Darvin Ham & Rob Pelinka | 2022-23 Lakers Exit Interviews

[Limitx]

I can’t imagine the NBA without Lebron. He’s always been my favorite player so I hope he has at least one more in him

[STAng]

Ending up in the Top 4 out of the 30 teams after being handicapped with a dysfunctional roster until trade deadline with a rookie coach trying to find his footing is an exceptional accomplishment 👏

[ashhhh__]

Yes. Keep these guys. Dlo will keep growing. The chemistry is great. Imagine it in a couple years

[CriusXI]

Please keep this roster and do not chase a 3rd star. Just make improvements around the edges. As much as people don’t want to hear this, you must extend DLo. He either plays better next year, or you use that contract in another trade for other great role players. You must keep Rui and Reaves. Give Schroder the MLE. Maybe bring back Beasley cuz that contract could also be used in a trade if he doesn’t improve. I’m hoping AD gets in better physical shape next year. Get some Javale McGee like big men on the roster.

[raymondmorales]

Great season Lakers! Win or lose Lakers 4ever ✊🏼. Let's come back stronger next season.

[ignaciomartin]

Great coach, keep building this team around the current core.

[christopherc]

Those 4 games stung a lot during the moment but after letting this sink in for a while, I am quite proud of what the team has accomplished. I was already counting the calendar until the next season the first month or two in. However, the team was able to give me some hope of winning number 18th at the end.

[shaylomontgomery]

I love u lebron. Ur biggest fan. Thank you 4 what you've given 2 my Lakers. U, Kobe, n Jordan only come once upon a time. 2 hv a player so gd on n off the court with that dedication. It's a recipe for success, yet the combination is so rare. Will always love u and remember u. Especially ur Kobe speech. Thank you

[daddoingstunts]

Coach Ham brought charisma back into the team. Which was the glue to spark everybody within the organisation to go beyond.
That's really special for a first year headcoach, no matter how you put it.

[Aeazyofficial]

Keep Darvin. He has coaching issues but every coach does, he proved him self in Memphis and GSW. Hoping Rob doesn’t fall for the Kyrie hype. It would be a repeat of the start of this year. We have a foundation now, build on top of it.

[friendlyhobo]

Frank Vogel was extremely good at adjusting in the playoffs and Finals.

[Truwaze]

I was 13 years old when Lebron made his way to the NBA I remember hearing stories about a kid in Ohio better then Jordan or like Jordan because I'm from Ohio. But over the years now that I'm 33 years old and still young btw 😅 I know Lebron got 3 years of straight balling I believe in him but if he pull off 4 years it will be incredible and motivating and I hope his sons becomes what he was trying to be even more keep the JAMES legacy alive.

[AWF]

Gotta keep the young guys together. They are gonna work on to get even better during the offseason. Mainly reeves snd Hachimura. Plus chemistry will get stronger if we keep them. Honestly i never been this excited for the future of the lakers in years if we kept them

[AlphaKabine]

I LOVE Rob I see why Kobe did too he literally turned a team that was headed to the lottery to the WCF…. Bruh OMFG

[ranielm]

Considering the Lakers were 2 - 10 at the start of the season, the season was somewhat of a success since we did not achieve the ultimate goal, #18. Denver were the better team and kudos to them. I'm hoping the Lakers will be able to keep their core players and add a few more key pieces that can contribute and gel with the team.

[daniellim]

Love how Rob answered the Lebron question.

[spoonsVSforks]

We should follow in Denver’s footsteps and stay with the squad we got and improve their game. We have a solid squad just needs some tweaking in rotations and minutes and we’d be in a better position next year I truly believe that 💜

[DJAjamu]

People are going to have to accept the fact that during some series teams just don’t play as well. And that’s especially the case in basketball, which a game based on mostly rhythm and continuity. The Lakers had 2 great series and then by the time they played Denver, they lost some of that rhythm and certain players (like DLo) shot just wasn’t falling. When facing a great team like Denver has this year, the Lakers just didn’t have enough firepower to overcome them. So just be satisfied that the Lakers made it as far as they did. The organization has 17 titles. It’s all good.

[savingsoul]

You can tell Ham Loves the Lakers, he needs help too though

[tylerk]

The ending was painful and tough but the season ultimately finished a success. 2-10 start, poor fittinf roster to start, drama, injuries we kept fighting through trade deadline came. Rob turned little to no assets into a haul of talent back and we went on a massive run to end regular season and that was on top of doing it without Bron a month when he was injured and Everyone counted us out. At allstar break we were 5 games under 500. We were 13th in west most of season. We finished with best record in west since allstar break and finished 7th and 4 games above 500 with only 2 months and not a ton of time to build chemistry. We won play in game after being down. We beat 2 seed Grizzlies then did something no other western conference team has been able to do since 2014 which is beat defending champion warriors in playoffs. To say at one point it was hard to see us just making play in and to tell us in same season we'd makd conference finals having opportunity for banner 18 people would think you were crazy. Reaves exploded into a phenomenal player this year in Only his second seaon and in his first playoffs were phenomenal. He is someone Lakers will keep no matter the cost. He looked like a potential future star out there and will continue to get better. Rui looked phenomenal as well and looked like Kawhi offensively in big stretches. Reaves, Rui, Vando, etc is our great young core that we need to build around and keep for a long time. You look at teams that win championships they usually always have a great young core that was together a long time. Our young core is special and we found a lot of positives this season and things to look forward to in future. I'm confident this team next season will again be in mix to compete for a championship and I'm confident we will be a way higher seed.