Lakers promote general manager Rob Pelinka to VP, agree to contract extension

The Los Angeles Lakers are sticking with Rob Pelinka for the foreseeable future. The team promoted Pelinka to vice president of basketball operations and general manager, adding the VP title to the executive after less than three years with the organization, the Lakers announced on Friday afternoon. The Lakers also reached a multi-year contract extension with Pelinka, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. The details of that extension to his original five-year deal were not made available.