‘LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have one big similarity’: Lakers’ Rob Pelinka on how both NBA Legends approach the game

Raahib Singh | 26/10/2020
LeBron James and Kobe Bryant have one big similarity': Lakers' Rob Pelinka

Lakers GM Rob Pelinka shares a major similarity he found between LeBron James and Kobe Bryant; something that makes them stand out.

Rob Pelinka was the late Kobe Bryant’s agent for most of his career. He worked closely with the Hall of Famer and knew him very well. Rob is also the guy responsible for building a championship roster around LeBron James.

Also Read: “Lakers Championship will always have an asterisk: Pat Riley”

In his many years of working with Kobe Bryant, Rob understood why Kobe pursued greatness. Moreover, every thing the great man did on and off the court was done in a way to ensure on court excellence and results.

He sees the same drive in LeBron James. Rob spoke about this and the two stars on Adrian Wojnarowski’s Woj Podcast. Knowing both the superstars, Rob is the perfect guy to draw this comparison.

“They’re maniacal about the game of basketball”: Rob Pelinka

Rob Pelinka shares the major similarity he feels between two of the greatest players to ever play basketball. The 50-year old coach shares his views by saying:

“The one thing that is so clear about both Kobe and LeBron is that they’re maniacal about the game of basketball,” Pelinka said on The Woj Pod Podcast.

“What’s interesting about both LeBron and Kobe is that neither of them were satisfied or had a goal of scoring. Both LeBron and Kobe are about one thing, and that’s winning titles. The similarities in their approach of just being maniacal about doing whatever it takes to win championships is everything to both of those guys.”

Also Read: “Lakers Championship won’t have an asterisk, but a gold star: Rob Pelinka fires back at Pat Riley”

Winning titles was at the top of Kobe’s wish list all through his career. He approached every single season with the same fervour and wanted to bring the title to LA. LeBron James has that similar drive in him and Pelinka brilliantly sums up how ‘The King’ has that ‘Mamba Mentality’ in him.

With his 4th overall title and the 1st with the Lakers, Pelinka and the entire Lakers front-office feel that James is just getting started in LA. With his focus, drive and overall basketball IQ; sky is the limit for the Lakers in the years to come.

The full episode can be heard here:

Post Edited By: Utkarsh Bhatla
Kobe Bryant Lakers LeBron James NBA Rob Pelinka

About the author

Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh

Raahib Singh is an NBA Journalist and Content Strategist at The SportsRush. A Computer Science Engineer by qualification, Raahib's passion for sports drew him towards TSR. He started playing basketball at 14 and has been following the NBA since 2013. His entry into the basketball world perfectly coincided with Stephen Curry putting the league on notice. Having followed the league for a long time, he decided to use his knowledge to become a sportswriter with The SportsRush in 2020. Raahib loves to put up some shots in his spare time, watch Cricket, Formula 1, and/or read a nice thriller.

Don’t miss these