 2004 NBA draft selection Andre Iguodala 111 eighth overall 2005 NBA draft selection Channing Frye 112 thirteenth overall 2007 NBA draft selection Julian Wright 113 114 seventh overall 2008 NBA draft selection Eric Gordon 115 116 and third overall 2009 NBA draft selection James Harden 117 4th and 13th overall 2010 NBA draft selections Wesley Johnson and Ed Davis 118 2nd overall 2011 NBA draft selection Derrick Williams 119 and Buddy Hield the sixth overall pick in 2016 120 Among the players he has formerly represented are DeShawn Stevenson and Fred Hoiberg 9 A Los Angeles resident who was raised in Illinois Pelinka represents two players who like him played high school basketball in the Chicago area Corey Maggette and Julian Wright and a third who had been a high school star in Springfield Illinois Iguodala 121 He has represented several Arizona Wildcats players including Andre Iguodala and Channing Frye 112 122 Pelinka is regarded as one of the world s leading sports agents according to Business Insider who ranked him 5th in 2010 123 Pelinka is well known as the agent of Kobe Bryant who retired at the end of the 2015 16 season after 20 seasons as a perennial All Star guard for the Los Angeles Lakers In fact some of his other clients have hired him because of this 124 During the 2003 sexual assault case against Bryant Pelinka spent a considerable amount of time with his client He accompanied him on trips to Eagle Colorado 125 It was Pelinka who confirmed the news of Bryant s second child 126 In 2004 when Bryant was a free agent Pelinka confirmed Bryant would remain in Los Angeles with either the Lakers or the Los Angeles Clippers while rumors were flying that he was going to sign with the Chicago Bulls 127 Subsequently when Rudy Tomjanovich was hired to be the Lakers head coach he sent free agent Bryant and Pelinka a video package describing the things he has done for players at Bryant s position 128 A few days later Pelinka negotiated a contract for Bryant to remain with the Lakers for 136 4 million over seven years 129 When Bryant demanded to be traded during the 2007 offseason Pelinka confirmed that Kobe would like to be moved 130 He was also the godfather of Kobe s daughter Gianna Bryant 131 Draft success and controversy 2008 2009 Edit Eric Gordon was drafted seventh overall in the 2008 NBA draft 116 Sasha Vujacic a 2008 restricted free agent left his agent Bill Duffy and hired Pelinka to be his new agent in July 2008 132 He had previously left Pelinka for Duffy 133 Maggette signed on July 10 with the Golden State Warriors for 50 million over five years 134 On July 21 Dooling was traded to the New Jersey Nets from the Orlando Magic in what was described as a sign and trade deal with no terms of the signing revealed 135 Dooling s 2008 09 cap hold salary cap allocation with the Magic was 7 192 000 136 On July 25 Vujacic who had rejected a 3 year 12 million offer after receiving a qualifying offer of 2 6 million and had planned to accept an offer to play in Europe signed a 3 year 15 million offer to return to the Lakers 137 138 However after signing some sources listed Vujacic as unaffiliated with any sports agent 139 nbsp nbsp Left Eric Gordon 2007 Indiana Mr Basketball playing for North Central High School Right James Harden as a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder The Philadelphia 76ers made Iguodala a qualifying offer of 3 800 625 for the 2008 09 season 115 This gave the 76ers the right to match any superior offer sheet signed by Iguodala and gave Iguodala the option to play under the terms of the qualifying offer for one season in order to be an unrestricted free agent afterwards In 2007 Iguodala rejected a 57 million contract extension 140 Iguodala had a 2008 09 cap hold of 11 401 875 141 On August 12 the 76ers and Iguodala agreed to a six year 80 million contract 142 Gordon withdrew from NBA Summer League play with a strained left hamstring in mid July 2008 143 However rookie first round draft picks are on a strict two year pay scale with team options for the third and fourth year according to the collective bargaining agreement Gordon had signed a three year 8 4 million contract with the Clippers in early July The contract has a fourth year qualifying option 144 Pelinka s clients made news off the court as Boozer filed for divorce and Bryant s former housekeeper filed suit against him in March 145 146 At the 2009 NBA draft he represented third overall selection James Harden 117 Having represented Wright at the 2007 NBA draft and Gordon at the 2008 draft 147 this marked the third consecutive year that Pelinka represented a high first round client Harden signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder but terms were not disclosed 148 For the 2009 10 NBA season Wright s contract is at a team option of 2 000 040 Bryant and Boozer have player s options of 23 034 375 and 12 323 900 respectively and Frye s qualifying offer amount was 4 264 760 115 Prior to the June 30 decision deadline Bryant elected not to opt out of his contract and was expected to sign a new three year extension 149 Also prior to the deadline Boozer decided to exercise the final year of his contract with the Jazz 150 The New Orleans Hornets exercised their team option on Wright 151 The Portland Trail Blazers decided not to make Frye a qualifying offer which made him an unrestricted free agent and prevented the Blazers from