Rob Pelinka and his blind confidence that JJ Redick will make the Lakers great again: "We want to build sustainable excellence"

Here are the main headlines from the joint press conference held yesterday by Los Angeles Lakers general manager and coach: Rob Pelinka and rookie JJ Redick. Draw your own conclusions:

• Rob Pelinka, on the Los Angeles Lakers:

• "Excellence is the standard that helped build the Lakers into one of the best NBA franchises, and it remains the goal."

• JJ Redick, on LeBron James:

• "Everyone in this building is aware that [LeBron James] is almost 40 years old."

• Rob Pelinka, on JJ Redick:

• "I think the philosophy that JJ and I are aligned on is that we want to build sustainable excellence with the Lakers... Yes, we would make a trade involving both picks if that leads to sustainable excellence for the Lakers. We would also use a pick to make a marginal improvement if we feel it's the right move. We closely examine and work hard to see if there were ways to increase the overall talent of the roster this offseason, and the right move did not come up."

• JJ Redick, on LeBron James:

• "But when we see him playing pickup games, he's full throttle. If he's on the court, he goes all out. So, in some cases, sometimes we have to save him from himself, whether it's in training camp, in practices during the season."

• JJ Redick, on the possibility of LeBron and Bronny playing together:

• "We don't have anything planned, so to speak, in terms of a commitment to do it this way. Obviously, we have discussed it as a coaching staff and have talked through some details of how it might look. But we haven't committed to anything yet. And, obviously, there's a conversation to be had once we're all together with Bronny and LeBron too."

• Rob Pelinka, on the roster:

• "For any team to do well, you must have good health and good fortune, and those are variables you can't control. But with that, we have a lot of confidence in those 15 players. I believe the opposite of change or revision is continuity. And I think continuity can be very successful in sports. This is a core group that made it to the Western Conference Finals."

• Rob Pelinka, on Jarred Vanderbilt:

• "We are very optimistic that when the real games begin, he will be available."

• JJ Redick, on the team atmosphere:

• "I would say what we've tried to create is an energy and vibe in the gym every day. It's like a perfect balance of what I would call 'focused joy,' if that makes sense. We are grateful every day to be in this gym: the coaching staff, the players. But it's focused, intentional, and organized."

• JJ Redick, on the young players:

• "These guys have significantly improved in the last two months. So I'm really excited to see them compete in training camp and preseason."

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