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

tondi123 · Post #541 » by **tondi123** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:45 am

Magic thought he'd sign Lebron then another superstar or two would eagerly follow which would result in them winning a bunch of games that he would get to sit back and take credit for. He never had any intention of doing the actual heavy lifting involved in being an NBA GM. Once his plan to do virtually nothing and win a lot of games didn't work out he decided to hit the pavement and go back on to living on the legacy of what he achieved 30 years ago.

kombayn · Post #542 » by **kombayn** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:45 am

Gus McCrae wrote:If Ingram and Ball play full seasons we look much more attractive. The AD/tampering league blackballing the Lakers was probably too much for Magic. On record I think a healthy Lonzo is better than D-Lo. But yeah our front office has issues :/

Someone get their man's here and check to see if this man has dementia. Lonzo a better defender than D-Lo but D-Lo is above and beyond better all around player.

Post #543 » by **bondom34** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:46 am

Read on Twitter

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spikeslovechild · Post #544 » by **spikeslovechild** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:46 am

LakerLegend wrote:

Read on Twitter

It's Luke lol

JackedFinancier · Post #545 » by **JackedFinancier** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:49 am

Random Question - what happens to the rest of Magic Johnson's salary related to being the President? Since he resigns - does he basically walk away from the contract and not get paid I assume?

LakerLegend · Post #546 » by **LakerLegend** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:50 am

spikeslovechild wrote:
LakerLegend wrote:

Read on Twitter

It's Luke lol

It's got to be LeBron's people...LeBron hasn't made any comment on social media.

Clemenza · Post #547 » by **Clemenza** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:51 am

Very damaging day in Lakerland today. All he had to do was tell Jeannie in private that he's stepping down and Jeannie then makes a statement to the media and that's it. No press conferences, no nothing was needed. This was wild and unprofessional

Jazztop · Post #548 » by **Jazztop** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:52 am

The Lakers are just a disaster of a franchise.

I wonder if Laker fans are starting to miss Jim and Mitch?

An Unbiased Fan · Post #549 » by **An Unbiased Fan** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:55 am

LakerLegend wrote:
spikeslovechild wrote:
LakerLegend wrote:

Read on Twitter

It's Luke lol

It's got to be LeBron's people...LeBron hasn't made any comment on social media.

Yep. The pressure to fire Luke, and the behind the scenes tension with Klutch. I think Magic is caught between wanting to please Lebron's people and also Jeannie. Still a weak move to resign at this moment.

An Unbiased Fan · Post #550 » by **An Unbiased Fan** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:57 am

Jazztop wrote:The Lakers are just a disaster of a franchise.

I wonder if Laker fans are starting to miss Jim and Mitch?

Why? 2 years ago LA had bad contracts and no Lebron.

Mulhollanddrive · Post #551 » by **Mulhollanddrive** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:58 am

Nobody survives an unhappy LeBron.

JackedFinancier · Post #552 » by **JackedFinancier** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:59 am

Some of you guys are ridiculous for ripping Magic's decision. I totally get what he's going through and his thought process to come to this decision. You can see how relieved he is and happy to be "free" as he said. I just feel like he realized he doesn't need the stress that comes with being the President of the Lakers, the attention, the strain, the pressure, etc. You can also tell this is a decision he's been pondering for some time now. This was tough for him - and I give him a ton of credit for taking that leap and doing what he feels is best for him and his future.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #553 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:00 am

LakerLegend wrote:
spikeslovechild wrote:
LakerLegend wrote:

Read on Twitter

It's Luke lol

It's got to be LeBron's people...LeBron hasn't made any comment on social media.

Wade is retiring he's probably on his way to him.

What do you want him to say?

What makes you think he is the reason for what is going on?

Why cant we hold people accountable for their actions Lebron or Magic.

Tracymcgoaty · Post #554 » by **Tracymcgoaty** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:02 am

JackedFinancier wrote:Some of you guys are ridiculous for ripping Magic's decision. I totally get what he's going through and his thought process to come to this decision. You can see how relieved he is and happy to be "free" as he said. I just feel like he realized he doesn't need the stress that comes with being the President of the Lakers, the attention, the strain, the pressure, etc. You can also tell this is a decision he's been pondering for some time now. This was tough for him - and I give him a ton of credit for taking that leap and doing what he feels is best for him and his future.

