Rob Pelinka Reveals The Truth on Alex Caruso Leaving Lakers

Rob Pelinka has given a truth bomb on why Alex Caruso ended up leaving the Los Angeles Lakers in the off season. The Lakers are getting ready to start their season off on the right track. They will be taking on the Golden State Warriors on October 20th. Fans are hoping that this season will get off to a good start after a disappointing end to the season last year.

Rob Pelinka recently talked about the last two roster spots and what they might do with them.

“We do have two open roster spots, 14 and 15,” Pelinka said. “Most likely 15 will be held (open), just with the tax implications and also holding that potentially for the buyout deadline. That’s usually a tool that a lot of contenders use. So I think there’s a likelihood there.”

“We’re never absolute, we’re always fluid and anything could be presented. And we are in kind of our final evaluations on what to do with the 14th spot,” Pelinka said. “That’s something that we will make the decision on and around before camp starts on Tuesday. So we’re still kind of evaluating that as we speak.”

Rob Pelinka Reveals The Truth on Alex Caruso Leaving Lakers

Now, Pelinka has given some insight on Alex Caruso and the Lakers. What exactly happened?

“We had a plan to take some of the skillset that Alex brought to the table and find that in other free agents that were available,” Pelinka said. “If you look at how we ended up filling out the roster, it was important for us to be strong in all the different basketball categories, and we felt like we dimensionalized that with some of the other guys that we signed.”

“There’s some players, when you play with people like LeBron or Russell. Maybe when that open ball is kicked to you, it’s a little bit heavier. But Melo, I don’t think he’s paying attention to who’s throwing him the ball.”

This is some pretty interesting stuff from Pelinka. Caruso was a fan favorite and he will be missed next season.