Pelinka: The Lakers are always in the "winning the championship now" model, but salary flexibility is important

Today, Lakers' basketball operations president Pelinka attended the Doncic contract renewal conference.

Speaking of the Lakers' cap space, Pelinka said: "We are always in the 'winning championship now' mode. But I don't want to bore you with the topic of cap space, and I think the basketball world has heard enough about it. However, under the new system, having flexibility is the key to building a team. We have seen some teams fall into cap space and once they get stuck, it's hard to get rid of it. We are very consciously staying flexible so that we can make immediate moves when there is a chance, or stay flexible in the future. But I'm going to say that if the right opportunity arises, we can take advantage of this flexibility now. We want to make informed decisions. But being able to stay flexible rather than being trapped is very promising for how we build this team in the future."