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How do Rob Pelinka and Kurt Rambis build a competitive Lakers team next season?

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers were built on the hope this season that the Big Three of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook could deliver the franchise an NBA-best 18th championship. The Lakers were also built on the hope that aging future Hall of Famers and role players had strong enough backs to be serious contenders for the crown. It turned out to be false hope. Now the question ...
The Los Angeles Lakers' Russell Westbrook, middle, holds up his new jersey as the newly-signed free agent is introduced by Vice President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Rob Pelinka, left, and head coach Frank Vogel during a news conference at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers were built on the hope this season that the Big Three of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook could deliver the franchise an NBA-best 18th championship.

The Lakers were also built on the hope that aging future Hall of Famers and role players had strong enough backs to be serious contenders for the crown.

It turned out to be false hope.

Now the question becomes how do Rob Pelinka,

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