having the right to match the two year offer he agreed to with the Phoenix Suns 152 153 Draftees represented Draft Selection Player Notes2003 6th Chris Kaman 109 110 2004 9th Andre Iguodala 111 2005 8th Channing Frye 112 2007 13th Julian Wright 113 114 2008 7th Eric Gordon 115 116 2009 3rd James Harden 117 2010 4th Wesley Johnson 118 13th Ed Davis 118 2011 2nd Derrick Williams 119 2012 4th Dion Waiters 154 9th Andre Drummond 154 2014 5th Dante Exum 155 24th Shabazz Napier 156 2015 24th Tyus Jones 157 2016 6th Buddy Hield 158 8th Marquese Chriss 158 Large contracts 2010 2011 Edit nbsp nbsp Wesley Johnson left and Ed Davis shooting right were Pelinka clients in the 2010 NBA draft Toward the end of the 2009 10 NBA season Pelinka negotiated a three year extension for Bryant committing him to the Lakers through the 2013 14 season 159 Boozer becomes an unrestricted free agent when the 2009 10 season ends 160 Fisher is also unsigned 161 Pelinka has signed both Johnson and Davis who were chosen 4th and 13th respectively in the 2010 NBA draft 118 On July 14 the Lakers announced that they resigned Fisher to what was reported to be a 3 year 10 5 million contract according to ESPN 162 NBA com reported that Boozer signed a 5 year 75 million contract with the Chicago Bulls 163 In addition to 2011 NBA Draft prospect Williams Pelinka had to represent unsigned Peterson and Vujacic team option players Gordon and Harden and qualifying option player Wright following the 2010 11 NBA season 164 Williams was selected 2nd overall 119 O J Mayo signed with Pelinka in the offseason 165 bringing Pelinka s client list up to 18 NBA players 166 On June 28 the Oklahoma City Thunder exercised team options on several players including Harden 167 At the beginning of the 2011 NBA lockout Pelinka who represented 18 NBA players at the time was considering putting together a touring team to play exhibition games in China 166 168 During the lockout Bryant received offers to play for Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna that Pelinka negotiated 169 Although there were difficulties signing Bryant to play in October to due scheduling conflicts Virtus made an offer worth over 3 million for Bryant to play in 10 games starting in November 170 171 Vujacic signed a one year deal to play with the Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League His contract did not have an out clause if the NBA lockout was resolved early enough to salvage the 2011 12 NBA season 172 On December 13 Williams signed with the Timberwolves 173 4 year veteran Wright and 11 year veteran Peterson did not sign with NBA teams In February Durant left long time agent Aaron Goodwin 174 The following month he signed with Pelinka who represented his teammate Harden 175 Pelinka signed Dion Waiters 176 At the NBA Draft Combine Pelinka had Waiters stop his workouts and skip the interview portions of the combine There was speculation that he had a high draft position promise 177 178 Pelinka also signed Andre Drummond 179 Waiters was selected fourth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers and Drummond was selected ninth overall by the Detroit Pistons 154 At the end of the 2011 12 NBA season Kaman 180 Wallace 181 Fisher 182 and Dooling 183 were unsigned The New Jersey Nets had Bird rights to Wallace 184 Mayo Gordon Johnson and newly signed Austin Daye all had options Waiters signed a 16 7 million four year contract two years plus two team options that was based on the rookie wage scales determined by the collective bargaining agreement 185 Drummond also signed a multi year contract 186 Kaman signed a one year 8 million contract with the Dallas Mavericks 187 Wallace re signed with the Nets for 4 years and 40 million 188 The Memphis Grizzlies did not make Mayo a 7 2 million qualifying offer thus allowing him to become an unrestricted free agent He subsequently signed with the Mavericks for two years with a player option in the second year 189 The New Orleans Hornets matched the Phoenix Suns 4 year 58 million contract for Gordon 190 Later agent years 2013 2016 Edit In April 2013 Pelinka was inducted into his high school s wall of fame 191 Durant left Pelinka in the offseason 192 Iguodala declined a one year 16 million contract from the Denver Nuggets and met with a half dozen teams when the free agency period opened 193 He then signed a four year 48 million contract with the Golden State Warriors 194 Mayo was also an unrestricted free agent 195 Pelinka s 2010 fourth overall draftee Johnson signed a one year deal with the Lakers for the 4th year veteran s minimum salary of 916 099 after teaming with Pelinka clients Bryant as well as Kaman 196 197 who signed with the Lakers the prior week 198 Trevor Ariza switched agents to sign with Pelinka one year before his contract with the Washington Wizards was due to expire 199 On November 25 Bryant signed a two year contract extension with the Lakers at an estimated value of 48 5 million that made him the first NBA player to play 20 years with the same franchise 200 He remained the league s highest paid player despite accepting the discounted deal he had been eligible to receive an extension starting at 32 million per year 201 Pelinka signed Dante Exum who was selected by the Utah Jazz 155 with the fifth overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft 202 on June 26 2014 On July 11 2014 Exum signed with the Jazz 203 Pelinka also