Horry: I feel that Pelinka can t stand this season with the Lakers. He will have to be dismissed if he doesn t enter the Western Conference Finals.

Basketball     4:25pm, 12 August 2025

Recently, Matt Barnes participated in Horry's program "Big Shot Bob" and talked about the future of Lakers General Manager Pelinka.

Host: "We know that the majority of the Lakers' equity has changed hands and a new owner. Although Jenny is still the team's president, in many decision-making, power has been handed over to the new boss. Let's look at the old ministers hired by Jenny Bass and his family, such as Rob Pelinka, who has been in this job for quite some time. When there are new management and new leaders, and at a certain point, will anyone stand up and say 'Brother, thank you for your efforts, but we want to change the direction'? How long do you think he can stay in the position of Lakers' general manager?"

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Horry: "He really hasn't had much time left, and I think he can't stand this season. After this season, the new management will evaluate the situation. If the team fails to reach the finals or the Western Conference Finals, he has to leave. Think about it, if I were the boss and just took over the team, I would definitely want to arrange people who are loyal to themselves and obey their commands, so I will replace the original people - unless someone like Kareem, even if he doesn't participate in the management, he will stay in the team, because he is a symbol of the Lakers. But everyone else will be cleaned up, but that is not sure. I don't know if he (the new boss) did this with the Dodgers, but think about it, he may be the people in the management. Because Robertson (maybe referring to the relevant personnel of the Dodgers) was in a bad situation at the time. If they could win the championship, I can guarantee that Robertson would stay. Walter is such a person, and he himself said that everything he did was to win, and he would do whatever financial and material resources to win. Sometimes, when the team couldn't win the ball, then change had to be made."

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