Nobody is ripping his decision..It's how he did it..how hard is it to get that? You dont exit a franchise like this. So bad. Have a meeting with Jeanie tell her you dont want this anymore and thats that! But Magic Johnson is a brand that is fit for the Camera. He wouldn't have it any other way.

The KnicksFix · Post #555 » by **The KnicksFix** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:06 am

It sounds to me like Magic wanted his own choice in as GM and coach, but lebron and Jeanie probably wanted someone else, too bad now lebron gets to be GM too, along with diva, actor... can't say magic doesn't have a flair for the dramatics when it comes to announcements

Post #556 » by **dockingsched** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:06 am

An Unbiased Fan wrote:
LakerLegend wrote:
spikeslovechild wrote:
It's Luke lol

It's got to be LeBron's people...LeBron hasn't made any comment on social media.

Yep. The pressure to fire Luke, and the behind the scenes tension with Klutch. I think Magic is caught between wanting to please Lebron's people and also Jeannie. Still a weak move to resign at this moment.

It has to be Rob, no one else was or should’ve been in a position to do any “backstabbing”. Klutch is an agency looking out for the best interests of its clients, the Lakers best interests are never their priority. You can’t be backstabbed by an agency when you already know they don’t share your best interests.

The only party in a position to be expected to have the Lakers best interests as their top priority is Rob. There’s a reason he didn’t get mentioned today by Magic.

spikeslovechild · Post #557 » by **spikeslovechild** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:10 am

dockingsched wrote:
An Unbiased Fan wrote:
LakerLegend wrote:
It's got to be LeBron's people...LeBron hasn't made any comment on social media.

Yep. The pressure to fire Luke, and the behind the scenes tension with Klutch. I think Magic is caught between wanting to please Lebron's people and also Jeannie. Still a weak move to resign at this moment.

It has to be Rob, no one else was or should’ve been in a position to do any “backstabbing”. Klutch is an agency looking out for the best interests of its clients, the Lakers best interests are never their priority. You can’t be backstabbed by an agency when you already know they don’t share your best interests.

The only party in a position to be expected to have the Lakers best interests as their top priority is Rob. There’s a reason he didn’t get mentioned today by Magic.

You are right thinking about it more it could be Pelinka. There is some serious game of thrones type stuff going on with the Lakers right now I created a thread to discuss the possibilities rather then cluttering up this one

Axolotl · Post #558 » by **Axolotl** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:11 am

Public disappearance - a classic Magic trick.

XTraderXL · Post #559 » by **XTraderXL** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:15 am

Haha, I called it on the day he got the job. I actually gave him 3 years before he is either fired or quits by himself. They guy is just incompetent when it comes to business of basketball. Simple as that.

An Unbiased Fan · Post #560 » by **An Unbiased Fan** » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:15 am

dockingsched wrote:
An Unbiased Fan wrote:
LakerLegend wrote:
It's got to be LeBron's people...LeBron hasn't made any comment on social media.

Yep. The pressure to fire Luke, and the behind the scenes tension with Klutch. I think Magic is caught between wanting to please Lebron's people and also Jeannie. Still a weak move to resign at this moment.

It has to be Rob, no one else was or should’ve been in a position to do any “backstabbing”. Klutch is an agency looking out for the best interests of its clients, the Lakers best interests are never their priority. You can’t be backstabbed by an agency when you already know they don’t share your best interests.

The only party in a position to be expected to have the Lakers best interests as their top priority is Rob. There’s a reason he didn’t get mentioned today by Magic.

Klutch is Lebron's camp. We've seen reports all season long about Luke and how they wanted him gone. We all saw AD and Klutch screwed over NO. Reporters have talked about how defensive Rich Paul got when people expected Lebron to come back after 3 weeks, which then became 5 weeks.....I don't know, there seems to be a clear pattern.

Simply put, I don't think Magic resigns if his relationship with Lebron is good. Not after recruiting him just this past offseason and with an open max slot.