represented Shabazz Napier 204 chosen 24th overall in the 2014 draft by the Charlotte Hornets who was later traded to the Miami Heat on draft night 156 205 In the 2014 free agency period Pelinka represented unsigned players Kaman Fisher Ariza and Johnson team option Drummond and Williams qualifying offer player Davis 206 Kaman signed a two year 9 8 million contract to play for the Portland Trail Blazers 207 Fisher signed a 5 year 25 million contract to be head coach for the New York Knicks 208 Ariza agreed to a 4 year 32 million contract to play for the Houston Rockets 209 Late in the year Drummond left Pelinka for Jeff Schwartz 210 Pelinka was rumored to be in the running to represent Stanley Johnson 211 but ultimately lost to Bill Duffy 212 In May 2015 Pelinka signed Shabazz Muhammad 213 He represented Tyus Jones at the June 25 2015 NBA draft where he was selected 24th by the Cleveland Cavaliers who then traded him to his hometown Minnesota Timberwolves 157 Pelinka negotiated Harden a 200 million contract with Adidas that Nike opted not to match in August 214 In January 2016 Avery Bradley left Mitchell Butler to sign with Pelinka after being disappointed with the results of a contract extension 215 During the lead up to the 2016 NBA draft Buddy Hield the consensus college player of the year in 2015 16 signed with Pelinka 120 Marquese Chriss also signed with Pelinka 216 Hield was drafted 6th and Chriss was selected 8th 158 Executive career EditLos Angeles Lakers 2017 present Edit On February 21 2017 media sources reported that the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association NBA were set to hire Pelinka to serve as general manager as part of a management shakeup that included the hiring of Magic Johnson as executive vice president of basketball operations in place of Jim Buss and dismissing former GM Mitch Kupchak 217 On March 7 Pelinka signed a five year deal to be the general manager of the Lakers 218 After he quit the Lakers Johnson in an interview on ESPN s First Take on May 20 2019 stated that Pelinka wanted his position and backstabbed him 219 Pelinka has been criticized for his penchant for storytelling in other words embellishing or even totally misrepresenting the truth at times throughout his tenure with the Lakers According to sources in March 2018 as Dwayne The Rock Johnson addressed the players on the roster as part of a Genius Talks series Pelinka told a story about his former client Kobe Bryant 220 In the story Pelinka stated that after Bryant had seen the Heath Ledger film The Dark Knight he requested Pelinka set him up with a dinner appointment with Ledger to see how Ledger pushed himself to focus and lock into the role of the Joker According to Pelinka Bryant had dinner with Heath and he talked about how he locks in for a role and Kobe used some of that in his game against the Knicks 220 However the Dark Knight film was released 6 months after Ledger s death and a source close to the situation denied that such a dinner had ever taken place 220 In the words of a 2019 Lakers coaching staff member We think more often than not he s not being truthful That goes throughout the organization 220 On January 10 2020 Pelinka was promoted to vice president of basketball operations while also maintaining his role as GM 221 In 2020 Pelinka finished in 7th place for the Executive of the Year Award 222 College statistics EditThe following are Pelinka s career statistics at the University of Michigan 223 Season GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG STL BLK PPG1988 89 24 1 4 5 360 286 0 7 0 6 0 4 3 2 1 21990 91 29 1 8 288 290 0 583 1 1 0 4 5 0 1 71991 92 28 0 9 1 404 320 0 871 1 6 0 7 3 0 2 81992 93 36 4 15 9 417 400 0 762 2 1 1 6 1 4 3Total 117 6 10 379 346 0 768 1 4 0 6 17 3 2 7Personal life EditPelinka entered the Bachelor of Business Administration program at the University of Michigan s Ross School of Business where he accumulated a 3 9 4 0 grade point average 224 During his time at Michigan he developed a close relationship with University of Michigan tax law professor Doug Kahn and his wife 102 In January 1993 Pelinka announced he was accepted to the University of Michigan Law School and the Northwestern University School of Law and stated that he hoped to become a professional sports agent after his athletic and academic careers were complete 225 After Michigan won the 1993 NCAA West Regional Final Pelinka who was one of six finalists 226 flew to St Louis Missouri for a final interview for the Walter Byers Scholarship 227 Later that week Pelinka was honored with the 1993 Walter Byers Scholar Award as the NCAA s top male scholar athlete 53 224 Pelinka earned a variety of other scholar athlete awards 228 229 Instead of playing basketball in Europe Pelinka chose to attend Michigan Law School after graduation and became a top law student During his first year of law school several of his former teammates appeared in Blue Chips Billy Douglass Lake Forest Eric Anderson Chicago All star and Demitrius Calip Michigan 230 While in law school he took several classes from Kahn 102 During his second year in law school he became the home game color analyst for Wolverines basketball play by play announcer Chuck Swirsky on a 16 station broadcast network that originated from WJR AM 231 and he debuted on December 22 1994 during a game against Jackson 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