Lakers Begin ‘Rebuild and Retool’ of Infrastructure as Rob Pelinka Details Major Organizational Changes

The additions to their front office would put the Lakers alongside teams across the league that lean on analytics, scouting systems and data-driven decision-making.

The Lakers are also making major investments in facilities and player performance resources.

With the organization’s G League team moving into a new arena in Coachella Valley, Pelinka explained that additional space at the Lakers' current facility will be repurposed into advanced training and recovery areas.

According to Pelinka, the plans include:

• A biomechanics lab
• New movement labs
• Recovery and sports science spaces
• Renovations to aspects of the practice court

Pelinka specifically credited Lakers governor Jeanie Buss and owner Mark Walter for supporting the push.

“We have already started that reconstruction,” Pelinka said.

The changes will mirror a model seen elsewhere within Walter’s sports ownership with the Los Angeles Dodgers, a franchise widely regarded as one of professional sports' leaders in player development and sports science.

As the Lakers transition into building around Dončić as the organization’s “north star,” Pelinka emphasized the need for depth and development to be in championship contention.

“We have to find sustained excellence,” Pelinka said when discussing rebuilding through losing seasons.

For a franchise often associated with star power and blockbuster moves, the Lakers' biggest offseason additions may not be players at all.

It could be through sports science to optimize players' performances and recovery, something very vital to a path to that Larry O'Brien trophy.