Mitch kupchak and Jim Buss gone.

[Kold]

Looks like Magic will be overseeing things as we bring in a new GM to run the day to day. Holy crap

 

[bksballer89]

RIP to Mitch

 

[LogicMan]

Lakers Name Earvin "Magic" Johnson President of Basketball Operations | Los Angeles Lakers

Trojan, I called it...............just sayin

Now the rebuild begins

 

[Ojb81]

hopefully ol' magic has a little more patience and attention span than he did when he wanted to get after it with the dodgers. gonna take some heavy lifting to get the lakers back to the forefront, that's for sure.

 

[Gman]

They should bring in Vlade.

 

[bksballer89]

Lakers Name Earvin "Magic" Johnson President of Basketball Operations | Los Angeles Lakers

Trojan, I called it...............just sayin

Now the rebuild begins

So is he done with ABC?

 

[LogicMan]

They made the change with two days to go before the trade deadline. Butler to LA?

 

[Calm]

hopefully ol' magic has a little more patience and attention span than he did when he wanted to get after it with the dodgers. gonna take some heavy lifting to get the lakers back to the forefront, that's for sure.

Not quite sure I understand what that means.

 

[Mecca]

 

[shopson67]

They made the change with two days to go before the trade deadline. Butler to LA?

I don't know if this timing is good or bad. Do they miss out on any deals as a result, or jump at an ill-advised trade without a GM in place?

 

[Ojb81]

Not quite sure I understand what that means.

Meaning hopefully he doesnt get bored with the process after a few months

 

[Lakers+USC=#1]

Mitch should've stayed! Mitch was one of the better GM's in the league. Jimmy boy should've got let go on his on.

 

[Calm]

Meaning hopefully he doesnt get bored with the process after a few months

I mean, he's still a Dodgers minority owner right? I don't recall him ever being anything more than that.

 

[CitySushi]

Rob Pelinka, Arn Tellem Considered Candidates For Lakers' GM Job - RealGM Wiretap

Looks like the Lakers could be again going the Warriors route and trying to hire an agent to become their new GM. Bob Myers went from being an agent (under Arn Tellem), to GM. The only difference I think is that Bob was able to be an assistant GM to Larry Riley before actually stepping up to the big chair.

 

[Mecca]

Rob Pelinka, Arn Tellem Considered Candidates For Lakers' GM Job - RealGM Wiretap

Looks like the Lakers could be again going the Warriors route and trying to hire an agent to become their new GM. Bob Myers went from being an agent (under Arn Tellem), to GM. The only difference I think is that Bob was able to be an assistant GM to Larry Riley before actually stepping up to the big chair.

Brad Turner @BA_Turner
Per source Jerry West has not been approached by Lakers to be in any role.

 

[Mecca]

Kevin Ding @KevinDing
1 minute ago

Jerry West will not be part of the Lakers' revamped management structure, according to league sources

 

[Davis_Mike]

The writing was on the wall when Magic was brought in. But I didn't think it would happen this fast. That bleacher report article I read yesterday was pretty damming on those two guys.

Unfortunately, the Lakers are going to be in neutral for a while with all the bad moves by those two. Short on willing to trade assets, long on bad contracts.

 

[Ojb81]

I mean, he's still a Dodgers minority owner right? I don't recall him ever being anything more than that.

actually you're right; for some reason I was thinking he had assumed a more "hands-on" presence as minority owner, but I guess his stake was far less than I thought it was.

 

[Kenny]

Mitch should've stayed! Mitch was one of the better GM's in the league. Jimmy boy should've got let go on his on.

He used to be. Paying Mozgov and Deng 136mil was not a good move at all.

 

[Calm]

actually you're right; for some reason I was thinking he had assumed a more "hands-on" presence as minority owner, but I guess his stake was far less than I thought it was.

He was definitely the "face" of the group. But I think that's about it.