Ronnie Lester hired by Suns as Master Evaluator
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 10:30 pm
Ronnie Lester is back in the NBA after a couple of yrs of being out since being let go by the Lakers
http://thegazette.com/2013/05/28/phoeni ... ie-lester/
i know a lot of people were upset at his letting go, so figured i'd post this even though its a day old.
http://thegazette.com/2013/05/28/phoeni ... ie-lester/
Monday, the Suns hired former Iowa great Ronnie Lester as a “master evaluator.” Another term for the job might be “super scout.”
Lester was a long-time front-office guy with the Los Angeles Lakers, and was assistant general manager for 10 years. He was fired in 2011 as part of a staff purge that lopped 21 people from the Lakers’ staff.
Lester was perhaps the finest basketball player in Iowa history, leading the Hawkeyes to the 1980 Final Four. Injury-plagued, he had a six-year playing career in the NBA before moving into scouting with the Lakers.
i know a lot of people were upset at his letting go, so figured i'd post this even though its a day old.