Shams: Magic Johnson steps down as Lakers President of Basketball Operations

John Murdoch · Post #401 » by **John Murdoch** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:03 am

Leor_77 wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, your new GM.

My triad of balls will shake the realm

Drygon · Post #402 » by **Drygon** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:03 am

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Post #403 » by **Slava** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:05 am

Now I can go back to loving Magic for the player he was and forever forget about this other ****.

Jcool0 · Post #404 » by **Jcool0** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:07 am

Slava wrote:Now I can go back to loving Magic for the player he was and forever forget about this other ****.

Jazz9 · Post #405 » by **Jazz9** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:08 am

XtremeDunkz wrote:Sorry but this is disgusting to listen to. Especially how chill he is about it.

Read on Twitter

Zero respect for what he calls a great organization
Zero accountability

He's just soooo glad he's out of the mess he created

TheNewEra · Post #406 » by **TheNewEra** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:08 am

PHANTOMPHOENIX wrote:
TheNewEra wrote:
CptCanada wrote:
I don't get what is confusing here. The guy came in touting that he would bring big FAs to the Lakers with LeBron or he would quit, he quit. Am I the only person not having trouble drawing the line between A and B?

Next season was the deadline he quit before even trying free agency. It also makes the Lakers look unstable with a broken front office

This is why I don't want the media to let him off the hook if the Lakers sign no big name free agents. They better roast him. He quit before facing the music.

Don’t see any major appeal in taking this job right now. You either have to bring in a whole new GM and hope he can connect with the direction of Lebron and building or keep Rob a GM reports say teams hate.

Then you have the young players do you still go after AD?
Ingram after next season is going to need a payday to you sell high or pay him and eat cap space?

MikeTheKid · Post #407 » by **MikeTheKid** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:08 am

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An Unbiased Fan · Post #408 » by **An Unbiased Fan** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:09 am

MikeTheKid wrote:

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LOL. Just needs Rich Paul added in the background :lol:

Effigy · Post #409 » by **Effigy** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:09 am

Honestly, Magic wasn’t nearly as bad as people said he was. People made way too much about this year’s team. magic didn’t hand out any long bad contracts. He signed the best player in the league. Reportedly he didn’t even want to draft Lonzo, he wanted Fox, but Jeanie overruled him (which given that report made her mad, makes it seem true). The Lakers continue to be a mess and I am fine with that.

Dan Z · Post #410 » by **Dan Z** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:10 am

CptCanada wrote:
Dan Z wrote:
An Unbiased Fan wrote:Bingo.

The offseason hasn't even started, so how would he know that? Sure you could guess that some big names probably won't go there, but someone might.

Magic gave his reasons for leaving and I believe him. He wasn't having fun and wanted to do other things.

I don't get what is confusing here. The guy came in touting that he would bring big FAs to the Lakers with LeBron or he would quit, he quit. Am I the only person not having trouble drawing the line between A and B?

It's not confusion. He didn't even try to sign FA's this offseason. Yes things don't look good, but we don't know 100% where everyone will sign.

He gave up before he tried to do it.

OdomFan · Post #411 » by **OdomFan** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:10 am

Still a Laker for life. He gave it a shot then stepped away respectfully.

LakerLegend · Post #412 » by **LakerLegend** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:10 am

Jazz9 wrote:
XtremeDunkz wrote:Sorry but this is disgusting to listen to. Especially how chill he is about it.

Read on Twitter

Zero respect for what he calls a great organization
Zero accountability

He's just soooo glad he's out of the mess he created

There's more going on here than Magic is letting on. Something must have happened in that meeting with LeBron.

John Murdoch · Post #413 » by **John Murdoch** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:11 am

Angry Jimmy wrote:I wonder who LeGM will bring in to replace Magic?? Rich Paul at the top of the list or is there another member of LeBron’s posse that he’s ready to exert his nepotistical influence over to get elevated to a position they are not qualified for.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #414 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:11 am

This whole thing just made me realise something...Magic Johnson for all his on court Magic...is a coward. Plain and simple, He couldn't handle the stress or the tough times. He can say all the right things but actions speak louder than words..And all his actions are the ones of a coward. Funny how he put DLO under the bus for not being a leader. But as soon the going gets rough Magic bailed.

Magic has cemented himself as a top 2 Laker to have ever played in my book. But as a person this dude is a coward.

Cavsfansince84 · Post #415 » by **Cavsfansince84** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:12 am

Magic comes off as not being the most stand up guy in all of this. I mean geez, so much **** I could bring up right here but I'm not going to just because I don't care enough to do that and start arguing with someone who'd prob want to defend him or somehow make it about LeBron. Magic basically wiggled his way into the job then wiggled out because it wasn't fun enough.

LoveMyRaps · Post #416 » by **LoveMyRaps** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:13 am

Inklink wrote:Lebron is poison

this comment makes absolutely no sense. lol
stop reaching, its not a good look

mrdressup · Post #417 » by **mrdressup** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:13 am

LeBron must of fired him.

Pachinko_ · Post #418 » by **Pachinko_** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:13 am

this is fine

Jazz9 · Post #419 » by **Jazz9** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:14 am

LakerLegend wrote:
Jazz9 wrote:
XtremeDunkz wrote:Sorry but this is disgusting to listen to. Especially how chill he is about it.

Read on Twitter

Zero respect for what he calls a great organization
Zero accountability

He's just soooo glad he's out of the mess he created

There's more going on here than Magic is letting on. Something must have happened in that meeting with LeBron.

Why the "meeting" with LeBron & co and not the 3 hour long actual meeting he had with Jeanie Buss just the day before regarding the direction of the team?

Winsome Gerbil · Post #420 » by **Winsome Gerbil** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:15 am

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/magic-johnson-out-as-lakers-president-basketball-operations-lebron-james-010219669.html

I assume somebody posted this back there somewhere, in which case, my apologies. But it's just...unprofessional. Also truly Magic. He was never the serious guy. The first draft of Cyndi Lauper's hit song was probably titled "Magic Just Likes to Have Fun". And so he's left...to go back to having fun, and no responsibilities, and be beloved, and not have to say mean things to people or fire them or trade them or...

When someone is that type of person they should never be thrust into that position of power in the first place. He is a cheerleader, not a steely-eyed decisionmaker.