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JJ Redick finished sixth in Coach of the Year voting, and now the guy who hired him matched it in Executive of the Year voting. 

Lakers GM Rob Pelinka had his highest finish since joining the team, after a notable year that started with zero action in the summer (like, seriously, nothing) and finished with a significant trade for Dorian Finney-Smith and then the NBA-altering deal for Luka Dončić. So when you put it all together, did Pelinka deserve the recognition that came with the voting? (For the record, OKC's Sam Presti rightly won the thing.) 

Did he have a good year? How much credit does Pelinka deserve for the Dončić trade? 

And, critically, how much more confidence should Lakers fans have in him to do the very, very hard work of putting a championship team around Luka? Pelinka has been given two gifts - first in a generational superstar entering his prime - and second for the clarity that converting to a Luka-centric organization provides. 

But that doesn't mean building a winner will be easy. 

HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky

SEGMENT 1: Pelinka gets some EotY love. 

SEGMENT 2: How good was Pelinka's season overall? 

SEGMENT 3: The Summer (for) Luka begins... and includes international play. 

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