Rob Pelinka said he sees a lot of similarities between the story arcs of the Los Angeles Lakers and the New England Patriots.

"I think early on they were facing a ton of adversity. There were lots of stories being told about fractured relationships, but what did they do? They kind of came together...my hope is our story is a little bit, maybe, like that where we're on the outside but we find a way to get in the playoffs with the skill sets we've added. And then much like [Tom] Brady did, we let one of the all-time greats -- LeBron [James] -- take the helm for this team and make some noise," said Pelinka.

Pelinka then compared new additions Reggie Bullock and Mike Muscala to Julian Edelman.

"I almost look at Bullock and Muscala, my hope is, much like Edelman was. It's just one player, but that can have such a big impact on overall chemistry, and I hope those two guys can come in and have that impact."