Whether this summer or next, Lakers believe they will build a contender

EL SEGUNDO — These days, Magic Johnson and Rob Pelinka are a bit more coy about their plans to rebuild the Lakers – funny the effect half a million dollars in tampering fines can have – but the team’s top executives remain no less certain of their ability to land superstars who can lead the Lakers back to the top of the NBA.
“We are going to find success one way or another,” Pelinka said Friday. “It is not going to be contingent on any specific decision